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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... samples for evaluation and development of plant derived products ... Researchers of the MBG's Research Division will only engage in the collection of samples for evaluation and potential commercial development when such goals have been ...
... samples a year . They may seek certain specific samples to complete their collections . At the other extreme , companies operating ultra high - through- put screens may seek upwards of 10,000 new samples a year . Types of material ...
... samples of seed , soil samples , pure microbial cultures , pathogenic fungi , enzymes , extracts from microbial cultures or plants and compounds such as pheromones . Biotechnology companies rely heavily on ex - situ culture collections ...
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equitable biodiversity research relationships | 3 |
codes of ethics | 16 |
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