Latest Thinking on ABS

In the latest issue of the Bridges Trade BioRes Review of the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD), several team members, colleagues, and friends of Natural Justice have written articles on the draft international protocol on access and benefit sharing (ABS) under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD):

• "Cutting the Gordion Knot: Resolving Conflict Over the Term 'Utilisation'" - Kabir Bavikatte and Brendan Tobin
• "Dealing with Traditional Knowledge under the ABS Protocol" - Daniel Robinson and Brendan Tobin
• "Exception #1: Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture" - Claudio Chiarolla
• "Monitoring Compliance: Disclosure Requirements and the International Certificate" - Jorge Cabrera Medaglia and Olivier Rukundo

The full pdf of this issue of the Review can be accessed here.