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BIOPLAN POSTING 2001-5-4
Gillian Chalmers <gillian.chalmers@undp.org>
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05/23/01 02:11 AM
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Included below is the first listing of publications relevant to
international biodiversity policy and law. While there has been a
significant gap in the distribution of these information resources,
BIONET intends to continue their production. Updated lists of web sites
and online publications will soon be forthcoming, and both lists will
be
made available on BIONET’s web site: http://www.bionet-us.org. We will
discontinue producing the calendar of events as the CBD Secretariat
has
started compiling an excellent resource, which is continually updated
(see http://www.biodiv.org, click on “Meetings” in the toolbar).
Again we welcome any inputs for upcoming issues, and would remind you
to
forward requests for copies or information directly to the contact
information listed with each citation.
Best regards,
Stas Burgiel, Coordinator
Biodiversity Action Network
1101 Fourteenth Street NW, Suite 1400
Washington, DC 20005 USA
E-mail: bionet@igc.org
Internet: http://www.bionet-us.org
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ACCESS TO BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES IN COMMONWEALTH AREAS (COMMONWEALTH
PUBLIC INQUIRY): Inquiry led by John Voumard (2000). This book is an
official response to a request by the Australian government on a scheme
capable of implementation through regulations under Section 301 of
Australia’s Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act
(1999). The volume reviews the proposed access scheme and its relation
to Section 301. It also: provides a background to the Inquiry; reviews
the ownership of biological resources in Commonwealth areas; addresses
environmental, indigenous and industry issues and perspectives; and
discusses a nationally consistent approach to access biological
resources. For information contact: First Assistant Secretary, Natural
Heritage Division, Environment Australia, GPO Box 787, Canberra ACT
2601.
ACCESS TO GENETIC RESOURCES AND BENEFIT-SHARING: Edited by Lyle Glowka
and P. Balakrishna (IUCN, forthcoming). This book is based on a regional
workshop held in Southeast Asia to facilitate the exchange of ideas
and
information through discussion of case studies. The book includes
sections on: mechanisms and approaches to control access and promote
benefit-sharing; tools for safeguarding traditional knowledge; planning
mechanisms; the state of access legislation in South and Southeast
Asia;
and case studies from the region. For advance orders contact:
IUCN-Regional Biodiversity Program, Asia, 48 Vajira Rd, Colombo 05
Sri
Lanka; tel: +074-510-517; fax: +941-580202; e-mail: iucn-rbp@sltnet.lk;
internet: http://www.rbp-iucn.lk
ACHIEVING SUSTAINABILITY OF BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION: REPORT OF A GEF
THEMATIC REVIEW: By Scott Smith and Alejandra Martin (GEF, July 2000).
This report is the result of a thematic review conducted by the GEF’s
monitoring and evaluation team. It looks at the financial sustainability
of biodiversity projects, as well as the factors that influence the
overall sustainability of biodiversity conservation. For copies contact:
GEF Corporate Monitoring and Evaluation Team, 1818 H St. NW, Washington
DC 20433 USA; tel: +1-202-458-2548; fax: +1-202-522-3240; e-mail:
geflessons@gefweb.org; internet: http://www.gefweb.org
ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF ALIEN SPECIES THAT THREATEN ECOSYSTEMS,
HABITATS AND SPECIES (CBD Technical Series #1). By the CBD Secretariat
(2001). This report includes the abstracts of keynote addresses and
presentations to the sixth meeting of the CBD’s Subsidiary Body on
Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (Montreal; 12-16 March
2001). For copies contact: CBD Secretariat, World Trade Centre, 393
St.
Jacques Street, Suite 300, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H2Y 1N9; tel:
+1-514-288-2220; fax: +1-514-288-6588; e-mail: secretariat@biodiv.org;
internet: http://www.biodiv.org
BIODIVERSITY AND THE CONCEPT OF FARMERS’ RIGHTS IN INTERNATIONAL LAW:
FACTUAL BACKGROUND AND LEGAL ANALYSIS: By Martin Girsberger (1999).
This
book analyzes the concept of farmers’ rights, including a review of
the
background and history of the issue, an examination of the applicability
of existing forms of intellectual property rights to traditional plant
genetic resources for food and agriculture and a legal analysis of
the
concept. For copies contact: Peter Lang AG – European Academic
Publishers, Jupiterstrasse 15, Postfach 277, CH-3000 Bern 15,
Switzerland; tel: +41-31-940-21-21; fax: +41-31-940-21-31; e-mail:
peterland@access.ch; internet: http://www.peterlang.ch
BIODIVERSITY AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS: REVIEWING INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY RIGHTS IN LIGHT OF THE OBJECTIVES OF THE CBD: By Catherine
Monagle (CIEL) and Aimee Gonzales (WWF) (March 2001). This discussion
paper Provides an overview of IPR and genetic resource related issues
under the CBD and the TRIPS Agreement. It examines their intersection
and also provides recommendations for future action. For copies contact:
Delwyn Dupuis, WWF International, Ave du Mont-Blanc, 1196 Gland,
Switzerland; tel: +41-22-364-9012; fax: +41-22-364-8219; e-mail:
ddupuis@wwfint.org; internet: http://www.panda.org
BIODIVERSITY INDICATORS FOR THE OECD ENVIRONMENTAL OUTLOOK AND STRATEGY:
A FEASIBILITY STUDY: By Ben ten Brink (RIVM – Netherlands, February
2000). This report address the feasibility of measuring trends in nature
and its diversity at the OECD level, by analyzing the possibilities
of
the Natural Capital Index. The study reviews existing biodiversity
indicators and compares major indicators frameworks, and provides
real-data applications of the Natural Capital approach. For copies
contact: RIVM, PO Box 1, 3720 Bilthoven, Netherlands; tel:
+31-30-274-91-11; fax: +31-30-274-29-71.
THE BIOSAFETY PROTOCOL: AN ANALYSIS: By Peter Hardstaff (Royal Society
for the Protection of Birds, March 2000). This report briefly reviews
the background, history and need for the a biosafety protocol, as well
as the contents and implications of the final text of the Cartagena
Protocol on Biosafety in international law. For copies contact: RSPB,
The Lodge, Sandy, Bedfordshire SG19 2DL, UK; tel: +44-1767-68055; fax:
+44-1767692365; internet: http://www.rspb.org.uk
CULTURAL AND SPIRITUAL VALUES OF BIODIVERSITY: Edited by Darrell Posey
(1999). This volume serves as a complementary contribution to the Global
Biodiversity Assessment by looking at the issues of spiritual and
cultural diversity. The book addresses issues, including: linguistic
diversity, indigenous peoples, traditional scientific and health
systems; traditional agricultural systems, ethical, moral and religious
concerns; and diversity within montaine forest and aquatic/marine
ecosystems. For copies contact: Intermediate Technology Publications,
103/105 Southampton Row, London WC1B 4HH UK; or the UN Environment
Program, PO Box 30552, Nairobi Kenya; internet: http://www.unep.org
DAMS AND DEVELOPMENT: A NEW FRAMEWORK FOR DECISION-MAKING – REPORT OF
THE WORLD COMMISSION ON DAMS (OVERVIEW): By the World Commission on
Dams
(November 2000). This report provides a summary of the findings on
the
World Commission on Dams, which was convened to: review the development
effectiveness of large dams; assess alternatives for water resources
and
energy development; and develop criteria, guidelines and standards
for
the planning design, appraisal, construction, operation, monitoring
and
decommissioning of dams. For copies of the overview contact: World
Commission on Dams, PO Box 16002, Vlaeberg, 8018, Cape Town, South
Africa; tel: +27-21-426-4000; fax: +27-21-426-0036; e-mail:
info@dams.org; internet: http://www.dams.org. For copies of the full
report contact: Earthscan Publications, 120 Pentonville Rd., London
N1
9JN, UK; tel: +44-20-7278-0433; fax: +44-20-7278-1142; e-mail:
earthinfo@earthscan.co.uk; internet: http://www.earthscan.co.uk.
DRUG DISCOVERY, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION: THE
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATIVE BIODIVERSITY GROUPS. Edited by Joshua
Rosenthal. This is a special issue Pharmaceutical Biology, Vol.37
(1999), which contains a number of articles related to the work of
the
ICBG. For copies contact: Swets and Zeitlinger, PO Box 825, 2160 SZ
Lisse, the Netherlands; fax: +31-252-415888; e-mail: orders@swets.nl;
internet: http:/www.swets.nl/sps/journals/jonline.html
ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM: A GUIDE
FOR NGOS, 9th Edition: by the UN Non-Governmental Liaison Service (NGLS)
(September 1999). This volume serves as a reference for UN offices,
agencies, programs, special agencies, environment conventions, regional
commission, information centers and publications. For copies contact:
UN-NGLS, Room DC1-1106, United Nations, New York, NY 10017 USA; tel:
+1-212-963-3125; fax: +1-212-963-8712; e-mail: ngls@undp.org
ECONOMIC VALUATION OF ANIMAL GENETIC RESOURCES: Edited by JEO Rege and
produced by FAO and the International Livestock Research Institute
(ILRI) (March 1999). This book contains the proceedings of a workshop
held on the issue in March 1999, including the presentations delivered.
For copies contact: DAD-IS, FAO; e-mail: DAD-IS@fao.org; internet:
http://www.fao.org/dad-is/
ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND TRADE EXPANSION IN THE AMERICAS: A HEMISPHERIC
DIALOGUE: Edited by Robin Rosenberg and produced by the North-South
Center, the OAS and ICTSD (July 2000). This volume includes a number
of
papers addressing institutional challenges and opportunities for sound
trade expansion, environmental competitiveness and clean production,
labeling and certification schemes, institutional cooperation on trade
and the environment, and environmental opportunities in the Free Trade
Agreement for the Americas. For copies contact: North-South Center
Press, University of Miami, 1500 Monza Ave., Coral Gables, Florida
33146-3027 USA; tel: +1-305-284-8912; fax: +1-305-284-5089; e-mail:
mmapes@miami.edu; internet: http://www.miami.edu/nsc
A GUIDE TO DESIGNING LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORKS ON ALIEN
INVASIVE SPECIES (IUCN-ELC Environmental Policy and Law Paper #40):
By
Clare Shine, Nattley Williams and Lothar Gundling (2000). This report
provides an overview and background on the major environmental and
policy issues related to alien invasive species. It then addresses:
the
international legal regime; legal frameworks, approaches and tools;
national legal and institutional frameworks; prevention, mitigation
and
response measures; and measures to promote compliance and
accountability. For copies contact: IUCN Publications Services Unit,
219c Huntingdon Road, Cambridge CB3 0DL, UK; tel: +44-1223-277894;
fax:
+44-1223-277175; e-mail: info@books.iucn.org; internet:
http://www.iucn.org (also available as an information document to CBD
SBSTTA-6 – UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/6/INF/8)
HANDBOOK OF THE CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY (DRAFT): By the CBD
Secretariat (2000). This handbook gathers all of the decisions and
rules
developed under the CBD into one resource. For example, it contains
the
CBD’s rules of procedures, SBSTTA’s modus operandi, the text of the
Convention, and decisions from COP1-4, as well as from the Extraordinary
COP addressing the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety. To place an order
contact: Earthscan Publications, 120 Pentonville Rd., London N1 9JN,
UK;
tel: +44-20-7278-0433; fax: +44-20-7278-1142; e-mail:
earthinfo@earthscan.co.uk; internet: http://www.earthscan.co.uk. The
text can also be downloaded from the CBD’s web site although it is
several megabytes in size – http://www.biodiv.org
HANDBOOK OF INCENTIVE MEASURES FOR BIODIVERSITY: DESIGN AND
IMPLEMENTATION: by the OECD (1999). This handbook draws on the
experiences of numerous case studies to develop a step-by-step process
for identifying and implementing appropriate incentive measures for
biodiversity conservation and sustainable use. It describes a wide
range
of incentive measures as well as the necessary conditions for their
implementation. For copies contact: OECD Publications, 2, rue
Andre-Pascal, 75775 Pairs Cedex 16, France; internet:
http://www.oecd.org
INCORPORATING SCIENCE, ECONOMICS AND SOCIOLOGY IN DEVELOPING SANITARY
AND PHYTOSANITARY STANDARDS IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE: By US National
Research Council (2000). This book contains the proceedings of a
conference held in Irvine, California, USA from 25-7 January 1999,
to
examine the roles of the biological and natural sciences, economics,
sociology, politics and culture in the management of trade issues
related to SPS standards in the post-Uruguay trade round. The book
addresses sections on: agricultural trade, risk assessment and the
role
of culture in risk management; political and ecological economy; and
case studies. For copies contact: National Academy Press, 2101
Constitution Ave., NW, Lockbox 285, Washington DC 20055 USA; tel:
+1-202-334-3313; internet: http://www.nap.edu
INDIGENOUS AND TRADITIONAL PEOPLES OF THE WORLD AND ECOREGION
CONSERVATION: By Gonzalo Oviedo and Peter Bille Larsen (WWF) and Luisa
Maffi (Terralingua) (November 2000). This report uses WWF’s work on
ecoregions in an examination of their overlaps with indigenous people
and traditional communities. The report consists of three parts: 1)
a
biocultural approach to conserving biodiversity in the world’s
ecoregions; 2) an approach and benchmarks for working with indigenous
peoples on ecoregion conservation; and 3) additional information and
resources for such work. For copies contact: WWF International, Avenue
du Mont-Blanc, 1196 Gland, Switzerland; tel: +41-22-364-9111; fax:
+41-22-364-5358; internet: http://www.panda.org
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS: SPECIAL BIODIVERSITY ISSUE: Vol.76, No.2 (April
2000). This special issues of International Affairs contains the
following articles: Biodiversity finance (Michael Rubino); Biodiversity
and business (Kerry ten Kate and Sarah Laird); Linking agricultural
biodiversity and food security (Lori Ann Thrupp); Tourism and
biodiversity (David Vaughan); Regulating biotech trade (Robert Falkner);
and The nature of value and the value of nature (Ben Rogers). For copies
contact: Blackwell Publishers Journals, PO Box 805, 108 Cowley Rd.,
Oxford OX4 1FH UK; tel: +44-1865-244083; fax: +44-1865-381381; e-mail:
jnlinfo@blackwellpublishers.co.uk; internet:
http://www.blackwellpublishers.co.uk
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY: SPECIAL ISSUE ON BIOTECHNOLOGY
IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY: Vol. 2, Nos. 1/2/3 (2000). This special issue
includes papers prepared by participants of an international conference
on Biotechnology in the Global Economy held by Harvard University’s
Center for International Development in September 1999. For copies
contact: ijbt@inderscience.com
MANAGEMENT OF BLEACHED AND SEVERELY DAMAGED CORAL REEFS: By Susie
Westmacott, Kristian Teleki, Sue Wells and Jordan West (IUCN, 2000).
This book provides guidance for managers and policy-makers on the
management of degraded coral reefs. It reviews the causes and threats
of
such damage and includes chapters specifically focusing on: marine
protected areas; fisheries; tourism; integrated coastal management;
restoration; monitoring and research; and climate change. For copies
contact: IUCN Publications Services Unit, 219c Huntingdon Road,
Cambridge CB3 0DL, UK; tel: +44-1223-277894; fax: +44-1223-277175;
e-mail: info@books.iucn.org; internet: http://www.iucn.org
PAPER CUTS: RECOVERING THE PAPER LANDSCAPE: by Janet Abramovitz
and
Ashley Mattoon (Worldwatch Institute, December 1999). This Worldwatch
Paper reviews the trends in production and consumption of paper
products, including an analysis of hidden production, fiber supply,
cleaner production measures and designing a sustainable paper economy.
For copies contact: Worldwatch Institute, 1776 Massachusetts Ave.,
NW,
Washington DC 20036-1904, USA; tel: 1-800-555-2028 (in North American);
fax: +1-202-296-7365; e-mail: wwpub@worldwatch.org; internet:
http://www.worldwatch.org
PROTECTING PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT: IMPLEMENTING THE
PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE: Edited by Carolyn Raffensperger and Joel
Tickner (July 1999). This book is based on the presentations and results
of the Wingspread Conference, convened in January 1998 on implementing
the precautionary principle. It describes the principle’s history and
foundations, explains how it can function in activities ranging from
agriculture to manufacturing, looks at shifting the burden of proof
to
proponents of new technologies, and provides specific mechanisms for
implementing the principle. For copies contact: Island Press,
Department. 5AU, PO Box 7, Covelo, CA 95428 USA; tel: +1-707-983-6432;
fax: +1-707-983-6414; e-mail: ipwest@igc.org; internet:
http://www.islandpress.org
REGULATING GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS: STRIKING A BALANCE BETWEEN
PROGRESS AND SAFETY: By Cyril Kormos and Layla Hughes (Conservation
International, 2000). This report describes the range of issues that
legislators and administrators will confront when drafting regulations
for GMOs and includes regulatory examples from the US and other
countries. For copies contact: Center for Applied Biodiversity Science,
Conservation International, 2501 M Street NW Suite 200, Washington
DC
20037 USA; tel: +1-202-429-5660; fax: +1-202-887-0193; internet:
http://www.conservation.org
REINTERPRETING THE PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE: Edited by Tim O'Riordan,
James Cameron and Andrew Jordan (2000). This book examines the
application of the precautionary principle in different countries,
along
with its development in international law and trade. To order contact:
Cameron May Ltd; 69-71 Bondway, London SW8 1SQ, UK; tel:
+44-20-7582-7567; fax: +44-20-7793-8353; email: orders@cameronmay.com;
Internet: http://www.cameronmay.com
RESPONDING TO BIOPROSPECTING FROM BIODIVERSITY IN THE SOUTH TO MEDICINES
IN THE NORTH: Edited by Hanne Svarstad and Shivcharn Dhillion (2000).
This book provides an insight into bioprospecting from both sides of
the
debate: from those viewing it as an opportunity for sustainable income
generation to those seeing bioprospecting and related patenting as
the
piracy of biodiversity and knowledge. For copies contact: North America,
Europe, Australia – Olaf Norlis Bokhandel, Universitetgst. 20-24, N-0162
Oslo, Norway; fax: +47-22-42-26-51; e-mail: info@norli.no; Africa,
Asia,
Latin America – Centre for Development and Environment, PO Box 1116,
Blindern, N-0317 Oslo, Norway; fax: +47-22-85-89-20; e-mail:
publications@sum.uio.no
THE RIGHT CONDITIONS: THE WORLD BANK, STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT AND FOREST
POLICY REFORM: By Frances Seynour and Navroz Dubash (WRI, 2000). This
book examines the issue of World Bank structural adjustment policies
and
consequent effects on forest policy reform. It includes four case
studies on Papua New Guinea, Cameroon, Indonesia and Kenya, as well
as
an overall analysis and recommendations. For copies contact: World
Resources Institute, 10 G St. NW, Washington DC 20002 USA; internet:
http://www.wri.org
THE ROOT CAUSES OF BIODIVERSITY LOSS: Edited by Alexander Wood, Pamela
Stedman-Edwards and Johanna Mang (WWF) (July 2000). This book examines
the underlying causes of biodiversity loss, providing an analysis of
a
range of case studies using an interdisciplinary framework to assess
environmental, operational and institutional factors and to develop
approaches addressing the root causes. For copies contact: Earthscan
Publications, 120 Pentonville Rd., London N1 9JN, UK; tel:
+44-20-7278-0433; fax: +44-20-7278-1142; e-mail:
earthinfo@earthscan.co.uk; internet: http://www.earthscan.co.uk
TRADE, ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: VIEWS FROM SUB-SAHARAN
AFRICA AND LATIN AMERICA: Edited by Peider Konz and produced by ICTSD
and UNU-IAS (2000). This book is a collection of analytical, research
and case study articles from African and Latin American authors from
a
diverse range of backgrounds. The contents serve to inform policy-makers
of development priorities and address the relationships between trade
liberalization, economic growth, poverty alleviation and environmental
degradation. For copies contact: Juan Patricio Navarro, ICTSD, 13 chemin
des Anemones, 1219 Geneva Switzerland; tel: +41-22-917-84-92; fax:
+41-22-917-80-93; e-mail: jpnavarro@ictsd.ch
TRIAL BY FIRE: FOREST FIRES AND FORESTRY POLICY IN INDONESIA’S ERA OF
CRISIS AND REFORM: by Charles Victor Barber and James Schweithelm (World
Resources Institute in collaboration with WWF-Indonesia and Telapak
Indonesia Foundation, 2000). This report details the impacts, causes
and
costs of the 1997-8 Indonesian forest fires and reviews the
possibilities for reforming Indonesian forest policies. For copies
contact: Forest Frontiers Initiative, World Resources Institute, 10
G
St. NW, Washington DC 20002 USA; tel: +1-202-729-7600; fax:
+1-202-729-7610; e-mail: ffi@wri.org; internet: http://www.wri.org
VANISHING BORDERS: PROTECTING THE PLANET IN THE AGE OF GLOBALIZATION:
by
Hilary French, 2000. This book addresses how globalization processes
have affected the environmental and environmental protection efforts.
French provides an argument for integrating ecological concerns into
rules regulating global commerce, and looks at the role of new
communications technologies, NGOs and progressive industries in moving
this agenda forward. For copies contact: Worldwatch Institute, 1776
Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington DC 20036-1904, USA; tel:
1-800-555-2028 (in North American); fax: +1-202-296-7365; e-mail:
wwpub@worldwatch.org; internet: http://www.worldwatch.org