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Sticking points on financing, implementation and benefit sharing need to be resolved if the second session next spring is to succeed

Maintaining crop genetic diversity needs the involvement of farming communities, and a system for sharing the benefits with them

Investegate announcements from Savannah Resources, Interim Results

The Shergaon Biodiversity Management Committee (BMC) in West Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh has been awarded the best committee in India

Reform of the Biodiscovery Act 2004 - have your say As part of the next stage in the reform of Queensland’s biodiscovery laws, consultation is now open on the draft Traditional Knowledge in Biodiscovery Code of Practice and Guidelines. Biodiscovery in Queensland involves the collection and analysis of native biological material (e.g. plants, animals and other organisms) for commercial applications such as pharmaceuticals and insecticides. The reforms aim to better protect First Nations people...

Abstract Aquaculture development is part of the Blue Economy narrative and it may offer opportunities for improving the well-being of coastal people and the wider population. However, unlocking its full potential is unlikely to occur through sole focus on increasing production. Using a framework for identifying the “people-policy gap” in aquaculture as a starting point, we introduce benefit sharing as a necessary and complementary concept to filling this gap, as well as the notion of policy...

P. LOWRY/MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN   Over the past decade, botanist Pete Lowry has noticed a worrying trend in his field. An expert on the Sciodaphyllum (formerly Schefflera) genus of neotropical plants, he used to have a relatively easy time doing fieldwork abroad, he says. Now, however, he and his colleagues at the Missouri Botanical Garden face a mountain of logistical hurdles to gain permission to work in the various countries they want to visit, let alone bring samples back home with t...

ACT 795 can safeguard biological resources from ‘Biopiracy’ 20 Dec 2020 / 07:40 H. KUALA LUMPUR: Enforcement of the Access to Biological Resources and Benefit Sharing Act 2017(Act 795) can ensure that the country benefits when biological resources found in the country are developed into products of value, said Energy and Natural Resources Minister Datuk Dr Shamsul Anuar Nasarah. (pix) He said the enforcement could directly eradicate ‘biopiracy’, whereby the country’s biological res...

Saturday, 19 Dec 2020 11:00 PM MYT Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Datuk Shamsul Anuar Nasarah said the enforcement could directly eradicate biopiracy. — Bernama pic Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 19 — Enforcement of the Access to Biological Resources and Benefit Sharing Act 2017(Act 795) can ensure that the country benefits when biological resources found in the country are developed into products of value, said...

Whether dealing with military challenges or dealing with global challenges, trade, climate, you name it. guess what? we have partners. we can pick up telephones and say work with us. this is the greatest force multiplier in history. we have to stop talking about burden sharing. got start talking about benefit sharing. these are people who are working with us. >> also, just to make a point, its not just nato to the east, look to the west. its japan, australia, new zealand, the philippines. little...