Celebrations as new biopiracy treaty agreed at UNNews
SourceMay 24, 2024
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Celebrations as new biopiracy treaty agreed at UN
By Agnès PEDRERO | AFP Geneva, Switzerland - Representatives of Indigenous peoples celebrated Friday at the United Nations following the agreement of a treaty against…

Agreement reached at UN on biopiracy treatyNews
SourceMay 24, 2024
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Agreement reached at UN on biopiracy treaty
By Agnès PEDRERO | AFP Geneva, Switzerland - More than 190 nations agreed Friday on a new treaty to combat so-called biopiracy and regulate patents…

Uncertainty clouds UN talks on biopiracy treatyNews
SourceMay 23, 2024
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Uncertainty clouds UN talks on biopiracy treaty
By Agnès PEDRERO | AFP Geneva, Switzerland - UN talks to create a global treaty to combat biopiracy and the exploitation of genetic resources hung…

Small island states win key climate case in UN courtNews
SourceMay 21, 2024
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Small island states win key climate case in UN court
By Femke COLBORNE | AFP Berlin, Germany (UPDATED) - The UN maritime court on Tuesday ruled in favour of nine small island states who brought…

Demise of rangelands ‘severely underestimated’: reportNews
SourceMay 21, 2024
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Demise of rangelands ‘severely underestimated’: report
By Nick Perry | AFP Paris, France - From camel drivers in the Sahara to nomads on the Mongolian steppe, traditional herders the world over…

Amazonian chief at UN to combat traditional knowledge piracyNews
SourceMay 14, 2024
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Amazonian chief at UN to combat traditional knowledge piracy
By Agnès PEDRERO | AFP Geneva, Switzerland - The leader of the Brazilian Amazon's Huni Kui people remains hopeful that a planned United Nations treaty…

UN report sounds alarm on decline of migratory species worldwideNews
Adrian AlexandreFebruary 12, 2024
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UN report sounds alarm on decline of migratory species worldwide
Samarkand, 12 February 2024 – Today marked a pivotal moment in the global effort to conserve biodiversity as the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory…

COP28 marks definitive call to ditch fossil fuels for a sustainable futureFacts
Adrian AlexandreDecember 13, 2023
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COP28 marks definitive call to ditch fossil fuels for a sustainable future
The 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) concluded with a resounding call for a global shift away from fossil fuels, signaling a pivotal moment in…
