Intellectual Property in the Context of Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from Their Utilization
In this article, the author investigates the international and national legal framework regulating access to genetic resources and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from their utilization. The concepts of “genetic resources”, “utilization of genetic resources”, “genetic resources management”, “provider and user of genetic resources” (GRs provider and user), and the protection of intellectual property rights in the use of objects deriving from genetic resources are systematized.
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USING SPATIAL DATA TO SUPPORT NATIONAL CONSERVATION PRIORITIES IN BELARUS
An article about our outstanding colleague Andrey Kuzmich is published on the website of the
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22 May. International Day for Biological Diversity
BUILDING A SHARED FUTURE FOR ALL LIFE.
Biological diversity or biodiversity is the term that refers to the diversity of life on Earth and the natural structures it forms. The biodiversity we see today is the product of billions of years of evolution shaped by natural processes and increasingly by a human footprint. It shapes the life we form an integral part of and the life we are completely dependent on.
Will the Polesian Horse Disappear or Survive?
The first article with this title was published on the Wild Nature portal nearly 10 years ago. A lot of water has flowed under the bridge since then, a great deal has been done, but unfortunately one must admit that little has really changed. In fact, things have even gone backwards… Yet, wiser with experience and supported by new activists, we press on.
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In search of Polessky horses
A unique expedition to restore the Polesian horse breed took place in the Stolin district. The expedition was led by Elena Makeeva – Candidate of Biological Sciences, Associate Professor, Head of the National Coordination Centre for Access to Genetic Resources of the Institute of Genetics and Cytology at the National Academy of Sciences of […]
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UNDP-GEF Global ABS Project (link) On the wrap-up Project Workshop “Strengthening of human resources, legal frameworks and institutional capacities to implement the Nagoya Protocol in the Republic of Belarus”
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Programme video “Red Hot Microphone: What is the value of the traditional knowledge of people and national genetic resources?” with participation of Tatiana Zheleznova (Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection), Kseniya Panteley (National Coordination Centre on Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit-sharing) and Tatiana Volodina (Centre for the Belarusian Culture, Language and Literature Research, […]
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