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Protecting traditional knowledge from the grassroots up
… peoples round the world, traditional knowledge based on natural resources such as medicinal herbs forms the core of culture and … outside interests eager to monopolise control over their traditional resources. Intellectual property rights such as patents, however, sit … that should be informing policy on traditional knowledge and genetic resources. Follow the links below for more about our work on Biocultural …
Publication, 01 June 2009
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Hydrological study of the Black Volta Basin, Ghana and Burkina Faso
… Ghana, Burkina Faso, Mali and the Ivory Coast all share the natural resources of the Black Volta river basin. Collaborative water management … crucial to help build and maintain mutual trust. In fact, the resources of the Black Volta basin could meet all of the area’s water …
Publication, 01 June 2012
Three generations of Syrian refugees queuing at a registration point on the Syria/Lebanon border. The United Nations says 4.8 million people have fled the conflict in Syria (Photo: UNHCR/ M. Hofer, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Critical theme: Conflict, climate and migration in Syria – did the media get it right?
Event, 03 October 2016
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Key issues in Uganda's energy sector
… Uganda has abundant energy resources, especially renewable resources, yet there is widespread energy poverty throughout the … regulation of operations, improved regulation of access to natural resources by investors, and increased stakeholder involvement in the …
Publication, 01 February 2012
View of a mountain with a few houses. Snowed mountains in the background.
Loss and damage: erosion of Nepal’s life, land and beauty is deep and irreparable
Insight, 19 January 2022
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Dar es Salaam’s water supplies need stronger, more flexible management to meet SDG6
Publication, 01 December 2016
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China-Africa forest trade and investment: an overview with analysis for Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Mozambique and Uganda
Publication, 01 October 2016
Communities call for access to genetic diversity to combat poverty and climate change
… fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from access to genetic resources. "Industrialised nations are still opposing an international … explorers, botanists and others have been collecting genetic resources and related knowledge from communities that openly share their resources. Many community resources are now held in gene banks, research …
News, 21 January 2008
Policymakers at a UN meeting in New York discuss how to end the legal 'no man's land' on 50 per cent of the Earth's surface (Photo by IISD/Francis Dejon)
Governing the ungoverned 50% of the planet
… milestones in the sustainable management of marine and coastal resources. Why a new legally-binding instrument?  The 1982 agreement … developments in seabed mining and the rush to exploit marine genetic resources by pharmaceutical companies have added to activities. As a … could potentially jeopardise an agreement. Scope of marine genetic resources Defining what constitutes marine genetic resources (MGRs) is …
Insight, 11 April 2016
Four men pose with their backpacks on the floor
Can community rangers help tackle illegal wildlife trade?
… they may be equally motivated by a desire to protect their land and resources. Some rangers are targeted for selection based on their …
Insight, 12 April 2021