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  Intellectual property and biological resources: an overview of key issues and current debates.

  Wuppertal Institute, 2005

  This paper aims to provide a comprehensive background and overview of key issues, debates and positions related to the international regulation and application of intellectual property rights over biological resources. This includes biotechnology and the use and protection of the traditional knowledge of indigenous and local communities.
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  Intellectual property rights: developments since the fourth WTO Ministerial Conference

  International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development, 2003

  This February 2003 update to the Doha Round Briefing Series provides commentary on the state of play with regard to the various Doha mandates related to IPRs. The short briefing summarises the issues involved, documents the proposed solutions and notes what agreement, if any, has been reached. The mandates covered includeTRIPS and Public Health.
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  Biotechnology and the issues interconnected with and through it

  Biowatch South Africa, 2002

  This paper takes a step back from the policy issues surrounding biotechnology and its role in development to present a broad discussion of the biotechnology sector and its implications.The paper argues that if biotechnology is to develop usefully, the risks involved with it should be prevented.
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  Biopiracy in the Amazon

  Amazon Link, 2003

  This collection of short case studies is produced by Amazon Link with the objective of highlighting the obstacles posed by biopiracy to the development of a sustainable trade in Amazon forest products.Each case study outlines the indigenous use of each forest product, it's perceived economic potential and the patents applied to that product and/or its derivatives.
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  The emerging global regime on genetic resources: its implications for local communities

  World Resources Institute, Washington DC, 2002

  This briefing paper gives an overview of the emerging global regime on genetic resources, with a special emphasis on its implications for local and impoverished communities worldwide.
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  Governing biodiversity: access to genetic resources and approaches to obtaining benefits from their use: the case of the Philippines

  Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik / German Development Institute (GDI), 2002

  This study explores both bilateral and multilateral approaches to access and benefit sharing (ABS) in the governance of biological resources.
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  Traditional knowledge of biodiversity in Asia-Pacific: problems of piracy & protection

  GRAIN, 2002

  This report examines issues surrounding traditional knowledge of biological resources in the Asia - Pacific region particularly in the context of increased pressure on communities and governments to commoditise and privatise biodiversity.
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  Issues linked to Convention on Biological Diversity in the WTO negotiations implementing Doha mandates.

  Center for International Environmental Law, 2002

  This document analyses the content of TRIPS and CBD related mandates contained in the Ministerial texts approved at Doha. It aims at providing developing countries with suggestions for common action in the relevant WTO bodies.
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  Sustaining agricultural biodiversity and the integrity and free flow of genetic resources for food for agriculture

  Practical Action [Intermediate Technology Development Group], 2002

  This report claims that agricultural biodiversity is being lost as a result of industrialisation, the globalisation of markets and genetically modified crops.It calls on governments to implement treaties and plans to which they have signed up but are not enforcing.
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  The protection of community rights and plant varieties, the experience of Bangladesh

  International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development, 2002

  Article which looks at the impacts of TRIPs on plant variety protection (PVP) and community rights in the context of Bangladesh's rural development and agricultural history.

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