Posts tagged South America
COVID-19 and the Amazon: Indigenous Peoples, Conservation Under Threat
COVID-19 and the Amazon: Indigenous Peoples, Conservation Under Threat

The COVID-19 pandemic is undoubtedly having an effect on the human population around the world, but its impact on the environment, especially in terms of conservation, is less publicized. The Amazon rainforest is the world’s largest rainforest. According to scientists, its preservation is vital to combat global warming. However, illegal logging practices continue to jeopardize the integrity of the rainforest at this time.

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Blog PostChidi OguamanamAmazon, Brazil, Agriculture and Biodiversity, Colombia, Africa, COVID-19, Indigenous, Technology, Health Law and Medical Ethics, South America, Vatican
WIPO Expert Committee on Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Traditional Cultural Expressions Takes Another Look at Draft Genetic Resources Text in 2018
WIPO Expert Committee on Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Traditional Cultural Expressions Takes Another Look at Draft Genetic Resources Text in 2018

For the 35th time in 18 years, experts have yet again gathered at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) headquarters in Geneva where they are scheduled to remain in deliberation between March 19 and 23, 2018. This meeting of the WIPO IGC is at the instance of the body’s renewed mandate for the 2018 and 2019 biennium after it failed, last year, to secure the transition of its draft texts.

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Blog PostChidi OguamanamWIPO, IP and Knowledge Governance, Traditional Culture, International, USA, Japan, Canada, South Korea, Europe, Africa, South America, Nagoya Protocol