Biodiversity and the Law : Intellectual property, biotechnology & traditional knowledge Author McManis C. Date 2007 Source IUCN (ID: MON-079605) Publisher | Place of publication Earthscan | London, UK ISBN 978-1-84407-349-8 Pages 484 p. Document type Monography/book Language English Field of application International Subject Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Biodiversity Indigenous peoples Biotechnology Genetic resources Cultural heritage Research Intellectual property rights/patents Abstract Contents: Introducing Biodiversity, Biotechnology & Traditional Knowledge Protection: Law, Science and Practice; Part I Biodiversity: What are we Losing and Why and What is to be Done?; Part II Biotechnology: Part of the Solution or Part of the Problemor Both?; Part IV: Ethnobotany and Bioprospecting: Thinking Globally, Acting Locally Website www.earthscan.co.uk