Accessing biological resources: Complying with the Convention on Biological Diversity Author Stoianoff N. Date 2004 Source IUCN (ID: MON-071860) Publisher | Place of publication Kluwer Law International | Biggleswade, UK ISBN 90-411-2087-4 Pages 270 p. Document type Serial/multi-volume work Language English Field of application International Country/Territory Australia Subject Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Biodiversity Genetic resources Research Indigenous peoples Abstract Contents: 1. Biodiversity: Reasons for the scientific and commercial interest 2. Biodiversity and bioprospecting 3. An international perspective on the implementation of the Biodiversity Treaty and access to biological resources 4. The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture: A new breed? 5. managing access to Australia's biological resources - Issues in developing a national approach 6. Regulating access to biological and genetic resources in Australia: A case study of bioprospecting in Queensland 7. The role of local government in biodiversity conservation: Some issues to consider in formulatint bioprospecting policy frameworks 8. Conserving biodiversity via access to bioresources: A natural selection? 9. Human rights discourse, indigenous peoples, and legal evolution 10. The Andean Pact and traditional environmental knowledge