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TWN Info Service on Biodiversity and Traditional Knowledge (2024)
- Agroecology in National Biodiversity Strategies and Actions Plans
(03 Dec 24)
- Harmful subsidies, debt and financing for biodiversity in Africa
(26 Nov 24)
- COP16: Cali Fund for DSI benefit sharing kicks off, but will money flow in?
by Nithin Ramakrishnan (20 Nov 24)
- COP16: Developing countries struggled to defend sovereign rights over DSI on genetic resources
by Nithin Ramakrishnan & Lim Li Ching (18 Nov 24)
- COP16: Hollowed-out assessment process for synthetic biology survives
by Eva Sirinathsinghji & Lim Li Ching (16 Nov 24)
- COP16: Long-awaited decision on biodiversity and climate change adopted, key concerns remain
by Mirna Inés Fernández Pradel (15 Nov 24)
- COP16 adopts initial modalities for DSI multilateral mechanism with last-minute amendments
by Nithin Ramakrishnan (15 Nov 24)
- Biosafety Protocol's guidance on LMOs containing engineered gene drives welcomed despite evident flaws
by Eva Sirinathsinghji & Lim Li Ching (13 Nov 24)
- Biodiversity talks run out of time amidst major wins for Indigenous Peoples and Afro-descendants
by Lim Li Lin (12 Nov 24)
- COP16: Biodiversity finance discussions suspended on knife edge
by Lim Li Ching (08 Nov 24)
- Like-minded developing countries call for equity and ambition in biodiversity finance
by Lim Li Ching (01 Nov 24)
- Will the Proposed Multilateral Benefit Sharing Mechanism Legitimize Another Great Gene Plunder?
by Nithin Ramakrishnan (23 Oct 24)
- How biodiversity offsetting and crediting destroys nature and undermines the rights of peoples
(22 Oct 24)
- Synthetic Biology and Risk Assessment at CBD COP16
(21 Oct 24)
- Green Grabbing: A growing threat to biodiversity and communities
(19 Oct 24)
- Digital Sequence Information Draft Decision Reveals Gaps & Uncertainties
(20 Oct 24)
- Briefing Note for UN Biodiversity Conference 2024: Financial resources, debt and tax
(19 Oct 24)
- Biodiversity Offsets – New Analysis Debunks “No Net Loss” and Calls for Urgent Action
(15 Oct 24)
- Horizon scanning, monitoring and assessment: Fundamental in ensuring equity and precaution in synthetic biology development
(14 Oct 24)
- Civil Society Organizations Worldwide Warn Against Biodiversity Offsets and Credits
(03 Oct 24)
- Can debt-for-nature 'swaps' help tackle biodiversity loss and climate change?
(24 Sept 24)
- Unfinished Business Plagues GBF Monitoring Framework
by Mirna Inés Fernández Pradel (23 Sept 24)
- CBD: Negotiations on DSI push unresolved critical issues to COP16
by Nithin Ramakrishnan & Lim Li Ching (11 Sept 24)
- Health Equity in Focus - TWN's new podcast just launched
(10 Sept 24)
- ‘Black Box’ Biotechnology: Addressing the risks, hype, and inequities of the integration of AI with synthetic biology
(06 Sept 24)
- CBD: Difficult discussions continue on digital sequence information
by Nithin Ramakrishnan (16 Aug 24)
- What's wrong with using existing databases that are not accountable to Parties for sharing digital sequence information?
by TWN (15 Aug 24)
- CBD: Developed countries' efforts to avoid benefit sharing obligations weakens DSI non-paper
by Nithin Ramakrishnan (14 Aug 24)
- CBD: Developing countries call for CBD database for DSI and improved data governance
by Nithin Ramakrishnan (13 Aug 24)
- CBD: DSI Working Group set to focus on utilisation of benefits received, rather than securing benefits
by Nithin Ramakrishnan (11 Aug 24)
- ABS and open data are more than compatible
(07 Aug 24)
- CBD: Proposed solution for digital sequence information promotes inequitable extraction of data, no foreseeable benefit sharing
by Nithin Ramakrishnan (02 Aug 24)
- A Call to Halt 'Biodiversity Offsetting' and the Scaling of Biodiversity Credits
(09 Jul 24)
- Debt-for-Nature Swaps – No Miracle Cure
by Alexander Kozul-Wright (28 Jun 24)
- Gene Drives Not a Viable Route to Conservation
(18 Jun 24)
- Regulating Finance - A precondition to implementing the Global Biodiversity Framework
by Simone Lovera (13 Jun 24)
- CBD: Developing countries decry broken promises on financial resources
by Lim Li Ching (05 Jun 24)
- CBD: Discussions on multidisciplinary assessments of synthetic biology falter
by Eva Sirinathsinghji & Lim Li Ching (31 May 24)
- WIPO: US-led developed countries pushed to control genetic resources and traditional knowledge treaty
by K M Gopakumar & Chetali Rao (28 May 24)
- WHO: Rich countries refuse to share vaccines, medicines & diagnostics for health emergencies
by Sangeeta Shashikant (25 May 24)
- WIPO: President's proposal on genetic resources and traditional knowledge treaty undermines policy space to revoke patents
by K M Gopakumar & Chetali Rao (23 May 24)
- WHO: EU's hypocrisy and double standards create trouble in PABS negotiations
by TWN (22 May 24)
- WIPO: Proposed definition in new legal instrument may promote biopiracy
by K M Gopakumar & Chetali Rao (22 May 24)
- Soaring land prices, land grabs, and carbon schemes creating unprecedented 'land squeeze'
(14 May 24)
- Are green and blue bonds fit for purpose?
(13 May 24)
- Action on agroecology and pesticides delivers across multiple UN policy frameworks
(11 May 24)
- Ensuring good governance of synthetic biology at SBSTTA-26
(10 May 24)
- Risk assessment and risk management (Agenda Item 6)
(10 May 24)
- New report: Exporting Extinction
(08 May 24)
- FAO: Concerns cloud plans to expand international access to plant genetic resources
by TWN (08 May 24)
- Recommendations on indicators for Target 7 (pesticide pollution) in the monitoring framework
(02 May 24)
- TWN Briefing Note on synthetic biology for SBSTTA-26, May 2024
(02 May 24)
- UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous Peoples calls for moratorium on carbon markets
by Chris Lang (29 Apr 24)
- Exporting Extinction Research Public Launch 7 May 2024
(25 Apr 24)
- Getting Ahead of Challenges in the Risk Assessment and Management of GM Viruses
(25 Apr 24)
- WHO: Developing countries proposed streamlined PABS text at INB9
by Sangeeta Shashikant (12 Apr 24)
- WHO: Vice-chair proposes May 2026 deadline to conclude PABS negotiations; ignores developing country proposals
by TWN (09 Apr 24)
- UNEA-6: No agreement on an intergovernmental process for guidelines on nature-based solutions
by Mirna Ines Fernandez Pradel (09 Apr 24)
- WHO: Developed countries' PABS text Diverges from CBD Principles & Lacks Equity
by Sangeeta Shashikant (26 Mar 24)
- WHO: INB Revised Negotiating Text Serves Bio-surveillance Agenda of developed countries
by K M Gopakumar & Nithin Ramakrishnan (20 Mar 24)
- Pandemic Draft Text on Pathogen Access & Benefit Sharing - Not Fit for Purpose
by Sangeeta Shashikant (19 Mar 24)
- Finance: Report finds the UK inflating climate finance
by Celine Tan (14 Mar 24)
- Key aspects that make biodiversity offsets and credits problematic for protecting biodiversity
(12 Mar 24)
- Solar Radiation Modification resolution withdrawn at UNEA-6
by Radhika Chatterjee (12 Mar 24)
- UN Environment Assembly Calls For Action To End The Use Of The World’s Most Toxic Pesticides By 2035
(07 Mar 24)
- 6th UN Environment Assembly adopts Ministerial declaration and resolutions
by Radhika Chatterjee (07 Mar 24)
- WHO: Chair's Text on Pandemic Access and Benefit Sharing Unacceptable to Developing Countries
by TWN (05 Mar 24)
- Withdrawn Resolution on Solar Geoengineering at UNEA-6 is a "Victory for Common Sense", says HOME! Alliance.
(01 Mar 24)
- WHO: 290 scientists call for effective access and benefit sharing under the pandemic instrument
by TWN (01 Mar 24)
- Some Intellectual Property Claims Related to Pathogens That Can Cause Public Health Emergencies
(01 Mar 24)
- WHO: Developed countries dilute effectiveness and accountability in PABS proposal
by Nithin Ramakrishnan (29 Feb 24)
- Concept of planetary boundaries modified to incorporate justice considerations
(23 Jan 24)
- EU’s ABS Proposal for pandemic instrument: Backwards in International Solidarity & Excerbates Inequity
by Sangeeta Shashikant (19 Jan 24)
- Peru’s Potato Park Condemns False Claims by US Genome Giant Illumina
(18 Jan 24)
- Study Suggests that Carbon Offset Projects Not as Beneficial as Claimed
(11 Jan 24)
- CBD: 2024 to kickstart “informal” work on digital sequence information
by Nithin Ramakrishnan & Lim Li Ching (08 Jan 24)
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