| 2. | 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 development of the genetic resources of food security crop and forage species. Treaty outlaws IPRs on selected PGRFA. Links to all official FAO, media and CSO resources on the Treaty.
www.ukabc.org |
| 6. | Intellectual Property and Community Rights | | | Authoritative introduction to these issues by Genetic Resources Action International (GRAIN) with links to key documents on patents, PVP, WTO/TRIPs and corporate control of agricultural biodiversity.
www.grain.org |
| 7. | 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). Extensive links to related papers and sites.
www.ukabc.org |
| 8. | WorldTrade Organisation - TRIPs / Patents pages | | | WTO's pages on the Agreement on Trade-Related aspects of Intellectual Property rights (TRIPs), highlighting the patents clauses which include genetic resources patents. Links to all other aspects of trade and intellectual property.
www.wto.org |
| 10. | Comparing sui generis rights systems | | | Theme issue of Biotechnology and Development Monitor journal on Plant Variety Rights and sui generis systems. Journal covers all aspects of IPRs, seed systems and biotechnology. Links through home page of journal.
www.biotech-monitor.nl |
| 11. | 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, Plants and Patents. Published by The Crucible Group/IDRC in 2000.
www.idrc.ca |
| 12. | 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 their part of the genetic commons, establish the appropriate statutory mechanisms needed to ensure both sovereignty and open access to the world's genetic diversity.
www.ukabc.org |
| 13. | Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO) | | | Site contains Trade and Development pages which include all QUNO publications on Trade and Intellectual Property, including aspects related to: Food, Sui Generis systems, Biotechnology, Pharmaceuticals, Traditional Knowledge
www.geneva.quno.info |
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