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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 Problem—or Both?; Part IV: Ethnobotany and Bioprospecting: Thinking Globally, Acting Locally

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