title: Plant Genetic Resources: Needs, Rights, and Opportunities.
abstract: Technological advances allow us to tap into genetic resources to address food and nutritional security in the face of population growth, urbanization, climate change, and environmental degradation. It is vital, particularly for developing countries, to ensure that the policy framework regulating access and use of genetic resources keeps pace with technological developments.
authors.affiliation: Crop-IP Consulting, Bonn, Germany.
authors.forename: Carolina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Roa
authors.affiliation: International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Los Baños, Philippines.
authors.forename: Ruaraidh Sackville
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Hamilton
authors.affiliation: International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Recta Cali-Palmira, Apartado Aéreo 6713, Cali, Colombia.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wenzl
authors.affiliation: CGIAR Consortium Office, 34394 Montpellier Cedex 5, France; SRUC, Peter Wilson Building, West Mains Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3JG, UK. Electronic address: wayne.powell@sruc.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Wayne
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Powell
mesh_terms: D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources / Q000379:methods; D023281:Genomics / Q000379:methods; D010944:Plants / Q000235:genetics*
keywords: Nagoya Protocol; Plant Treaty; genetic resources; genomics; information; policy