(dailypioneer.com): Post-Copenhagen, in the International Year of Biodiversity, the issue of bio-piracy is all set to be the next bone of contention between the developed and developing countries. India recently sought to assume a “leadership role” in the global biodiversity conservation efforts by asserting it will push for the adoption of the Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) protocol at the International Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) at Nagoya (Japan) in October this year. The ABS protocol provides an opportunity to biodiversity-rich countries like India to realise benefits for its people from the use of biodiversity. The adoption of the ABS protocol is one of the major items for consideration in Nagoya where as many as 3,600 texts will be negotiated.
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