Qualireg Médiathèque Rapports de synthèse Geographical Indications, In Situ Conservation and Traditional Knowledge
Geographical Indications, In Situ Conservation and Traditional Knowledge
by Jorge Larson Guerra - Policy Brief 3
This information note presents aims to provide a panorama of current trends in GIs as they relate to biodiversity conservation and rural development, and their potential contributions to poverty, hunger alleviation and environmental goals.
The importance of geographical indications (GIs) as a concept of rural development is growing steadily. Recent years have witnessed legislative changes, and the registration and commercial development of GIs in a number of biologically-diverse developing countries (e.g. Brazil, India, China, Vietnam) as well a in developed countries (e.g. Germany, Japan). At the same time, there continues to be a lively debate about the actual impact of GIs on environmental conservation and rural development.
This information note presents aims to provide a panorama of current trends in GIs as they relate to biodiversity conservation and rural development, and their potential contributions to poverty, hunger alleviation and environmental goals. The note presents key findings of an analysis of over 30 GI cases and their relation to in situ conservation, traditional knowledge and governance aspects of geographically differentiated value chains. It is presented in the hope that it may enrich the discussions currently taking place in the CBD and the WTO.
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