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Benefit sharing:
Symposium on food security and biodiversity,
October 16, 2003
| "The International
Treaty on Plant genetic resources for Food and Agriculture
is at the crossroads where agriculture, environment
and trade meet." - Dr. Jacques Diouf, Director-General,
FAO, FAO Conference November 2001 <<
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The benefit sharing provision of the International Treaty
of Plant genetic resources, and its meaning for agriculture,
biodiversity and food security. New rules for research
and commerce involving plant genetics.
In late 2001 the Food and Agriculture Organization of
the United Nations adopted the International Treaty on
Plant genetic resources for Food and Agriculture. The
treaty will enter into force shortly after 40 countries
have ratified it, becoming the principal international
legal instrument governing transfers of Plant genetic resources.
The symposium examines practical approaches in interpreting
the International Treaty's 'benefit sharing' provision.
Additionally, the new Global Crop Diversity Trust, with
a purpose of protecting international seed banks in perpetuity,
is introduced.
Visit
main Symposium site Among the
day's topics:
- How will the International Treaty affect the grower
inventor, the private sector researcher, national
interests, the international community? Where are
the natural conflicts, the areas of likely confusion,
the opportunities?
- What are practical approaches to addressing interests
and resolving potential conflict among divided stakeholders?
- What context for plant genomics research?
- Are there lessons for food and agriculture from
benefit sharing agreements on pharmaceutical use of
Plant genetic resources?
- Where is the balance between the International Treaty
and the Convention on Biological Diversity?
- What does analysis of past access to seed banks
tell about future use and the prospects for conservation
of plant biodiversity?
Visit
main Symposium site
Contributions
- Opening
remarks [PDF 86KB] By:
Walter Fust: Director General,
Swiss
Agency for Development and Cooperation
- Opening
remarks [PDF 62KB]
By Heinz Imhof: Chairman of the Board of Directors
of Syngenta;
President, Syngenta
Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture
- Saving
Genes Through Improved Access and Benefit Sharing
[PDF
69KB]
By Andrew
Bennett: Former Executive director of the Syngenta
Foundation for
Sustainable Agriculture.
- Diversity
and Protectionism Use of Genebanks: Trends and Interpretations
[PDF
154KB]
By Cary Fowler: Agricultural University of Norway,
Senior Advisor to IPGRI
- International
Treaty and its Benefit Sharing Provision
[PDF
59KB]
By Alwin Kopše: Swiss
Federal Office for Agriculture
- Sharing
under The Convention on Biological Diversity
[PDF
210KB]
By François Pythoud: Swiss
Agency for the Environment,
Forests
and Landscape
- Balancing
Interests [PDF 94KB]
By Geoff Tansey: Consultant, Quaker
United Nations Office,
Geneva,
Switzerland,
- Perspectives;
NGO Viewpoint [PDF 151KB]
By Bernhard Herold: Declaration
of Bern, Switzerland
- The
Global Crop Diversity Trust: Purpose, Priorities and
Governance
[PDF 88KB] By Geoffrey Hawtin: Executive
Director,
Global Crop Diversity Trust, Italy
Case
study No. 1; Experiences from Pharma
Harnessing
Cacti for Medicine [PDF 1.74MB]
By Petro Terblanche: Lead negotiator for CSIR
in
benefit sharing agreement with SanCommunity, South
Africa
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