Traditional Knowledge Bulletin |
- This week in review … WIPO publishes booklet and briefs and IP and TK
- This week in review … ICTSD reviews WIPO IGC-22 proceedings
- This week in review … Brazil fines 35 firms 44 million USD for not sharing benefits from biodiversity use
- This week in review … Smartphones promoted as a tool for indigenous forest protection
- This week in review … Articles on Native Americans, TK and climate change
This week in review … WIPO publishes booklet and briefs and IP and TK Posted: 25 Jul 2012 04:33 AM PDT New Information Briefs and Booklet on TK GENEVA, SWITZERLAND: The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has launched a series of new publications on intellectual property and traditional knowledge, including a booklet entitled "Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Traditional Cultural Expressions – an Introduction" and background briefs on: § Traditional knowledge and intellectual property; § Intellectual Property and Arts Festivals. Download the booklet [pdf] … Download the brief on traditional knowledge and intellectual property [pdf] … Download the brief on the IGC [pdf] … Download the brief on developing a national strategy [pdf] … Download the brief on arts festivals [pdf] … |
This week in review … ICTSD reviews WIPO IGC-22 proceedings Posted: 25 Jul 2012 04:30 AM PDT Procedural Sparring Slows WIPO Traditional Cultural Expressions Talks GENEVA, SWITZERLAND: In this article, ICTSD comments that WIPO IGC negotiations on traditional cultural expressions, held from 9-13 July 2012, saw little progress, with the first days of the meeting being plagued with disagreements over the agenda. Ultimately the IGC will forward a draft text with some areas of convergence to WIPO's General Assembly, though substantial differences remain on several issues. Read the article … |
This week in review … Brazil fines 35 firms 44 million USD for not sharing benefits from biodiversity use Posted: 25 Jul 2012 04:28 AM PDT Brazil fines 35 firms US$44 million for biopiracy SAO PAOLO, BRAZIL: A Brazilian government agency responsible for natural resources has fined 35 companies for not sharing benefits from exploitation of the country's biodiversity. The decision follows official complaints filed by the Genetic Heritage Department of the Brazilian Ministry of Environment to the agency in charge, the Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (Ibama). Ibama announced earlier this month that 35 different companies were responsible of 220 violations of the national law on biodiversity, totaling 88 million Brazilian reals (around US$44 millions) in fines. Most of the fined companies are Brazil-based cosmetic and pharmaceutical multinationals. This is the first time Ibama has fined companies on such a large scale, and there is an option of writing off up to 90 per cent of the fine if the companies agree to better regulate their benefit-sharing policies. Read the article … |
This week in review … Smartphones promoted as a tool for indigenous forest protection Posted: 25 Jul 2012 04:25 AM PDT Smartphones promoted as a tool for indigenous forest protection CALIFORNIA, USA: Representatives of indigenous communities and their supporters have advocated that international policies like REDD be increasingly managed by the communities themselves. A new strategy in this effort is to train local residents to use smart phone "apps" to collect geographic data and photographs, allowing them to monitor the health of forests essential to their livelihoods, according to a report by the Global Canopy Program. Local data can then be incorporated into national databases so they become linked with remote sensing data. The Global Canopy Program argues that the technique will create a more collaborative and transparent monitoring system while bolstering community forest management practices. Such efforts are seen as a way of empowering indigenous people to utilize their local knowledge in forest management. However, the use of sophisticated technology such as Android smartphones raises significant questions about different knowledge systems and the integration of local knowledge with more universalized scientific information. Read the article … |
This week in review … Articles on Native Americans, TK and climate change Posted: 25 Jul 2012 04:23 AM PDT Leaders say climate is changing Native way of life WASHINGTON DC, USA: Native American and Alaska Native leaders told of their villages being under water because of coastal erosion, droughts and more during a US Senate hearing intended to draw attention to how climate change is affecting tribal communities. While it was acknowledged that environmental changes are widespread, native communities are disproportionately impacted because they depend on nature for traditional food, sacred sites, and for cultural ceremonies. Several tribes already are coming up with plans to adapt to the changes and federal agencies are assisting with resources. Mike Williams, chief of the Yupit Nation in Akiak, Alaska, said Congress needs to come up with a strategic plan to address the impact to help ensure Alaska Natives and American Indian tribes continue to exist. He said in coming up with the plan, Congress should consider Native practices and traditional knowledge. Read the article … Climate Change First Responders: Native Americans WASHINGTON, USA: Native American tribes are teaming up with climate scientists to monitor environmental changes along the coast, changes that are disrupting indigenous ways of life that tribes say are key to their survival. Tribal leaders say their understanding of natural ecosystems such as long-term weather patterns or wildlife migrations can be just as important as CO2 measurements or satellite data. "The long term perspective of our people has scientific value," said Micah McCarty, chairman of the Makah Tribe in Neah Bay, Washington. "We can establish a more holistic baseline of the big picture of things. Some scientists may be more narrowly focused and have an excellent perspective, but we have a broader perspective to draw from. That's a value." Read the article … |
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