South Africa's rooibos industry just paid out R12.2 million to the Khoi and San communities
The Khoi and San communities are now financially benefiting from the rooibos industry's commercial use of the plant.
Source: businessinsider.co.za
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#WonderfulWednesday: Khoi and San receive funds from Rooibos industry
History was made this past week when the Rooibos industry disbursed the first round of benefit-sharing funds to the National Khoi and San Council and the South African San Council as part of an Access and Benefit-Sharing (ABS) agreement that was signed between the parties in 2019.
Source: ecr.co.za
R12 million paid out to Khoi and San by Rooibos industry in historic move
South Africa requires all who trade in indigenous biological resources to share benefits with traditional knowledge holders fairly
Source: capetalk.co.za
Explained: Why The Fight Over DNA Is Central To Biodiversity Conservation
Developing countries rich in biodiversity have demanded that fair and equitable access of genetic data, and benefits arising from the utilisation of their bioresources for products or research, should be shared with local communities by developed countries
Source: indiaspend.com
As gene editing techniques come to the fore in the UK and elsewhere, industry increasingly needs clarity on the breeder's exception to plant variety rights. Originally...
Source: jdsupra.com