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CBD UEBT – PRESS RELEASE Biodiversity awareness keeps rising among consumers and business

Paris/Montreal 5 May 2011. Biodiversity awareness has risen again among consumers and business, according to the latest edition of the UEBT Biodiversity Barometer launched in Paris today. [...] According to one of the targets of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity … Continue reading

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UEBT announces its 2011 international conference in Paris

Save the date, 5 May 2011, in Paris. This conference targets cosmetics, personal care, pharmaceutical and food companies that are sourcing natural ingredients from the world’s rich biodiversity. To find more information about this conference, please click here.

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UEBT Technical Brief on Nagoya protocol released

In October, the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) adopted the Nagoya Protocol on access and benefit sharing.  The Nagoya Protocol is a new set of international rules that will seek to advance implementation of CBD access and benefit sharing principles. Companies … Continue reading

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Winners of UEBT Biodiversity Award announced!

Companies in the food sector, leading and pioneering efforts to promote conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity, were honoured with Biodiversity Awards on Tuesday 16 November. The Union for Ethical BioTrade (UEBT) and United Business Media (UBM) revealed the winners … Continue reading

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Short-listers for UEBT Biodiversity Award announced

Only a week away from the awards ceremony, and we are pleased to announce the ten companies that have been short-listed for the UEBT Biodiversity Awards. You can find out more here. Come to the Awards Ceremony on Tuesday 16 … Continue reading

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Historic deal reached on biodiversity conservation in Nagoya

The 2010 UN Biodiversity Summit finished last week with new rules for access and benefit sharing, a strategic plan for 2011-2020 and a renewed call for business engagement. The event has been described as “one of the most successful meetings … Continue reading

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New! Results of UEBT Biodiversity Barometer, Asia extension

The Union for Ethical BioTrade (UEBT) announced the Asia results of its Biodiversity Barometer 2010 during the UN Biodiversity Summit in Nagoya. The UEBT Barometer includes a survey on consumer understanding and attitudes towards biodiversity, involving a sample population of … Continue reading

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UEBT notes 3 and 4 on trends in patenting

The final notes on the Union for Ethical BioTrade series on  “A review of patent activity in the cosmetics sector in the context of the ethical sourcing of biodiversity” have been now made public.  This series aims to provide an … Continue reading

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Patents in Cosmetics: Disclosure of Origin Arduous, Report says

The Union in the Press @ Intellectual Property Watch

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UEBT note 2 of 4 on trends in patenting

Biodiversity is recognized as a source of innovation in the cosmetics sector.  But how is it addressed in the context of patents? To contribute to efforts to understand how patenting strategies support ethical sourcing practices, UEBT commissioned an analysis of … Continue reading

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