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Article

16 May 2001

Author:
Ramesh Jaura, Inter Press Service

Protecting the traditional knowledge of the poor nations

The world’s Least Developed Countries (LDCs) no longer have to sit back and see their traditional knowledge, folklore and genetic resources robbed by global players in possession of the most modern know-how and financial muscle. This is at least what Roberto Castelo, deputy director-general of the Geneva-based World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), says.