Intellectual Property Rights, Trade and Biodiversity Seeds and Plant Varieties

About this book

Examines international agreements in relation to the trade of plant genetic resources such as the Convention on Biological Diversity, the World Trade Organization's TRIPS agreement, and the Convention of the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants.

Contents

Plant Genetic Resource sin the Global Economy - IPRs in the Global Economy - Biodiversity-related Aspects - IPRs and the CBD - IPRs and Biodiversity - TRIPS and the CBD - Institutions, Forums and Processes - Government Initiatives - Non-governmental Initiatives - Conclusions and Recommendations - Appendices, References, Index

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Biography

Graham Dutfield is a Fellow of St Peter's College, Oxford and a researcher with the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development in Geneva.