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		<title>Comoros, Mongolia and Syria Ratify ABS Protocol</title>
		<link>http://biodiversity-l.iisd.org/news/comoros-mongolia-and-syria-ratify-abs-protocol/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:07:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Comoros, Mongolia and the Syrian Arab Republic have ratified the Nagoya Protocol on access and benefit-sharing (ABS), bringing the number of ratifications to 18.]]></description>
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		<title>Event: Fifth Session of the ITPGR Governing Body</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2013 16:02:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The fifth session of the Governing Body of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGR) will address, among other issues: implementation of the Treaty's Multilateral System (MLS) of Access and Benefit-sharing (ABS), including reviews and assessment under the MLS and implementation of the Standard Material Transfer Agreement (SMTA); implementation of the ITPGR Funding Strategy; sustainable use of plant genetic resources; Farmers' Rights; implementation of the Global Information System; operation of the Third Party Beneficiary; and Work Programme and Budget for the 2014/2015 biennium. The meeting will be preceded by two days of regional consultations on 22-23 September 2013. ]]></description>
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		<title>12th PFII Calls for Focus on Indigenous Peoples&#039; Health, Education, Land Rights, and Culture</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jun 2013 16:05:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (PFII) ended its 12th session with calls for: better health care and education; recognizing collective land and resource rights, especially in multilateral banks' safeguard policies; enshrining “culture” as the fourth pillar of sustainable development; and strengthening indigenous peoples' rights in Africa.]]></description>
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		<title>Bioversity International Supports Resilience to Coconut Diseases</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 16:14:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Biodiversity Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Faced with a new lethal disease, Bogia syndrome, which affects coconut palms,  and other palm species and some banana varieties, Bioversity International, a member of the Consultative Group on International Agriculture Research (CGIAR), is working with a coconut genebank in Madang Province, Papua New Guinea to fight the disease and to re-locate the genebank.]]></description>
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		<title>CGRFA 14 Report and Decisions Available Online</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 16:47:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Biodiversity Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The final report of the fourteenth regular session of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (CGRFA) of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), including the Commission's decisions, has been made available online.]]></description>
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		<title>Event: International Conference on Plant Genetic Resources, Food Security and Climate Change, and Third High-level Roundtable on the ITPGR</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 17:19:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Biodiversity Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Third High-level Roundtable on the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGR) is organized under the patronship of the Government of Indonesia in the context of the International Conference on Plant Genetic Resources, Food Security and Climate Change. The High-level Roundtable will focus on the policy contribution of the Treaty to cope with global challenges related to biodiversity, climate change and food security.]]></description>
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		<title>WIPO IGC Advances Draft on Traditional Knowledge</title>
		<link>http://biodiversity-l.iisd.org/news/wipo-igc-advances-draft-on-traditional-knowledge/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 13:46:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Biodiversity Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Held from 22-26 April 2013, in Geneva, Switzerland, the 24th session of the Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore (IGC) of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) focused on improving a draft text of an international legal instrument on intellectual property and traditional knowledge.]]></description>
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		<title>CGRFA 14 Adopts GPA on Forest Genetic Resources, Genebank Standards</title>
		<link>http://biodiversity-l.iisd.org/news/cgrfa-14-adopts-gpa-on-forest-genetic-resources-genebank-standards/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:16:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Biodiversity Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The fourteenth session of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (CGRFA 14) of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) was held from 15-19 April 2013, at FAO headquarters, in Rome, Italy, and marked the Commission's 30th anniversary. CGRFA 14 adopted two new documents, the Global Plan of Action on forest genetic resources, and the genebank standards for plant genetic resources. The meeting was preceded by a special information seminar, held on 13 April 2013, on biodiversity for food and agriculture.]]></description>
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		<title>ITPGR Circulates Report of Committee on Sustainable Use</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 16:56:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Biodiversity Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Secretariat of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGR) has circulated the report of the first meeting of the Ad Hoc Technical Committee on Sustainable Use of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (PGRFA), held from 8-9 November 2012, in Rome, Italy.]]></description>
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		<title>ITPGR Circulates Report of Seventh Meeting of the Advisory Committee on the Funding Strategy</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 16:55:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Secretariat of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGR) has circulated the report of the seventh meeting of the Ad Hoc Advisory Committee on the Funding Strategy, held from 18-20 September 2012, in Geneva, Switzerland.]]></description>
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