Biodiversity and the law
Subtitle: intellectual property, biotechnology and traditional knowledge
By: edited by Charles R. McManis.
Contributors: McManis, Charles R., 1941-
Edition: 1st paperback ed.
Publisher: Earthscan
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London; Sterling, VA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 484
ISBN-13: 9781844078165
Subjects: Biodiversity conservation -- Law and legislation; Biotechnology -- Law and legislation; Traditional ecological knowledge -- Law and legislation; Intellectual property
Other titles: Biodiversity & the law; Intellectual property, biotechnology and traditional knowledge
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Biodiversity, biotechnology and traditional knowledge protection : law, science and practice / Charles R. McManis; title: The epic of evolution and the problem of biodiversity loss / Peter Raven; title: Naturalizing morality / Ursula Goodenough; title: Across the apocalypse on horseback : biodiversity loss and the law / Jim Chen; title: Impact of the convention on biological diversity : the lessons of ten years of experience with models for equitable sharing of benefits / James S. Miller; title: Biodiversity, botanical institutions and benefit sharing : comments on the impact of the convention on biological diversity / Kate Davis; title: The link between biodiversity and sustainable development : lessons from INBio's bioprospecting programme in Costa Rica / Rodrigo Gámez; title: On biocultural diversity from a Venezuelan perspective : tracing the interrelationships among biodiversity, culture change and legal reforms / Stanford Zent and Egleé L. Zent; title: From the 'tragedy of the commons' to the 'tragedy of the commonplace' : analysis and synthesis through the lens of economic theory /; title: Joseph Henry Vogel.; title: Biodiversity, biotechnology and the environment / Barbara A. Schaal; title: Principles governing the long-run risks, benefits and costs of agricultural biotechnology / Charles Benbrook; title: Costa Rica : biodiversity and biotechnology at the crossroads / Ana Sittenfeld and Ana M. Espinoza; title: Biotechnology for sustainable agricultural development in Africa : opportunities and challenges / Florence Wambugu; title: Biotechnology : public-private partnerships and intellectual property rights in the context of developing countries / Gurdev S. Khush; title: Agricultural biotechnology and developing countries : the Public Intellectual Property Resource for Agriculture (PIPRA) / Sara Boettiger and Karel Schubert; title: Commentary on agricultural biotechnology / Lawrence Busch; title: The birth and death of traditional knowledge : paradoxical effects of biotechnology in India /  Glenn Davis Stone.; title: From the shaman's hut to the patent office : a road under construction / Nuno Pires de Carvalho; title: Traditional knowledge : lessons from the past, lessons for the future / Michael J. Balick; title: The demise of 'common heritage' and protection for traditional agricultural knowledge / Stephen B. Brush; title: Traditional knowledge protection in the African region / Rabodo Andriantsiferana; title: The conundrum of creativity, compensation and conservation in India : how can intellectual property rights help grass-roots innovators and traditional knowledge holders? / Anil K. Gupta; title: Holder and user perspectives in the traditional knowledge debate : a European view / Geertrui Van Overwalle.; title: Politics, culture and governance in the development of prior informed consent and negotiated agreements with indigenous communities /  Joshua Rosenthal; title: Ethics and practice in ethnobiology : analysis of the International Cooperative Biodiversity Group project in Peru / Walter H. Lewis and Veena Ramani; title: Ethics and practice in ethnobiology : the experience of the San peoples of Southern Africa / Roger Chennells; title: Commentary on biodiversity, biotechnology and traditional knowledge protection : a private-sector perspective / Steven R. King; title: Answering the call : Public Interest Intellectual Property Advisers (PIIPA) / Michael A. Gollin; title: Answering the call : the intellectual property and business formation legal clinic at Washington University / Charles R. McManis.