International implicaciones sobre la biodiversidad de las negociaciones en la omc documento informativo

The briefing argues that WTO trade liberalisation and intellectual property rules may undermine global biodiversity protections. It highlights conflicts between WTO regulations and the CBD's 'precautionary approach' to Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs), the risk of corporate control over 'ecological goods' and services, and the marginalisation of the CBD Secretariat within WTO decision-making processes. The author contends that industrial agriculture promoted by the WTO displaces traditional farming and encourages chemical dependency, while TRIPS agreement patents may conflict with the non-patentability of genetic resources.

• The CBD Secretariat lacks sufficient institutional access to WTO negotiations, specifically regarding the TRIPS Council, which prevents it from contributing to the review of intellectual property rules affecting biodiversity.
• There is a legal conflict between the WTO's lack of recognition of the 'precautionary approach' and the obligations of the CBD's Biosafety Protocol, which may lead to WTO sanctions against countries that restrict the import of GMOs to protect biodiversity.
• WTO agricultural liberalisation promotes an industrial export model that threatens biodiversity by displacing traditional farming, encouraging the conversion of fragile habitats into cropland, and increasing reliance on chemical inputs from Northern corporations.
• The classification of biodiversity-related items as 'non-agricultural products' or 'ecological goods' and the inclusion of biodiversity protection as a 'service' under GATS could subject biological resources to market pressures and corporate control, potentially facilitating 'biopiracy' of indigenous knowledge.
• Negotiations to ensure that genetic resources remain free of patents under the TRIPS agreement have been stalled due to opposition from Northern countries.
• Proposed WTO agreements on investment and competition (the 'Singapore issues') could restrict the ability of developing governments to regulate foreign investment in natural resources or protect community-based cooperatives.

APA

III, V. P. B. Y. (2002). International implicaciones sobre la biodiversidad de las negociaciones en la omc documento informativo. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/wto_esp.pdf

Chicago

III, Vicente Paolo B. Yu. International implicaciones sobre la biodiversidad de las negociaciones en la omc documento informativo. Friends of the Earth International, 2002. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/wto_esp.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{iii2002international, author = {III, Vicente Paolo B. Yu}, title = {{International implicaciones sobre la biodiversidad de las negociaciones en la omc documento informativo}}, institution = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2002}, month = apr, url = {https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/wto_esp.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }