Special issue on access and benefit sharing Author Kumar (ed.) N., Chaturvedi (ed.) S., Pisupati (ed.) B. Date 2008 Source IUCN (ID: MON-083023) Publisher | Place of publication Research and Information Systems for Developing Countries | New Delhi, India ISSN 0972-7566 Pages 144 p. Document type Monography/book Language English Field of application International Subject Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Certification Access and benefit sharing Genetic resources Enforcement/compliance International trade Marine resources management Abstract Articles: 1. Access and benefit sharing (ABS): issues and policy options ; 2. The question of minimum standards of access and benefit-sharing under the CBD international regime: lessons from the international treaty on plant genetic resources for food and agriculture; 3. Free trade agreements and benefit sharing: exploring the linkages; 4.Bioindustry and the Convention on Biological Diversity: Japan´s expeience; 5. Access and benefit sharing: issues related to marine genetic resources; 6. Access and benefit sharing and the biological act of India: a progress report; 7. The international ABS regime negotiations: a business opportunity?; 8. Making access and benefit sharing regime equitable to women; 9.Monitoring compliance under an international ABS regime: the role of an international certificate scheme; 10. The challenge of a new regime: the quest for certainty in " Access to genetic resource and benefit-sharing";