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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... research relationships 1 Laying the foundation: equitable biodiversity research relationships 3 Miguel N Alexiades and Sarah A Laird 2 Professional society standards for biodiversity research: codes of ethics and research guidelines ...
... research guidelines 33 Institutional biodiversity prospecting policies 42 Examples of research institution commercial partnerships in the 1990s 54 Does policy mean practice? Key bioprospecting agreements in South Africa 63 Possible ...
... research relationships that involve local communities are addressed in this chapter. In particular, Chapter 7 focuses on consultation and acquisition of prior informed consent (PIC), and the use and content of research agreements ...
... RESEARCH GUIDELINES. Preamble. The preamble describes the context in which research takes place, the professional society's objectives and why ... research agreements In some cases it. 23 Professional society standards for biodiversity ...
Equitable Partnerships in Practice Sarah A. Laird. II Guidelines for developing research agreements In some cases it will be appropriate to develop written agreements outlining the relationship between researchers and local institutions ...
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
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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 - 2002 |