A compilation of some of the papers presented at the International Conference on Biological Diversity Author various authors Date 1994 Source IUCN (ID: MON-051938) Publisher | Place of publication unpublished Pages 259 p. Document type Conference, symposium etc. document/report Conference name | place | date International Conference on Biological Diversity: Exploring the Complexities | Tucson | 19940325 -19940327 Language English Field of application International Subject Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Biodiversity Indigenous peoples Genetic resources Biotechnology Management/conservation Wild fauna Intellectual property rights/patents Wild flora Abstract Contents: 1. Indigenous peoples and the environment in developing countries: The case of Awas Tingni, Nicaragua; 2. Biotechnology can help reduce the loss of biodiversity; 3. An unknown fraction of the world's biodiversity will survive global change; 4. Reversing the loss of biodiversity: Implementing political, economic and social measures; 5. Reversing the loss of biodiversity: An overview of international measures; 6. Animals as inventions: Biotechnology and intellectual property rights; 7.The commercialization of indigenous genetic resources: Values, institutions and instruments; 8. What to do about biodiversity: Property rights, public goods and the earth's biological riches; 9. International research on crop plants: Strategies for utilizing biotechnology and proprietary products; 10.Biodiversity and economic values - A summary; 11.Aspects of intellectual property in biotechnology - somee European legal perspectives; 12.Collaboration between Merck and the National Institute for Biodiversity (INBio); 13.Owning and trading biodiversity: Immediate and long- term issues; 14.How can science help identify where to put limited financial resources? 15.Legal obligations protecting biodiversity and the Convention on Biological Diversity; 16.Markets and biodiversity; 17.Commercializing biodiversity: The issue of intellectual property rights; 18.Biodiversity prospecting frameworks: The INBio experience in Costa Rica Other references Treaty Convention on Biological Diversity Treaty | Multilateral | Rio de Janeiro | Jun 22, 1992 Keyword: Sustainable use, Subsidy/incentive, Policy/planning, Ecosystem preservation, Access and benefit sharing, Traditional rights/customary rights, Protected area, Management/conservation, Financing, Institution, Liability/compensation, Protection of habitats, Alien species, Biodiversity, EIA, Research, Monitoring, Genetic resources, Dispute settlement, Ex-situ conservation, Data collection/reporting, Technology transfer, Biotechnology, Education, Crops/grasses Source: IUCN (ID: TRE-001148)