Canada: Indigenous Representatives Denounce Canada's Obstructionist Position At COP10

Canada: Indigenous Representatives Denounce Canada's Obstructionist Position At COP10   In Nagoya, Japan, Canada came under severe criticism in the current negotiations on an international regime on Access and Benefit Sharing for the use of genetic resources. Canada stood alone in its shameful opposition to preambular text "Taking into account the significance of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples" (UNDRIP) in the proposed ABS Protocol. Reminding parties that it...

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