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Showing 1 to 20 of 24 for “"Convention on Biological Diversity"”.
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Towards the development of legal protection of biodiversity in Rwanda: An appraisal
This study examines the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in the context of its implementation in Rwanda. It firstly examines the relevant rights and obligations which country parties have under the CBD; it then examines the current law in Rwanda relevant and applicable to conservation, use …
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The effectiveness of access and benefit-sharing legislation in South Africa: practical considerations for national regimes
The Convention on Biological Diversity provides an international regulatory framework for countries to develop their own access and benefit-sharing (ABS) legislation. This international convention governs the utilization of a country's genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge. Due to …
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Patents of traditional medicine inventions and their relationship with traditional knowledge associated with genetic resources in Namibia: proposals for legal reform
… industry in developing and processing traditional medicine into safe and efficacious drugs and vaccines and how patent law assist this achieving this end. The study argues that patenting of traditional medicine inventions is possible without encroaching on the protection accorded to TK …
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Marine Protected areas of the mediterranean region: Management and challenges
In 2004, the seventh Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity adopted a Programme of Work on Protected Areas. The overall target of this programme was to establish and maintain by 2010, for terrestrial areas and by 2012 for marine protected areas, a …
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Institutional interplay in global environmental governance
The Rio Conventions stand at the centerpiece of international cooperation within the governance area of climate change, biodiversity, and desertification. Due to substantial environmental and political linkages, there are interrelations between the three regimes. This study seeks to examine the …
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EQUITABLE ACCESS TO HUMAN BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: Benefit Sharing Without Undue Inducement.
The main research question of this thesis is: How can cross-border access to human genetic resources, such as blood or DNA samples, be governed to achieve equity for developing countries? Access to and benefit sharing for human biological resources is not regulated through an international legal …
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The challenge of creating an effective and equitable legal regime to cover transboundary protected areas considering the challenge through the lens of the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park
Contemporary recognition of the need to expand existing protected area systems has culminated in the formulation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 by the parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). This Strategic Plan incorporates 20 ambitious 'Aichi Biodiversity …
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Genetic diversity studies of Trifolium species from the extremes of the UK
… have been identified as ecologically and economically important plant genetic resources but are often a neglected resource. The recognition of the need for their specific conservation and their value for future use has been strengthened by the Convention on Biological Diversity and the …
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Communities of coral : an institutional and ecological analysis of biodiversity conservation and ecosystem services in Southeast Asia
This dissertation examines two countries, Indonesia and Malaysia, and their pathways to implementing the international Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), specifically focused on how regional and national policies in Southeast Asia have fared when implementing the Aichi Targets of the CBD. …
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An ecosystem approach assessing the impacts of the construction and operation of the Mersey Gateway Crossing on the Upper Mersey Estuary
The ecosystem approach, introduced by the Convention on Biological Diversity, identifies the need to recognise the benefits nature provides to humans. More recently, the concept of natural capital has boarded the range of issues considered to include natural stocks such as geology, soil, air, …
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Biodiversity, bioprospecting and patents: a case study of traditional knowledge in French Guiana.
… Venezuela and French Guiana are said to contain the “lungs of the Earth”, because 20% of earth’s oxygen is produced by their vegetation, known as the Amazonian tropical rainforest. French Guiana, a French overseas region, possesses an exceptionally rich biodiversity and wealth of natural …
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A legal analysis of multilateral environmental agreements dealing with hazardous products and hazardous waste
… activities which were recognized as major environmental threats were industrial production processes. As a result, this field was the first which was subjected to environmental law, initially on a domestic level, and then subsequently also on a regional and global level. As development continued …
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LA ACIDIFICAZIONE DEGLI OCEANI E IL DIRITTO INTERNAZIONALE
Ocean acidification is a global phenomenon caused by the absorption of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2), leading to chemical alterations that severely impact marine ecosystems. Despite its ecological and socio-economic significance, there is no specific international legal regime that …
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Genetic Resources, Equity and International Law
This thesis examines the application of international law to the uses of agricultural crop plants termed plant genetic resources for food and agriculture. In particular, it asks the question, does international law regulate the use of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture so as to enable …
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Indigenous Rights and the Protection of Biodiversity: A Study of Conflict and Reconciliation in International Law
… of living are typically described as being harmonious with—if not instrumental for—the protection of the environment. This dissertation moves from the quite different evidence that the protection of biodiversity may encroach on indigenous rights. More specifically, the legal regime of the …
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Identifying Marine Key Biodiversity Areas in the Greater Caribbean Region
<p>Anthropocene biodiversity extinction rates are increasing, suggesting a possible sixth global mass extinction event. Biological conservation planners are consequently seeking ways to more effectively protect species at national, regional and global scales. In 2010, the Convention on Biological …
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Sustainable use and the laws regulating trade in threatened species in South Africa: lessons from the USA
This study focuses on sustainable use of threatened or endangered species in the international trade context. Escalating levels of illegal trade in threatened species are of major concern globally and undermines regulatory frameworks that seek to ensure the sustainable use of species for present …
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Strategies of exclusion in non-timber forest product commercialisation in South Africa: an ethnographic study of honeybush (Cyclopia spp.) use and trade
The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) set a precedent for recognising the rights of communities and Indigenous groups in the global commercialisation of biodiversity. South Africa is a signatory to the CBD and has embarked on a programme to commercialise non-timber forest products (NTFPs) by …
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Conservation of freshwater biodiversity in key areas of the Colombian Amazon
… ecological processes that support millions of species, including human beings. Important goods and services ranging from food and building materials to water cleansing, flood and erosion control, cycling of nutrients and flow of energy are provided. With expansion of the human …
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Legal Regimes for Transboundary River Basins: Revisiting the Influence and Regulation of the Ecosystems Approach in International Water Law Treaties
… which account for the wellbeing of populations all over the world. They provide freshwater for drinking and for irrigation and also serve as flood-control mechanisms. For many freshwater species, rivers and lakes constitute a habitat whereas for human beings, they serve as sources of …
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