Jairam Talks Tough Before Global Bio-Diversity Meet
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First published in Sanctuary Asia,
Vol. 30
No. 10,
October 2010
“There are certain areas where the developed and the developing countries are at loggerheads. The developed countries don't want a legally-binding agreement, while the developing countries do," said Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh here today. The Conference of Parties (COP-10) of Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) will be held at Nagoya, Japan, from October 18 to 29.
Almost 192 countries participate in the event, where they negotiate an international protocol on access and benefit sharing (ABS) under CBD. ABS intends to regulate and protect knowledge and genetic resources to facilitate access and ensure the fair and equitable sharing of benefits among countries. Read the full report here.
Source: Business Standard, New Delhi.
