|
Action Group on Erosion, Technology, and Concentration
(ETC Group, NGO. Formerly
RAFI)
Policy Issues
Policy issues of the CBDC involve:
- creating awareness about the loss of biodiversity in
agriculture;
- highlighting trends in biotechnology;
- drawing attention to intellectual property rights
regimes;
- issues on bio-piracy and global changes in the
"life industries";
- production of publications and organisatin of
workshops on these subjects with CBDC partners,
The ETC Group is an international civil society organization based in Winnipeg,
Canada, and governed by a Board of Trustees with members from six continents.
The organization is dedicated to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity, and
to the socially responsible development of technologies useful to rural
societies. The ETC Group is concerned about the loss of agricultural biodiversity, the
protection of indigenous knowledge, the impact of intellectual property and
biotechnology on food security, and the governance of international institutions
that affect rural communities. With colleagues from around the world, the ETC Group
conducts research and policy advocacy, usually in an effort to influence policy
negotiations in multilateral forums. The ETC Group has roster status with the United
Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and consulting status with the UN
Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the UN Food and Agriculture
Organization (FAO).
ETC Group's contribution to the
CBDC has
included research on:
- the loss of biodiversity in agriculture
- trends in biotechnology
- intellectual property and bio-piracy
- global changes in the "life industries"
Contact Details:
478 River Avenue, suite 200,
WINNIPEG MB R3L 0C8,
Canada
Tel: 204 453-5259
Fax: 204 284-7871
E-mail: etc@etcgroup.org
Internet: http://www.etcgroup.org |
|
|
|