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UN Claims Victory In Biodiversity Talks, But Outcome Not Certain

By Intellectual Property Watch

The UN Convention on Biological Diversity last month hailed Cali, Colombia as the birthplace of a protocol they hope will lead to an international regime on access and benefit-sharing by their October 2010 deadline. But, while it is clear the late March negotiation in Cali brought significant progress, participants reported difficult disagreements and in the final days, signs that there is yet more work to be done.

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Full post as published by Intellectual Property Watch on April 06, 2010 (boomark / email).