Biodiversity and Traditional Knowledge: Equitable Partnerships in PracticeSarah A. Laird Biodiversity research and prospecting are long-standing activities taking place in a new legal and ethical environment. Following entry into force of the Convention on Biological Diversity in 1993, and other recent policy developments, expectations and obligations for research and prospecting partnerships have changed. However, to date there are few guides to integrating these concepts with practice. This book offers practical guidance on how to arrive at equitable biodiversity research and prospecting partnerships. Drawing on experience and lessons learned from around the world, it provides case studies, analysis and recommendations in a range of areas that together form a new framework for creating equity in these partnerships. They include researcher codes of ethics, institutional policies, community research agreements, the design of more effective commercial partnerships and biodiversity prospecting contracts, the drafting and implementation of national 'access and benefit-sharing' laws, and institutional tools for the distribution of financial benefits. As part of the People and Plants initiative to enhance the role of communities in efforts to conserve biodiversity and use natural resources sustainably, Biodiversity and Traditional Knowledge will be invaluable to students, researchers and local communities, academic institutions, international agencies, government bodies and companies involved in biodiversity research, prospecting and conservation. |
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... documents of relevance to research These might include codes , international and national laws , indigenous peoples ' decla- rations , institutional policies and other documents to which researchers should adhere . A single code or ...
... documents are often culturally inappropriate . Written documents are a Western approach to clarifying objectives . Agreements take too much time and are bureaucratic . Written documents go against a more friendly atmosphere of research ...
... documents . 1 2 3 Three policy documents were drafted between 1995 and 1997 : a discussion document , which described the issues under consideration and outlined some of the policy options that could be adopted ( DEAT , 1996a ) ; a ...
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codes of ethics | 16 |
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