Protecting Community Rights over Traditional Knowledge: Implications of customary laws and practices - Key findings and recommendations 2005-2009
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Dated: January 2010
Authors: Krystyna Swiderska , Alejandro Argumedo , Yiching Song , Jingsong Li , Ruchi Pant , Heraclio Herrera , Doris Mutta , Peter Munyi , S Vedavathy
Key findings report from an action-research project "focused on developing alternative tools to protect traditional knowledge which are rooted in local customary laws rather than based on existing Intellectual Property standards."Produced by International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) Note: This resource was added to this database as part of a migration of resources from the now defunct CCRP Sphaera platform, and is still awaiting a comprehensive review and quality check.
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