Geographical Indications and Biodiversity in the Western Ghats, India

Claude Garcia; Delphine Marie-Vivien; Chepudira G. Kushalappa; P. G. Chengappa; K. M. Nanaya

doi:10.1659/mrd.0922

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1 August 2007 Geographical Indications and Biodiversity in the Western Ghats, India

Claude Garcia, Delphine Marie-Vivien, Chepudira G. Kushalappa, P. G. Chengappa, K. M. Nanaya

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Claude Garcia,^* Delphine Marie-Vivien,^** Chepudira G. Kushalappa,^*** P. G. Chengappa,^**** K. M. Nanaya^*****

^*Claude Garcia CIRAD and French Institute of Pondicherry – FIP, 11 St Louis Street, PB 33, 605001 Pondicherry, India. claude.garcia@cirad.frClaude Garcia works in CIRAD's Forest Resources and Public Policies Research Unit. He is based at the French Institute of Pondicherry, where he is in charge of the Managing Biodiversity in Mountain Landscapes project.
^**Delphine Marie-Vivien CIRAD and National Law School of India University – CIRAD, 73 av. Jean François Breton, 34398 Montpellier Cedex, France. delphine.marie-vivien@cirad.frDelphine Marie-Vivien works in CIRAD's Innovation Research Unit. She is currently based at the National Law School of India University, Bangalore, working on a PhD in comparative law, on GIs in India, France, and Europe.
^***Chepudira G. Kushalappa University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, College of Forestry, Ponnampet 571216, South Kodagu, India. kushalcg@gmail.comChepudira Kushalappa is an Associate Professor at the Department of Forest Biology and Tree Improvement at the College of Forestry in Kodagu. He has been working on community management of sacred forests and on the first Model Forest program for India, implemented in Kodagu.
^****P.G. Chengappa University of Agricultural Sciences, Vice-Chancellor's Office, GKVK, Bangalore, 560065 Karnataka, India. chengappapg@gmail.comP.G. Chengappa is the Vice Chancellor of the University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore. He has collaborated with a number of institutional bodies, including the Indian Coffee Board and the International Food Policy Research Institute. He has extensive experience in developing market chains for agricultural products and added value.
^*****K.M. Nanaya French Institute of Pondicherry, 11 St Louis Street, PB 33, 605001 Pondicherry, India. nanaya.km@ifpindia.orgK.M. Nanaya holds a post-graduate position in forestry and is currently working as a GIS expert with the French Institute of Pondicherry.

Mountain Research and Development, 27(3):206-210 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1659/mrd.0922

Abstract

A geographical indication (GI) is a form of protection highlighted in the Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement of the World Trade Organization (WTO). It protects intangible economic assets such as the quality and reputation of a product through market differentiation. It is considered a promising tool at the international level to maintain multifunctionality in rural landscapes and involve local populations in biodiversity management and conservation. Using the example of an existing GI for Coorg orange, a crop frequently associated with coffee agro-forestry systems in the mountain region of Kodagu (Western Ghats, India), we discuss how a GI can be successfully used by local producers and what conditions are needed for it to have a positive impact on the landscape and its associated biodiversity.

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Claude Garcia, Delphine Marie-Vivien, Chepudira G. Kushalappa, P. G. Chengappa, and K. M. Nanaya "Geographical Indications and Biodiversity in the Western Ghats, India," Mountain Research and Development 27(3), 206-210, (1 August 2007). https://doi.org/10.1659/mrd.0922

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