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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... Programme (BDCP) in Nigeria, and the Executive Secretary of the Environmental Law Foundation of Nigeria. He is also a ... programmes for indigenous peoples relating to land and resource rights, and has participated in decision-making ...
... programmes of individual and group training, production of materials and institution-building in selected countries ... programme, to continue beyond the life of the programme, with the remit of identifying key issues at the interface ...
... programmes, including protected areas, there is a trend towards greater inclusiveness of a range of stakeholders. Increasingly, protected areas managers and others recognize that it is crucial to build the trust, support and ownership ...
... programmes should incorporate the resource management needs of local groups, and translate results into a form that will be of immediate use to these groups. While a critical element of equitable research partnerships, and a significant ...
... programmes, and current standards for best practice in benefitsharing are a critical foundation for the subsequent development of national regulatory frameworks, as well as effective contract negotiation by provider countries ...
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 |