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Tag Archives: TRIPS
Seed sovereignty under threat – time to reform seed laws, nationally and internationally, says Dr Clare O’Grady Walshe
Dr Clare O’Grady Walshe studies politics and international relations and wanted to understand the power and political dynamics inherent in changing seed laws, policies, and practices inside countries in the face of globalisation. After a careful study of how the … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Interviews
Tagged CBD, Ethiopia, food security, food systems, Globalisation, Kenya, seeds, sovereignty, TRIPS, UPOV
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Intellectual property fundamentally contributes to #inequality argues Peter Drahos
One of the biggest changes in food systems in recent decades has been the widespread expansion of the intellectual property (IP) regime from seeds to trademarks to access to knowledge. This is having a major impact across the world in … Continue reading
Posted in Comments, Interviews
Tagged copyright, food systems, inequality, Intellectual Property, patents, Peter Drahos, private taxation, seeds, trademarks, TRIPS, WTO
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#Climate destabilisation and #biodiversity loss threaten our future – but too little attention is being paid to the latter
It seems to be a year of anniversaries for me. It’s 50 years since I went to university intending to study chemistry but then changing to study soil science. Soils are really complex physical, chemical, biological systems. Their health is … Continue reading
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Tagged biodiversity, climate change, climate destabilisation, global warming, Intellectual Property, land, Soil, soil degredation, TRIPS
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Fire in the blood – seeds in the ground
Forget the Oscars. Go and see – if you can find it – Fire in the Blood – a new film released this weekend in the UK that was an official selection for the Sundance Film festival. It is not … Continue reading
Trading away #food and #health post #Brexit?
Forget the day after Brexit – deal or no deal. The disruption then, though serious, will be temporary. Long-term, the key issue is what kind of country Britain will be in the decades following our departure. To understand that, we … Continue reading →