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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... sector; new obligations for prior informed consent and benefitsharing attached to research on, and commercial use of, genetic resources; and emerging linkages formed between biodiversity conservation, sustainable use and equity. These ...
... sectors are blurring as companies seek cross-sector synergies to develop new knowledge and novel products. Global-life science companies – combining pharmaceutical, food, seed and chemical divisions – operating in an increasingly ...
... sector, there are important reasons to ensure that the manner and terms under which they are collected are equitable. More significant, perhaps, is the need to instil in the academic community – which sets the standards for most ...
... sector. As local groups and governments seek greater control over access to information and resources today, there is increasing pressure to limit or restrict publication of certain types of data. At the same time, publications are an ...
... sectors, including the pharmaceutical, biotech, crop protection, seed, horticulture, botanical medicine, and personal care and cosmetic. An understanding of private sector demand for access to biodiversity and traditional knowledge, the ...
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 |