Biodiplomacy – Genetic Resources and International Relations

Bibliography on Access to Plant Genetic Resources and Intellectual Property Rights International Plant Genetic Resources Institute

Pomegranate: Biodiversity and genetic resources, a review

Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) is a multipurpose plant that is important as nutrition, medical, horticulture, landscape and environment. The plant has been cultivated since old Iran and Egypt which is mentioned in Bible and Quran. Origin of the plant is Iran and some neighbour countries, although it is cultivated in many countries, now a day. Botanically, it is classified in Punicaceae and ha...

Culture and International Relations : The Culture of International Relations

The Concept of Power in International Relations

The terms of Power, influence and authority could be heard in political world vastly, but using these terms is not leaving only to this realm. Despite its visual simplicity, generally there is not similar and equal perception about term of Power among people. Understanding about by politicians differs from lawyer perception about this term.  What people takes about Power, totally differ from wh...

International markets for genetic resources: opportunities for Colombia

In view of its relative biological wealth, the potential for developing Colombia’s capacity to develop genetic and biochemical resources – or, ‘bioresources’ – as well as to provide such resources to a growing international biotechnology market merits serious consideration. In support of such capacities, this report focuses on: 1 recent and emerging trends within the international biotechnology...