Indonesia: Govt told to ratify Nagoya Protocol to save biodiversity

Jakarta Post: Environmental groups have called on the government to ratify an international treaty that allows the country to reap the benefits of its own genetic resources. The treaty, the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from the Utilization (Nagoya Protocol), defined how countries access genetic resources and share the benefits of the resources with the country of origin. Indonesia acceded the Nagoya Protocol on May 11, 2011, but the......

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