Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, and a clear stance against patents on life. Gebre Egziabher also guided the drafting of the OAU model legislation for community rights, which is now used as the common basis for all African countries. At the 1999 biosafety negotiations in Cartagena, Colombia, Gebre Egziabher was the spokesperson for the majority of the G77 countries, called 'the Like Minded Group'. These negotiations ended in deadlock, but reached a successful conclusion in Montreal in January 2000. Gebre Egziabher's leadership of the Like Minded Group in the negotiations played a key role in achieving an outcome against strong US and EU opposition - that protects biosafety and biodiversity and respects traditional and community rights in developing countries. Gebre Egziabher is also named one of the 2006 winners of the United Nations top environmental prize, Champions of the Earth. He is a member of the World Future Council. Awards Right Livelihood Award (2000) Champions of the Earth (2006) See also Councillor at World Future Council References External links Biography on Right Livelihood Award :am:ተወለደ ብርሃን ገብረ እግዚአብሔር 1940 births Addis Ababa University alumni Academic staff of Addis Ababa University Alumni of the University of Wales Living people Academic staff of the University of Asmara People from Adwa People from Tigray Region