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Type:
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Conference Paper |
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Author:
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Roa-Rodriguez, C.; Van Dooren, T. |
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Conference:
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Governing Shared Resources: Connecting Local Experience to Global Challenges, the Twelfth Biennial Conference of the International Association for the Study of Commons |
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Location:
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Cheltenham, England |
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Conf. Date:
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July 14-18, 2008 |
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Date:
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2008 |
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URI:
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https://hdl.handle.net/10535/888
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Sector:
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General & Multiple Resources
Agriculture |
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Subject(s):
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plants
genetic resources
property rights
biodiversity
governance and politics
IASC
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Abstract:
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"The appellative 'common heritage of mankind' is often used as a description of the property domain that governed plant genetic resources (PGR) at an international level up until the end of the twentieth century. However, the concept is rarely elaborated on. In this paper, we explore the origins of common property in PGR and the shifting content and shape of the genetic commons over the past several decades.
"Using the theoretical framework of diverse common property regimes developed by Peter Drahos, we chart the way in which the emergence and interaction of various international regulatory regimes related to PGR reshape common property spaces, rights and obligations.
"We argue that these international agreements do not regulate a single property domain in isolation, but rather modify the content and boundaries of the complex set of property domains that apply to PGR: private, state, common and public. More than a theoretical conundrum, we show that any realistic appraisal of the implementation of the international regulatory regimes in relation to agricultural PGR in countries like Brazil, India and the Andean Pact countries must acknowledge the conflicting and complex dynamics of these interrelated property domains, as well as the way in which they are being put into place 'on the ground'.
"We argue that a deeper understanding of the interactions among these international agreements and the dynamics of property at their interfaces is important for the construction of a governance framework that ensures the conservation and sustainable use of plant genetic resources for the wellbeing of society at large."
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