- Source: Association for Plant Breeding for the Benefit of Society
The Association for Plant Breeding for the Benefit of Society (APBREBES) is an international non-governmental organization founded in 2009 as a network to advocate on issues related to plant breeders' rights, peasants and farmers’ rights, food sovereignty, and the sustainable management of agricultural biodiversity. APBREBES has the status of observer to the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV).
Background
In 2009, seven NGOs joined to create the APBREBES: the Center for International Environmental Law, Community Technology Development Trust, Development Fund (Norway), Local Initiatives for Biodiversity, Research and Development, Public Eye, Southeast Asia Regional Initiative for Community Empowerment, and Third World Network.
The association's main focus are the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) and the Convention on Biological Diversity. The network is also an important critique of the implementation of the UPOV system of plant breeders' rights. APBREBES emphasises equitable access to plant genetic resources and ensures that legal frameworks respect human rights and environmental sustainability.
The association is active mostly at the UPOV, although it also occasionally work at the national or regional level, such as in Africa and elsewhere. In 2015, APBREBES developed guidelines for alternative to the UPOV system for developing countries' plant variety protection laws.
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Kontroversi makanan yang dimodifikasi secara genetik
- Daftar julukan kota di Amerika Serikat
- Association for Plant Breeding for the Benefit of Society
- International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants
- List of international organizations based in Geneva
- Plant breeding
- Luther Burbank
- Strawberry cultivation in California
- International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
- Sweet pea
- Potato
- Dudhsagar Dairy
