Yann Guignon
Yann Guignon is the President of the non-governmental organization Blessings Of The Forest – Gabon (BOTF-Gabon), which advocates for the protection of traditional knowledge and cultural expressions. He represented the organization during the 50th session of the Intergovernmental Committee of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in March 2025, where he emphasized the urgent need for an international treaty to safeguard ancestral knowledge and cultural practices from biopiracy and unregulated commercial exploitation.
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Gabon:
Yann Guignon, president-founder of BOTF and Franco-Gabonese intercultural mediator, called for therapeutic and cultural co-evolution between Africa and the West.
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Gabon:
Yann Guignon, the president of BOTF Gabon, led a delegation to the Denver Conference to represent the voices of partner communities.
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Gabon:
Yann Guignon is the president of BOTF who warns about the loss of Gabon's sovereignty over iboga.
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Gabon:
Yann Guignon is the founder and president of the NGO Blessings Of The Forest, dedicated to the conservation and promotion of Gabon's natural and cultural heritage.
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New Zealand:
Yann Guignon is from the Gabonese conservation group Blessings Of The Forest and highlights the economic potential of iboga.
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Gabon:
Yann Guignon is the President of BOTF-Gabon and emphasized the need for a treaty to protect traditional knowledge.
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