Third world network. (Forum).The Third World Network (TWN TWN Taiwan (ISO Country code) TWN Third World Network TWN The Weather Network (Canada) TWN Theatre Workshop of Nantucket (Nantucket, MA) TWN Two Week Notice ) is a nongovernmental organization nongovernmental organization (NGO) Organization that is not part of any government. A key distinction is between not-for-profit groups and for-profit corporations; the vast majority of NGOs are not-for-profit. based in Palang, Malaysia, that brings together individuals and groups to focus on the economic, environmental, and social issues faced by developing countries. The TWN conducts research in these areas, publishes related books and periodicals, and works at international conferences to promote the interests of these countries. The TWN's Web site, located at http://www.twnside.org.sg/, is a guide to its many activities. As most of the world's wealth of biodiversity biodiversity: see biological diversity. biodiversity Quantity of plant and animal species found in a given environment. Sometimes habitat diversity (the variety of places where organisms live) and genetic diversity (the variety of traits expressed is located in the developing countries along the equator, the preservation, ethical research, and equitable distribution of biodiversity and indigenous knowledge are a main focus for the TWN. The TWN site offers a number of books on these topics, current news items, and, under a menu titled Issues, links to pages with information on more specific topics, including Biodiversity, Access, Indigenous Knowledge, and IPRs (intellectual property rights). From the Biodiversity, Access, Indigenous Knowledge, and IPRs page, the article "Biotechnology and Indigenous Peoples The term indigenous peoples has no universal, standard or fixed definition, but can be used about any ethnic group who inhabit the geographic region with which they have the earliest historical connection. ," accessed through the Indigenous Knowledge and Community Rights link, provides an historical background of the biodiversity debates going on between developing countries, multinational pharmaceutical companies, and researchers from developed countries from the perspective of a member of an indigenous group (in this case, the Igorot people of the Philippines). Other information available under Indigenous Knowledge and Community Rights includes attempts by various countries to develop legislation for the protection of indigenous and traditional knowledge as well as efforts to promote such legislation on an international level. From the Biodiversity, Access, Indigenous Knowledge, and IPRs page visitors can also visit the Biopiracy bi·o·pi·ra·cy n. The commercial development of naturally occurring biological materials, such as plant substances or genetic cell lines, by a technologically advanced country or organization without fair compensation to the peoples or nations in and Appropriation The designation by the government or an individual of the use to which a fund of money is to be applied. The selection and setting apart of privately owned land by the government for public use, such as a military reservation or public building. of Traditional Knowledge section. Available here are articles on campaigns by nongovernmental organizations Transnational organizations of private citizens that maintain a consultative status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations. Nongovernmental organizations may be professional associations, foundations, multinational businesses, or simply groups with a common interest in to raise awareness of the issue of biopiracy, actions taken by international bodies and national governments to limit biopiracy, and summaries of international meetings on the topic. |
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