Spoor & Fisher | South Africa | 1 Aug 2022
In July 2022, history was made when the Rooibos industry disbursed the first round of benefit-sharing funds to the National Khoisan Council and the South African San Council as part of an access and benefit sharing agreement that was signed between the parties in 2019. Negotiations between the parties began as far back as 2014, when the Khoisan and San were recognised by the South African......
Sydney Criminal Lawyers | Australia | 6 Apr 2022
Adopted on 13 September 2007, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) is a comprehensive document that sets out…
Pinsent Masons | United Kingdom | 8 Dec 2021
Psychedelics are a group of medicines that alter mood and sensory perceptions, and – despite traditionally having mystical connotations – are now known to offer much-needed hope for many debilitating mental health conditions. This article provides a brief history of these medicines and discusses the prospect of them becoming a mainstream treatment for a range of psychiatric disorders in the......
OMC Abogados & Consultores | Peru | 13 Sep 2021
"Biopiracy" is defined as the unauthorised, illegal and irregular access and use of biological resources and their components, or associated traditional knowledge, in the research and development of new products. In Peru, the National Commission Against Biopiracy is the institution in charge of the promotion, protection and defence of biological resources and traditional knowledge.
Miller Thomson LLP | Canada | 9 Mar 2020
On February 4, 2020, the Federal Court of Appeal released its decision in Coldwater v. Trans Mountain, 2020 FCA 34 (“Coldwater”), considering legal…
Finlaysons | Australia | 20 Dec 2019
On 11 December 2019 the Federal Minister for Indigenous Affairs, the Hon Ken Wyatt, AM MP, announced a comprehensive review would be undertaken of…
Fasken | Canada | 16 Dec 2019
On November 28, 2019, the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (“DRIPA”) became law. For background on this legislation, please read…
DLA Piper | New Zealand | 3 Dec 2019
The Government has released a draft National Policy Statement for Indigenous Biodiversity (NPS-IB) for comment. Submissions on the draft NPS-IB and…
Fasken | Canada | 21 Nov 2019
As described in our first bulletin in this series, BC recently introduced Bill 41, draft legislation to implement the United Nations Declaration on…
Fasken | Canada | 15 Nov 2019
On October 22, 2019, a majority of the Alberta Court of Appeal (the Honourable Madam Justices Jo'Anne Strekaf and Ritu Khullar), issued its ruling in…