Protecting biodiversity : national laws regulating access to genetic resources in the Americas /

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'Protecting Biodiversity' addresses one of the most fundamental aspects of this important issue : the lack of adequate national laws regulating access to, and compensation for, the use of local genetic resources. This book is the first to compare such laws and policies across a range of co...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Bass, Susan Perkoff (Editor), Ruiz Muller, Manuel (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ottawa : International Development Research Centre, [2000]
Subjects:
Biodiversity conservation > Law and legislation > America.
Conservation of natural resources > Law and legislation > America.
Environmental law > America.
Biodiversité > Conservation > Droit > Amérique.
Conservation des ressources naturelles > Droit > Amérique.
Environnement > Droit > Amérique.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Biological Diversity.
NATURE > Animals > Wildlife.
Biodiversity conservation > Law and legislation
Conservation of natural resources > Law and legislation
Environmental law
America
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword / Mohamed L. Ashry
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Chapter 1. Introduction. General overview ; National access regimes and efforts ; The project
  • Chapter 2. Seven Country Reports. Argentina ; Canada ; Colombia ; Costa Rica ; Paraguay ; Peru ; United States
  • Chapter 3. A Comparative Analysis. Table 1. Legal status of genetic resources
  • Table 2. Access to genetic resources
  • Table 3. Participation in the benefits derived from access
  • Table 4. Conservation and sustainable use of genetic resources
  • Chapter 4. Options for the Future. General observations ; Differences between national systems for conservation and use ; Findings related to national systems for access and compensation for genetic resources ; Ex situ centres ; Recommendations for national legal systems ; Recommendations for increasing national capacities in developing countries and technology transfer ; Recommendations for complementary legal systems ; Indigenous and local communities
  • Appendix 1. Abbreviations and acronyms
  • References.

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