Genetic Resources

People, Plants and Patents People, Plants and Patents- Full text of 1994 book on the impact of intellectual property on trade, agricultural biodiversity, and rural society by The Crucible Group, hosted by I… Seeding Solutions Seeding Solutions- Full text and publication details of Volume 1 (ownership, conservation and exchange of genetic resources) and Volume 2 (legal mechanisms) which update People, P… Biotechnology and Development Monitor (now closed) Biotechnology and Development Monitor (now closed)- Various archived articles from Biotechnology and Development Monitor concerning aspects of IPRs, seed systems and biotechnology… Commission on Intellectual Property Rights (CIPR) Commission on Intellectual Property Rights (CIPR)- UK Government IPR Commission's website containing background, papers, conference reports and UK government response. Commission'… TRIPs, Sui Generis and Plant Variety Protection TRIPs, Sui Generis and Plant Variety Protection- Third World Network's pages on IP issues. Extensive and historical coverage of the issues from an authoritative developing country… World Patent System World Patent System- Review by GRAIN of moves by the World Intellectual Property Organisation to implement a single global system for approval and administration of patents. Alternative Mechanisms to Enhance Corporate Monopoly and BioSerfdom in the 21st Century Alternative Mechanisms to Enhance Corporate Monopoly and BioSerfdom in the 21st Century- ETC Group Communiqué on the uncertainties surrounding intellectual property rights, which,… Action Aid Food Rights: TRIPs review Action Aid Food Rights: TRIPs review- Resources related to Action Aid's campaign on genetic resources with links to papers on IPRs, TRIPs, GM crops, agricultural trade and corpora… Trade, Intellectual Property, Food and Biodiversity Trade, Intellectual Property, Food and Biodiversity- Comprehensive web resources prepared and maintained by Geoff Tansey for the Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO) on key issues … Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO) Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO)- QUNO publications on Intellectual Property and agriculture, including aspects related to genetic resources, food, sui generis systems and rela… The True Cost of Gene Patents: The Economic and Social Consequences of Patenting Genes and Living Organisms The True Cost of Gene Patents: The Economic and Social Consequences of Patenting Genes and Living Organisms- This Greenpeace report is one in a series that call for a substantial … UPOV - International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants UPOV - International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants- Website of the institution that governs this 65 nation Convention on Plant Variety Protection (PVP) of cr… Blogging Biodiversity Blogging Biodiversity- A useful personal weblog on international negotiations on biodiversity issues. Intellectual Property and Community Rights in African Agriculture: Implications for Small Farmers Intellectual Property and Community Rights in African Agriculture: Implications for Small Farmers- Authoritative introduction to these issues by Genetic Resources Action Internati… WIPO: Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge, and Folklore WIPO: Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge, and Folklore- World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) pages on Intellectual Property and Genetic … Porto Alegre Treaty to Share the Global Commons Porto Alegre Treaty to Share the Global Commons- Full text and background of proposed treaty designed to ensure that governments and Indigenous Peoples, who are the caretakers of … WorldTrade Organisation - TRIPs / Patents pages WorldTrade Organisation - TRIPs / Patents pages- WTO's pages on the Agreement on Trade-Related aspects of Intellectual Property rights (TRIPs), highlighting the patents clauses wh… TRIPs, Biodiversity and Commonwealth Countries TRIPs, Biodiversity and Commonwealth Countries- Discussion paper prepared for the Commonwealth Secretariat on capacity building priorities for the Review of TRIPs Article 27.3(b).… Small-scale Producers' Intellectual Rights to Agricultural Biodiversity Small-scale Producers' Intellectual Rights to Agricultural Biodiversity- Introduction to the issues in a Kenyan context, with an emphasis on farmers, pastoralists and fisherfolk, … International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture- UKabc portal on the IT PGRFA (International Seed Treaty) that governs the access, use, conservation and d… Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Prior Art Database (TEK*PAD) Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Prior Art Database (TEK*PAD)- An online, searchable archive of public domain documented uses of traditional ecological knowledge concerning in… Tunisian Genebank Tunisian Genebank- This page provides information about the National Gene Bank of Tunisia. It includes scientific laboratories for the study of the genetic resources and cool room… UK / DEFRA: Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit Sharing (Archived) UK / DEFRA: Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit Sharing (Archived)- [Archived] Although the UK has not introduced specific legislation to regulate access to genetic resources,… Genetic Resources Conservation Program Genetic Resources Conservation Program- Archive of the University of California Genetic Resources Conservation Program, which closed in 2008. It focused on California's biological… National Invertebrate Genetic Resources Program National Invertebrate Genetic Resources Program- A program of the USDA Agricultural Research Service. Goals include: preservation of reference specimens, maintenance of geneticall… Plant Genetic Resources Links Plant Genetic Resources Links- A page of links to International organizations. Bioversity International Bioversity International- Bioversity International, formerly IPGRI, is an international research institute with a mandate to advance the conservation and use of genetic diversity …