[Pirateninfo] FAO - BiotechNews (2 Meldungen)

[Martin Sundermann]

IPRs and sustainable development
February 2004
FAO - BiotechNews
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD) have being implementing the Capacity Building Project on Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) and Sustainable Development. The project's aim is to improve the understanding of TRIPS-related issues among developing countries and to assist them in building their capacity for ongoing as well as future negotiations on IPRs. A series of documents from the project are now available, some directly or indirectly relevant to biotechnology. They include the "Resource book on TRIPS and development" (providing a practical guide to the WTO's agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)), a policy discussion paper and, finally, a number of publications (currently 13) comprising both case studies and "research tools". See http://www.iprsonline.org/unctadictsd/description.htm or contact ictsd at ictsd.ch for more information.



Bioprospecting - Trends and international policies
February 2004
FAO - BiotechNews
The United Nations University's Institute of Advanced Studies, in Tokyo, Japan, has published a report entitled "The international regime for bioprospecting: Existing policies and emerging issues for Antarctica", by D. Lohan and S. Johnston. Reviewing bioprospecting activities in Antarctica, the 25-page report gives an overview of these trends elsewhere (discussing the role of the biotechnology industry), as well as international policies governing bioprospecting activities. See http://www.ias.unu.edu/publications/details.cfm/ArticleID/431 or contact unuias at ias.unu.edu for more information.

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