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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