Category: Convention on Biological Diversity
05.01.2018
The Convention on Biological Diversity and the Protection of Traditional Knowledge: article 8(j)
As previously noted, the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) considers the protection of Traditional Knowledge (TK) as a…
30.12.2017
Traditional Knowledge in the Rio Declaration and Agenda 21
The Rio Declaration and Agenda 21 provide explicit international recognition of the symbiotic aspects of indigenous peoples’ relationship…
24.12.2017
The protection of Traditional Knowledge under the Convention on Biological Diversity: introduction
Today we start discovering how the Convention on Biological Diversity protects the traditional knowledge of indigenous peoples…
18.12.2017
Objective 3: Fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising out of the utilization of genetic resources
The provisions on fair and equitable sharing reflect the polarized nature of the debate and the divergence…
14.12.2017
Objective 2: Sustainable Use of Components of Biological Diversity
The notion of “sustainability”, of fundamental importance in the present international political discussions, stands for the connection…
12.12.2017
Objective 1: Conservation of Biodiversity
With the Convention on Biological Diversity, for the first time in history, the conservation of biological diversity is…
08.12.2017
The objectives of the Convention on Biological Diversity: overview
The objectives of the Convention on Biological Diversity are: the conservation of biological diversity; the sustainable use of…