Jul 8, 20021 minRecognition and protection of farmers’ rights: An initial critique of the Plant Variety Protection Act of 2002This issue shows that the PVP Act of 2002 is biased in favor of formal breeders and does not protect farmers' rights to seeds.
May 6, 20021 minThe Bonn guidelines on access to genetic resources: Another false hope against biopiracy? This issue asserts that the voluntary, non-binding nature of the Bonn Guidelines on access to PGRs renders it inutile in protecting farmers.
Jan 7, 20021 minCommunity protocol: An instrument to protect the rights of communities to biological and genetic resources and traditional knowledgeThis issue shows defects of local and international policies in protecting indigenous knowledge and innovations.