dr. Daniel robinson
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Lecturer & Researcher
Room 132
Building H22: Vallentine Annexe
Phone: (+61 2) 9385 9809
Email: d.robinson@unsw.edu.au
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Dr Daniel Robinson has a background in human geography, environmental science and environmental law. Daniel has a strong interest in indigenous and traditional knowledge for conservation and cultural maintenance, and has worked closely with local communities, particularly in Thailand, to understand the customary frameworks and ‘knowledge domains’ that help protect and sustain their knowledge.
Daniel also has an interest in the environmental and social implications of multilateral, regional and bilateral trade rules, particularly for the developing world..
Daniel’s PhD was on Biodiversity-Related Traditional Knowledge in Thailand: Intellectual Property Relations and Geographies of Knowledge Regulation. From this research, he has developed a strong interest in issues related to bioprospecting and “biopiracy”, and the need to protect the intellectual contributions of farmers and local communities.
On these issues, Daniel has acted as a researcher and consultant for the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD), The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), The Pacific Forum Secretariat, and the National Human Rights Commission of Thailand.
Prior to gaining his PhD he worked in a range of positions including environmental consulting (environmental assessment and contaminated land, air and water), as a natural resources officer for Sydney Water, and as a research intern for Sutherland Council looking at housing sustainability indices.
Dr. Robinson teaches the Tools for Environmental Management course in the MEM program at the IES and Research Projects A & B. He is also available to supervise PhD students.
BOOKS
Robinson, D. (Forth. 2010) Confronting Biopiracy: Cases, Challenges and International Debates. Earthscan, UK.
Peer Reviewed Publications
Robinson, D. (Forth. 2010) ‘Locating Biopiracy: Geographically and Culturally Situated Knowledges’ Environment and Planning A.
Kuanpoth, J. & Robinson, D. (2009) ‘Geographical Indications Protection: The Case of Thailand and Jasmine Rice’, Intellectual Property Quarterly. No 3, 2009. pp288-310.
Robinson, D. (Forth. Dec. 2009) ‘Sui Generis Systems for Plant Variety Protection and Traditional Knowledge in Asia.’ In Melendez-Ortiz, R. and Roffe, P. (ed) Intellectual Property and Sustainable Development: Development Agendas in a Changing World, Edward Elgar, London, 40pp.
Robinson, D. and Kuanpoth, J. (2009) ‘The Traditional Medicines Predicament: A Case Study of Thailand’, in Journal of World Intellectual Property. 11(5/6): 375-403
Robinson, D. (2008) 'Sui generis plant variety protection systems: liability rules and non-UPOV systems of protection' in Journal of Intellectual Property Law and Practice 3 (10): 659-655
Robinson, D. (2008) ‘Beyond “protection”: Promoting traditional knowledge systems in Thailand’ in Gibson, J. (ed) Patenting Lives: Life Patents, Development and Culture. Ashgate, Aldershot. pp121-138.
Robinson, D. and Edwards, D. (2009) ‘Sustainable Housing Design: Measurement, Motivation and Management in Sutherland Shire, Sydney, Australia’ Environment and Planning B. pp336-354.
Robinson, D. (2007) ‘Local Agri-cultural and Environmental Knowledge: Working with Local Institutes and Communities in Thailand’ refereed conference proceedings, Australasian-Pacific Extension Network Forum, Canberra, 15pp.
Gibson, C. and Robinson, D. ‘Creative Networks in Regional Australia’, in (2004) Media International Australia: Culture and Policy, Vol 112, pp.83-100.
Peer Reviewed Reports and Discussion Papers
Savita Mullapudi and Robinson, D. (ed) (2009) Towards a Balanced Sui Generis Plant Variety Protection System for Developing Countries. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), New York. 50pp
Robinson, D.F. (Feb. 2007) Exploring Components and Elements of Sui Generis Systems for Plant Variety Protection and Traditional Knowledge in Asia. ICTSD-UNCTAD, Geneva. 60pp. At http://www.iprsonline.org
Robinson, D. (2007) Governance and Micro-politics of Traditional Knowledge, Biodiversity and Intellectual Property in Thailand. National Human Rights Commission of Thailand, Bangkok. 119pp. At http://www.iprsonline.org/resources/tk.htm
Online Briefs Produced for ICTSD
Robinson, D. (Oct. 2009) ‘Biopiracy Concerns Heat Up over Chilli Pepper’ Bridges Trade BioRes Review.
ICTSD (Robinson, D. Primary Author) Doha Round Briefing October 2005: Intellectual Property Rights. ICTSD, Geneva.
ICTSD (Robinson, D. Primary Author) Doha Round Briefing October 2005: Trade and Technology Transfer. ICTSD, Geneva
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