About us
The research unit on Biodiversity governance (BIOGOV) is a research unit of the Centre for Philosophy of Law (CPDR) at the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL). Its focus is on law, environmental economics and governance of biodiversity. This research is developed in international (EU-FP7) and national (IUAP VI/06) research networks.
Direction : Tom Dedeurwaerdere [personal website]
News
New open access book on the digital public domain
The announcement on Communia association website and the link to the book in .pdf format.
The book “The Digital Public Domain: Foundations for an Open Culture”, edited by Melanie Dulong de Rosnay and Juan Carlos De Martin, is an output of the Communia Thematic Network which took place between 2007 and 2011 and is at the origin of Communia Association.
Call for papers
IASC 1st global thematic conference on the global knowledge commons
Building Institutions for Sustainable Scientific, Cultural and genetic Resources Commons.
12-14th September 2012
Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
The deadline for submission of abstracts was 31 January 2012.
Colloquium presentation (9 March 2012)
"Partager sans posséder : le patrimoine génétique comme bien commun" - Tom Dedeurwaerdere
More info about the event: Les biens communs : comment (co-)gérer ce qui est à tous ? débats - forums
Friday 9 March 2012 - Espace Baudouin, Académie royale de Belgique
Workshop presentation (31 January–6 February 2012)
“Value Ethics behind Biodiversity Conservation Law” (UCL)
Organized by the UCL Faculty of Biology, the Workshops that took place from the 31th January to 6th February were centered around a central tenet, examining whether "Nature should be evaluated in monetary terms in order to be conserved?". The BIOGOV unit's contribution was delivered by Fulya BATUR, who approached the question through the lens of environmental ethics, highlighting the polarized value systems that exist today, between anthropocentric and ecocentric approaches to the valuation of nature. Underlining the loss of polarization in the transcription of such value systems in normative discourses, the discussion focused thereon on the future towards a hybrid value system that would push towards stronger sustainability, pragmatically acknowledging the contributions of nature to humankind's well-being, as well as its intrinsic worth and value.
Conference (19-20 January 2012)
“China's influence on non-trade concerns in international economic law” (Maastricht University)
Arianna BROGGIATO, BIOGOV Unit, Université Catholique de Louvain, Centre for the Philosophy of Law (CPDR)
Tom DEDEURWAERDERE, Director of the BIOGOV Unit, Université Catholique de Louvain, Centre for the Philosophy of Law (CPDR)
"Genetic Resources and Traditional Knowledge at the crossroads of intellectual property and environmental regime"
Global Governance Program, European University Institute, Firenze, 16th-19th November 2011
"Governing International Commons: Sharing genetic and other scientific and knowledge resources" (.ppt presentation)
Presentation from Prof. Tom Dedeurwaerdere (Director BIOGOV unit, UCL)
Resources
Download publications: Microbiological commons | Traditional Knowledge | Institutional analysis | Reflexive Governance | Sustainability assessment
On line workshop proceedings: Microbiological commons | Traditional Knowledge | Institutional analysis | Sustainability assessment Access and Benefit Sharing