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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... biotechnology, especially issues concerning access to, and the conservation and sustainable utilization of, biological resources and the protection of community rights. He has a BA in law and a Masters in Business Administration. He is ...
... biotechnology are neither well-regulated nor oriented towards the public's needs (Simpson, 1999). Intellectual property rights The patent system – paralleling scientific and technological advances – has undergone a process of regulatory ...
... biotechnology-based industries has meant that the implications for these new rules are unclear, and appear detrimental to the interest of many high biodiversity countries (Ekpere, 1999). Ultimately, 'the creation, operation, and ...
... biotechnology, pharmaceutical, crop protection, seed, horticulture, and cosmetic (ten Kate and Laird, 1999). Rising conflicts over access to, and use of, cultural and genetic resources are clearly expressed by the salience of biopiracy ...
... biotechnology research. Professional societies in these fields have developed codes and other documents to guide (and sometimes dictate) research practices.1 Although the terms code and guidelines are used by many organizations, the way ...
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 |
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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 |