Tag Archives: 2010 CBD COP10 biodiversity conference (Nagoya)

Africa / Asia / Biodiversity / Indigenous Breeds / Latin America

UN meeting gives developing countries incentives for protecting their biodiversity

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‘A mandate created by the 193 participating nations, of which the United States is not a part, has ensured that countries will now have full jurisdiction over their genetic resources, and the resulting profits. ‘Countries will be able to collect compensation or royalties on any product made from a genetic resource within their borders. ‘This … Continue reading →

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Crop and livestock agricultural research centres welcome Nagoya Protocol

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A herdsboy rides one of his small native mountain buffaloes in northern Viet Nam (photo credit: ILRI/Mann). Bioversity International and the other 14 centres of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), including the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), welcome the Nagoya Protocol that was hammered out at the eleventh hour in the central … Continue reading →