Farmer groups warn MPs that Seeds Bill and trade deals could weaken control over traditional seeds

India, Aug. 6 -- Farmer organisations have warned members of the parliament that the proposed Draft Seeds Bill, 2025, together with intellectual property demands emerging in India's trade negotiations... Read More

Amid concurrence and disagreement over various issues, SBSTTA28 ends in Nairobi ahead of CBD COP17 in Yerevan

India, Aug. 2 -- The six-day-long 28th meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice or SBSTTA 28 came to an end in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi on August 1, 2026, ... Read More

Wildlife trade body to meet in Geneva to decide the fate of the world's traded plants

India, July 13 -- Experts from around the world will meet in Geneva for the 28th meeting of the Plants Committee (PC28) of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and... Read More

Geneva meeting to shape the future of global wildlife trade

India, July 12 -- Wildlife experts from around the world will meet in Geneva, Switzerland, from July 13 to 17, for the 34th meeting of the Animals Committee of the Convention on International Trade in... Read More

More biodiversity funding is reaching Indigenous communities. But who decides how it is spent?

India, July 6 -- More biodiversity finance is beginning to reach Indigenous Peoples and local communities, but experts say control over how the money is spent remains the central question. At recent ... Read More