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Using local agricultural biodiversity - A Kenyan farmer's story
Peninah Mwangangi has a smallholder farm in the arid region of Kitui, in eastern Kenya. She explains how using local traditional food crops have helped mitigate against harvest loss when the rains don't come. This is the third story in our 'Fork in the Road' series as part of our Rio+20 campaign.
Why understanding forest genetic resources is vital for future options
Laura Snook Programme Leader, Forest Genetic Resources Conservation and Use, talks about the need to harness the huge genetic diversity of different tree species to face challenges such as climate change and find sustainable ways to use and conserve it for our future. This video is the latest from our Rio+20 campaign blog.
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CAS-IP
CAS-IP is the CGIAR System service unit for intellectual property and legal matters for the Centers. Currently CAS-IP has a team of 12 staff and consultants based around the world, including 5 fully qualified lawyers with headquarters based in Bioversity's Rome Office.
What does CAS-IP do?
CAS-IP assists, supports, facilitates, and secures access to intellectual assets for distribution and use as public goods. They do this through a variety of projects and services ranging from transactional legal support to capacity building on the issues of:
- copyright
- contractual rights
- MTAs
- licenses
- agreements
- patents
- PVP
- trademarks
- confidential information.
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