Biodiversity and Traditional Knowledge: Equitable Partnerships in PracticeBiodiversity 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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... Bioprospecting policy in South Africa – setting standards for best practice Registries of biodiversity-related knowledge Researchers' checklist for publication results The growing role of databases: conflicting trends in access A ...
... bioprospecting agreements in Fiji Bioprospecting in Panama: strategies for maximizing the participation of host-country institutions Key terms Conservation trust funds Key factors for success Possible checks and balances for fund ...
... bioprospecting contracts and legislative reforms. A French and US national, she is an attorney in both civil and common law and has particular expertise in international financial transactions and intellectual property law. She is a ...
... bioprospecting', was first defined by Reid et al (1993) as: 'the exploration of biodiversity for commercially valuable genetic resources and biochemicals'. It is at heart commercial, involving the search for, and collection of ...
... Bioprospecting directly address 'the very considerable difference between basic scientific research in biodiversity ... and bioprospecting for commercial ends'. It also acknowledges that 'the dividing line between them is not always ...
Contents
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Biodiversity research and prospecting in protected areas | 125 |
Community relationships with researchers | 177 |
The commercial use of biodiversity and traditional knowledge
| 239 |
National policy context | 360 |
Conclusions and recommendations | 415 |
Directory of useful contacts and resources | 430 |
Contributors contact information | 443 |
Acronyms and abbreviations | 447 |
Glossary | 454 |
References | 461 |
Index | 489 |
Other editions - View all
Biodiversity and Traditional Knowledge: Equitable Partnerships in Practice Sarah A Laird Limited preview - 2010 |
Biodiversity and Traditional Knowledge: Equitable Partnerships in Practice Sarah A. Laird Limited preview - 2002 |