This text examines the international agreements governing trade in genetic resources - crucial resources for world agriculture, food security and large industri

People, Plants and Patents: The impact of intellectual property on biodiversity, conservation, trade and rural society

This pamphlet analyses how the aims of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), and its provision for intellectual property rights (IPRs), interact with in

Intellectual property rights are a major source of controversy. Corporations are now patenting human genes, plants and other biological materials, many of which