Press releases
| 19.04.11 | Agreement on influenza virus sharing and benefit sharing is a step forward but has some shortcomings The Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Framework agreed to at a meeting of the WHO early Saturday morning (16th April 2011) will for the first time put in place terms... more |
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| 27.05.10 | Roiboos-Robbery: Nestle accused of biopirating against South African genetic resources Research by the Berne Declaration and Natural Justice reveals that five recent patent applications by Nestlé on the use of Rooibos and Honeybush are in conflict ... more |
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| 28.04.10 | Major breakthrough in the fight against biopiracy: German pharmaceutical Schwabe announces withdrawal of 5 pelargonium patents The African Centre for Biosafety(ACB), the Berne Declaration (BD) and the Church Development Service (EED) welcome the announcement by Schwabe today that it will ... more |
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| 07.05.08 | Rural community of South Africa stands up against pelargonium-patents and biopiracy The Alice community, living in the Eastern Cape area of South Africa, in close collaboration with the African Center for Biosafety and supported by the Berne... more |
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| 06.03.06 | San of southern Africa urge governments to act The indigenous San population of southern Africa and a coalition of NGOs are urging the governments of Switzerland, Germany and South Africa to take steps against... more |
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