Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources; the Regulatory Challenge
World Intellectual Property Organization 20 – 22 January 2021 Seminar on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources As the coronavirus and its implications continue to hinder and plague the global community, rapid advances are constantly being made in the field of genomics. This is also causing new complexities to emerge around the legal control of genetic resources. The past year included many new challenges for the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). Genetic developments occurred at a rapid pace, demanding the…
Rooibos ABS Koi-san
CS Consulting welcomes an applauds the signing of the bioprospecting/biotrade benefiting sharing agreement between the Rooibos Council and the San and Khoi Communities. CS Consulting is particularly excited as it has been party to providing technical support to the final culmination of this historic agreement. We are invariably committed to assisting indigenous communities and non-governmental structures in their struggle to ensure fair and equitable benefits arising from the use of indigenous knowledge. CS Consulting places on record its heartfelt congratulation…
ILA Committee of Participation in Global Cultural Heritage Governance
Intersessional Meeting in Oxford, 2 – 3 July 2019 Wolfson College, University of Oxford Linton Rd, Oxford OX2 6UD, United Kingdom The Intersessional Meeting began with a general introduction of the mandate and agenda of the meeting [. An overview of the work which had been done prior to the meeting was also set [. In the introductory session, the theme of the meeting would be set by addressing the notion of participation and the presence of the notion…