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Common Pools of Genetic Resources : Equity and Innovation in International Biodiversity Law.

Managing genetic resources and traditional knowledge is critical to one of the most significant issues facing the global environment - maintenance of biodiversity. Written by a team of expert academics and practitioners in the field, this innovative book makes a timely and valuable contribution to a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kamau, Evanson Chege
Otros Autores: Winter, Gerd
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013.
Colección:Routledge research in international environmental law.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Title Page; Copright Page; Table of Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Notes on contributors; Foreword; Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 Common pools of genetic resources and related traditional and modern knowledge: an overview; Part I Local approaches; 2 Common pools of traditional knowledge: the story of the Kukula traditional health practitioners of Bushbuckridge, Kruger to Canyons (K2C) Biosphere Reserve, South Africa; 3 Common pools of traditional knowledge and related genetic resources: a case study of San-Hoodia.
  • 4 Reinventing traditional medicine: Pacari and its struggle towards health, environmental protection and benefit sharing5 Guardians of the seed: the role of Andean farmers in the caring and sharing of agrobiodiversity; Part II National approaches; 6 Genetic resources common pools in Brazil; 7 Developing a common pools strategy for genetic resources for food and agriculture: a case study of Malaysia; 8 Common pools of traditional Chinese medical knowledge in China; 9 Common pools in aquaculture: exploring patent law, ABS and sui generis options; Part III Transnational approaches.
  • 10 Practices of exchanging and utilizing genetic resources for food and agriculture and the access and benefit-sharing regime11 Global scientific research commons under the Nagoya Protocol: governing pools of microbial genetic resources; 12 Networks of ex situ collections of genetic resources; 13 Biological databases for marine organisms: what they contain and how they can be used in ABS contexts; 14 Knowledge commons, intellectual property and the ABS regime; Part IV International approaches; 15 ABS, justice, pools and the Nagoya Protocol.
  • 16 The World Health Organization's Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Framework as a public health resources pool17 The multilateral system of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture: lessons and room for further development; 18 Exploring bases for building common pools in Eastern Africa; 19 Common pools for marine genetic resources: a possible instrument for a future multilateral agreement addressing marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction; Index.