How the equitable sharing of benefits from genetic resources can contribute to fairness and innovation

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) take a holistic approach, recognising that human and environmental wellbeing are inextricably linked. SDG 1 – No poverty – expands the vision of poverty reduction to go beyond economic resources and include also the na- tural resources on which the poor de...

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Autor principal: Tutwiler, M.A.
Formato: Conference Paper Abstract
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/77853
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description The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) take a holistic approach, recognising that human and environmental wellbeing are inextricably linked. SDG 1 – No poverty – expands the vision of poverty reduction to go beyond economic resources and include also the na- tural resources on which the poor depend. Agricultural biodiversity is one natural resource pool that poor farmers have always relied on in fact farmers are the people who developed the thousands of crop varieties we know today, which provide nutritious diets and support low-input farming systems. Even though farmers developed these genetic resources, and depend upon them, their rights over them and the traditional knowledge associated with them are not always recognised and the ensuing benefits are not always shared fairly and equitably. Two SDG targets directly address fair and equitable sharing of benefits from genetic resources and traditional knowledge: 2.5 Zero hunger, and 15.6 Life on land. Additionally, several international treaties govern the use of agricultural genetic resources: The Interna- tional Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, the Nagoya Protocol of the Convention on Biological Diversity, and the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plaunts (UPOV) Convention. National governments also have their own laws. Into this mix, farmers and private sector companies bring their own perspectives and interests of what is fair, what is equitable and what is necessary to spur agricultural innova- tion. In some cases, different views about what fair and equitable treatment means divide actors who should be working together. But there are also examples of where heightened emphasis on promoting equity and fairness has contributed to successful outcomes. My remarks will discuss how to bring successful local practices to national and international levels; how to bring international legal commitments on access and benefit sharing to local levels; and how to engage the private sector at the local, national and international levels
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spelling CGSpace778532025-11-05T07:50:36Z How the equitable sharing of benefits from genetic resources can contribute to fairness and innovation Tutwiler, M.A. sustainable development livelihoods genetic resources farmers The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) take a holistic approach, recognising that human and environmental wellbeing are inextricably linked. SDG 1 – No poverty – expands the vision of poverty reduction to go beyond economic resources and include also the na- tural resources on which the poor depend. Agricultural biodiversity is one natural resource pool that poor farmers have always relied on in fact farmers are the people who developed the thousands of crop varieties we know today, which provide nutritious diets and support low-input farming systems. Even though farmers developed these genetic resources, and depend upon them, their rights over them and the traditional knowledge associated with them are not always recognised and the ensuing benefits are not always shared fairly and equitably. Two SDG targets directly address fair and equitable sharing of benefits from genetic resources and traditional knowledge: 2.5 Zero hunger, and 15.6 Life on land. Additionally, several international treaties govern the use of agricultural genetic resources: The Interna- tional Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, the Nagoya Protocol of the Convention on Biological Diversity, and the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plaunts (UPOV) Convention. National governments also have their own laws. Into this mix, farmers and private sector companies bring their own perspectives and interests of what is fair, what is equitable and what is necessary to spur agricultural innova- tion. In some cases, different views about what fair and equitable treatment means divide actors who should be working together. But there are also examples of where heightened emphasis on promoting equity and fairness has contributed to successful outcomes. My remarks will discuss how to bring successful local practices to national and international levels; how to bring international legal commitments on access and benefit sharing to local levels; and how to engage the private sector at the local, national and international levels 2016 2016-11-24T11:15:58Z 2016-11-24T11:15:58Z Conference Paper Abstract https://hdl.handle.net/10568/77853 en Limited Access application/pdf Tutwiler, M.A. (2016) How the equitable sharing of benefits from genetic resources can contribute to fairness and innovation. [Abstract of Lead Paper] presented at: Tropentag 2016: Solidarity in a competing world — fair use of resources. Vienna (Austria) Sep 18-21, 2016. 1 p.
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livelihoods
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farmers
Tutwiler, M.A.
How the equitable sharing of benefits from genetic resources can contribute to fairness and innovation
title How the equitable sharing of benefits from genetic resources can contribute to fairness and innovation
title_full How the equitable sharing of benefits from genetic resources can contribute to fairness and innovation
title_fullStr How the equitable sharing of benefits from genetic resources can contribute to fairness and innovation
title_full_unstemmed How the equitable sharing of benefits from genetic resources can contribute to fairness and innovation
title_short How the equitable sharing of benefits from genetic resources can contribute to fairness and innovation
title_sort how the equitable sharing of benefits from genetic resources can contribute to fairness and innovation
topic sustainable development
livelihoods
genetic resources
farmers
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