Biodiversity Protection Farmers and Breeders Rights

• Overview of International framework
• Convention on Biodiversity - Objectives and Articles
• International Regime on ABS
• Biodiversity and Climate Change
• Biobanks – Governance issues

• The Biological Diversity Act, 2002
• Regulatory authorities in India – NBA & SBB
• Biodiversity Management Committees
• People Biodiversity Registers
• ABS Regulation and Benefit Sharing Procedures in India

Trade regime and Biodiversity

Comparison of Biodiversity Laws of countries

TRIPS-CBD relation

CBD and relation to other international treaties related to environment and organization of related bodies

Interrelationship and new Developments

• Biodiversity and Interface with IPR
• Challenges related to Bio piracy - Case Studies
• Patenting Biodiversity – Recent trends and Developments
• Disclosure Requirements in Patent – Comparative Perspective
• Regulatory Law – Comparative Perspective

• Concept, Definitions and Criteria for Plant Variety Protection.
• Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Right 2001 - Major provisions of the Act
• Plant Variety protection in US, EU, Japan, China etc.,
• International Union for protection of new plant varieties (UPOV)
• Farmers’ Rights – other country models

• Principles of Biodiversity Governance
• Compliance Procedures and Linkage with IPR
• Compliance Procedures under International Framework
• Compliance Procedures in India
• Compliance Procedures in EU

• Biodiversity and Interrelationship with Life
• Sustainable Development Agenda
• Biodiversity, ecosystem functioning, ecosystem services
• Biodiversity and Human Happiness
• Nature Protects if She is Protected