Rapport du douzième Forum mondial sur la diversité biologique
African Centre for Technology Studies, KE
Report of the first eastern and southern Africa regional biodiversity forum : using biodiversity to strengthen livelihoods
The theme of the Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Session of the GBF was Using Biodiversity to Strengthen Livelihoods. The Forum explored ways and means of integrating poverty alleviation considerations into local, national and regional actions aimed at conserving, using sustainably and sharing equitably the benefits of biodiversity. Its principal aim was to enable broad discussion and dialogue on a range of key biodiversity issues, prior to the 5th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the CBD (COP5), to be held in May 2000 in Nairobi, Kenya.
Access to genetic resources : strategies for sharing benefits
For centuries, genetic resources not protected by Intellectual Property Rights were collected and used without any regulation. They were a free good available for everyone. Huge profits were made but never shared with the custodians of biological diversity. "Access to genetic resources" underscores the importance of informed national approaches to enforce access to genetic resources and benefit-sharing provisions of the Convention on biological diversity.
