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Written by: Holly
Posted in: Fellows Blogs, Kabir Bavikatte, NKC, Our Work, South Africa, UNDRIP, UNPFII
- NKC Calls on South African Government to Implement Recommendations from Former Special Rapporteur on Indigenous Issues
- On Wednesday, 22 May 2013, on the topic of human rights, and during the Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Indigenous Issues, Prof James Anaya, Mr Cecil Le Fleur, delivered a statement on behalf... Read more – ‘NKC Calls on South African Government to Implement Recommendations from Former Special Rapporteur on Indigenous Issues’.
Written by: Holly
Posted in: Fellows Blogs, Intellectual Property, Kabir Bavikatte, South Africa, Traditional Knowledge
- Member of Parliament, Dr. Wilmot James, Submits New Protection of Traditional Knowledge Bill
- Dr. Wilmot James, Member of ParliamentPhoto courtesy of Democratic Alliance A Protection of Traditional Knowledge bill based on the bill drafted by the incumbent of the StellenboschChair of... Read more – ‘Member of Parliament, Dr. Wilmot James, Submits New Protection of Traditional Knowledge Bill’.
Written by: Holly
Posted in: BCP, bio-cultural community protocols, CBD, Fellows Blogs, Kabir Bavikatte, Mokgola community, Nagoya Protocol, National Environmental Management, South Africa
- ABS and BCP Workshop in Zeerust, South Africa
- A workshop on the international legislative framework and the South African domestic laws relating to access and benefit sharing was held in Zeerust, South Africa on 9 and 10 April 2013. This... Read more – ‘ABS and BCP Workshop in Zeerust, South Africa’.
Written by: Holly
Posted in: ABS Initiative, africa, Fellows Blogs, Kabir Bavikatte, South Africa, TK, TK Commons
- Panel on TK Documentation, Valorisation and Compliance
- On 27 February 2013, Gino Cocchiaro (Natural Justice) and Rodney Sibuyi (Kukula Traditional Health Practitioners Association) participated in a panel discussion together with Tom Suchanandan (South... Read more – ‘Panel on TK Documentation, Valorisation and Compliance’.
Written by: Holly
Posted in: ABS Initiative, ABS Regulations, africa, African Group, EU, Fellows Blogs, Kabir Bavikatte, Our Work, Pan-African Workshop, South Africa
- Meeting of the African Group of Parties to CBD
- Via abs-initiative.infoOn 1 March 2013, the African Group of parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (the African Group) had a meeting on the sidelines of the 7th Pan-African Access... Read more – ‘Meeting of the African Group of Parties to CBD’.