BIODIVERSITY, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY-RIGHTS, AND GATT AGREEMENT - HOW TO ADDRESS THE CONFLICTS

Authors
KOTHARI A ANURADHA RV
Citation
A. Kothari et Rv. Anuradha, BIODIVERSITY, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY-RIGHTS, AND GATT AGREEMENT - HOW TO ADDRESS THE CONFLICTS, Economic and political weekly, 32(43), 1997, pp. 2814-2820
Citations number
20
Journal title
Economic and political weekly → ACNP
ISSN journal
00129976
Volume
32
Issue
43
Year of publication
1997
Pages
2814 - 2820
Database
ISI
SICI code
0012-9976(1997)32:43<2814:BIPAGA>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
This paper examines the impact of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) o n biodiversity in general and specifically on the objectives of the Co nvention on Biological Diversity (CBD). It also addresses the broader issue of the relationship between the GATT/WTO Agreement and the CBD. It then reflects on the choices available to ensure that the objective s of the CBD are not undermined.