Everybody wants some one else to pay. Ronald's initiative is important and significant in this regard. It also highlights another issue which is often ignored by the activists. Ronald and Barton could persuade the university to share the royalty because there was scope for generating wealth out of the resource provided by the developing countries. Till now developing countries have shared their biodi- versity wealth unhesitatingly.
Some communities still feel hesi- tant in putting a value on it and accept pecuniary advantage.