Genetic Resources

Environet

This column will bring you an update on various groups and individuals working in fields related to environment, development and the sciences. This time some information on interesting and useful publications and networks

Publication Date:

30/05/1992

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Basel Convention, Soil Resources, Water Conservation, Genetic Resources, Scientists, NGO, India, Ahmedabad (D), Toxic Wastes

Environment

Natural resource links: a directory of government institutions dealing with natural resources

This directory provides the addresses and names of concerned officers in government departments dealing with India's natural resources.

Publication Date:

Dec 1991

Source: Centre for Science and Environment

Tags:

Environment, Water Resources, Atmosphere, Urban Development, Energy, Wildlife, Genetic Resources, Rural Development, Geology, Government Of India (GOI), Agriculture

Agriculture

Gene Campaign

Tags: Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge, India, Agriculture, GM Crops, Gene Campaign

Biodiversity

Dying diversity: North profits from destruction of southern hotspots

Lukewarm spots >> Biodiversity hotspots are regions of significant diversity threatened with destruction through commercial exploitation. There are 34 hotspots in the world, accounting for just

Publication Date:

29/04/2007

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

15

Issue:

20070430

pp:

0

Tags:

Endangered Species, Biodiversity, Genetic Resources, Developing Countries, Statistics

India

Genetically modified technology is absolutely price neutral

Graham Brookes, an agricultural economist and director of the UK based PG Economics limited, a research and consultancy organisation, has authored a study on genetically modified gm crops. He talks to

Publication Date:

14/04/2006

Author(s): Sourav Mishra

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

14

Issue:

20060415

pp:

0

Tags:

Agriculture, Genetic Resources, Technology, Genetic Engineering, Argentina, India

Mining

In short

SC clears mill land sale: The Supreme Court (SC) has cleared the sale of mill land in Mumbai, setting aside an earlier Bombay High court order. The SC has upheld the Maharashtra government's

Publication Date:

30/03/2006

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

14

Issue:

20060331

pp:

0

Tags:

Land Resources, Mining, Glaciers, Health Care, Obesity, Genetic Resources, Legislation, Supreme Court, High Court, New Zealand, Mumbai

Agriculture

EU ministers clash on GMOs Again

European Union (eu) farm ministers once again revealed their long-standing rift over genetically modified ( gm ) food. At a recent meet in Luxembourg, proposals to approve new gm imports and to

Publication Date:

29/11/2005

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

14

Issue:

20051130

pp:

0

Tags:

Agriculture, Genetic Resources, Genetic Engineering, Global, European Union (EU)

Biodiversity

Busy preludes to biodiversity meet

Crucial issues such as protection of traditional knowledge, and creation of an international regime on access to genetic resources and benefit sharing were taken up by two working groups of the Convention on Biological Diversity CBD in December. The bod

Publication Date:

14/01/2004

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Traditional Knowledge, Biodiversity, Genetic Resources, Legislation, European Union (EU)

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