However, the new agreement is unlikely to lead to major changes to New Zealand law, or improve the rights of Māori to own or control their intellectual property and taonga (treasured possessions). Given the well-documented misappropriation of Māori knowledge and taonga, more substantive protections are still needed.
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The treaty text says patent applicants will be required to disclose where the genetic resources used in an invention came from, and the indigenous people who provided the associated traditional knowledge. Read more here: https://phys.org/news/2024-05-agreement-biopiracy-treaty.html
GFANZ is a member of the Save Science Coalition. The coalition was formed in response to the current cuts in the public research system and concurrent loss of important research capability. On Monday the 8th of July, an event was held in Wellington featuring a panel discussion. GFANZ was well represented on the panel by…