Securing our natural wealth : a policy agenda for sustainable development in India and for its neighboring countries /: a policy agenda for sustainable development in India and for its neighboring countries. ([2018])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Debashis Bandyopadhyay.
• Authors: Bandyopadhyay, Debashis
• Contents: Intro; Foreword; Preface; Contents; About the Author; Acronyms; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Background; 1.2 South and Southeast Asia: Trade and Cooperation; 1.3 Coverage and Scope; 1.4 Defining Natural Wealth; 1.5 Facets of Natural Wealth Protection; 1.6 The Agenda-21 for Sustainable Development; 1.7 Evolving Integrated Solutions and Policies; 1.8 New Vistas in South-South Cooperation; 1.9 Structure of the Book; 1.10 Epilogue; References; 2 Emergence of IPR Regimes and Governance Frameworks; 2.1 Overview; 2.2 Evolution of IPR Regimes; 2.2.1 The Paris Convention; 2.2.2 The Berne Convention. 2.2.3 Categories of Multilateral Industrial Property Treaties2.2.4 Regional Industrial Property Treaties; 2.2.5 World Trade Organization and the TRIPS Agreement; 2.3 Governance Frameworks for IPR Protection of Life Forms; 2.3.1 Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS); 2.3.2 Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD); 2.3.3 Cartagena Protocol; 2.3.4 International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA); 2.3.5 International Union for Protection of New Plant Varieties (UPOV); 2.3.6 Budapest Treaty; 2.3.7 Lisbon Agreement for Appellation of Origin. 2.4 Major Issues of Protection2.5 Protection vis-a-vis Access; 2.6 The Middle Path: Achieving a Balance in Intellectual Property Protection and Public Access; 2.7 Conclusion; References; 3 TRIPS, CBD and Developing Countries: Implications on Food Security and Conservation; 3.1 Overview; 3.2 Agriculture and Food Security; 3.3 Biodiversity and Conservation; 3.4 Traditional Knowledge, Indigenous Knowledge and Traditional Cultural Expressions; 3.5 The Enigma of Article 27.3(b) of the TRIPS; 3.6 Plant Variety Protection and Biodiversity: Biased Stand of the TRIPS; 3.7 Options Under the CBD. 3.8 Options Under a Sui generis System3.8.1 What Constitutes an Effective Sui generis System; 3.9 Addressing the Concerns of Developing Countries; 3.10 UPOV's Bias Against Developing Countries and Evolution of Sui generis System at Global Level; 3.11 Addressing Conflict of Compliance; 3.12 Conclusion; References; 4 The South Asian Perspective; 4.1 Background; 4.2 Overview of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC); 4.2.1 Trade Dimension of the BIMSTEC; 4.2.2 Land Use; 4.2.3 Human Development. 4.3 Country Profiles of Selected Countries of South Asia4.3.1 Bangladesh; 4.3.2 Bhutan; 4.3.3 India; 4.3.4 Myanmar; 4.3.5 Nepal; 4.3.6 Sri Lanka; 4.3.7 Thailand; 4.4 Why Natural Wealth Protection in South Asia is Important?; 4.5 Conclusion; References; 5 Plant Variety Protection and Farmers' Rights; 5.1 Background; 5.2 Possible Fall Out of Plant Variety Protection; 5.3 Privilege for the Farmers; 5.4 PVP vis-a-vis Patents: What Developing Countries Stand to Gain; 5.5 PVP in South Asian Countries; 5.5.1 India; 5.5.2 Bangladesh; 5.5.3 Bhutan; 5.5.4 Nepal; 5.5.5 Myanmar; 5.5.6 Thailand.
• Publisher Details: Singapore : Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 333.70954; Sustainable development -- Government policy -- South Asia; Environmental policy -- Economic aspects -- South Asia; Biodiversity conservation; Intellectual property; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Real Estate -- General; Biodiversity conservation; Economic policy; Environmental policy -- Economic aspects; Intellectual property; Sustainable development -- Government policy; Political Science and International Relations; Development and Sustainability; Development Policy; Governance and Government; South Asia -- Economic policy; South Asia; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9789811088728; 9811088721
• Related ISBNs: 9789811088711; 9811088713
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed June 13, 2018).
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