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Photo: Reseau Semences Paysannes (RSP)In this section you will find information about events of relevance to Farmers' Rights. Please help us to keep the section updated, and contact us if you have information about upcoming events which you think should be included.



UPCOMING EVENTS

Let's Liberate Diversity IV
Time & place: 10 -12 October 2008, Ascoli, Marche region, Italy
Description: The fourth meeting of a European coordination of networks working on the issue of seeds.
Organizer: Rete Semi Rurali
More info: Detailed desription (PDF)
www.semirurali.net
www.semencespaysannes.org
www.redsemillas.info


WIPO IGC-13
Time & place: 13 -17 October 2008, Geneva, Switzerland
Description: The thirteenth session of the Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
Organizer: WIPO
More info: Tel: +41-22-338-8161
Fax: +41-22-338-8120
E-mail: grtkf@wipo.int
Web: www.wipo.int/meetings/en/details.jsp?meeting_id=16204


Terra Madre 2008
Time & place: 23-27 October 2008, Turin, Italy
Description: The world's largest gathering of farmers
Organizer: Slow Food
More info: www.terramadre2008.org/pagine/welcome.lasso?n=en


International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture 2009
Time & place: 1-5 June 2008, Tunis, Tunisia
Description: Third Session of the Governing Body of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
Organizer: FAO
More info: www.planttreaty.org/gbnex_en.htm



PAST EVENTS

Agricultural Biodiversity: Implementing Farmers' Rights in practice
Time & place: 22 May 2008, 13:15-14:45, Maritim Hotel, Bonn, Germany
Description: This is a side event at CBD COP 9, where a workshop module on Farmers' Rights and the results of a project collecting Farmers' Rights success stories will be presented. The side event will also mark the launching of the new Farmers’ Rights website www.farmersrights.org.
Organizers: Fridtjof Nansen Institute (Norway), Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) (Germany) and the Development Fund (Norway)
More info:    Program/invitation
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