| Description |
xxxvi, 484 pages : illustrations, maps. ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Ch. 1 Biodiversity, biotechnology and traditional knowledge protection : law, science and practice / Charles R. McManis -- Pt. I Biodiversity : what are we losing and why - and what is to be done? -- Ch. 2 The epic of evolution and the problem of biodiversity loss / Peter Raven -- Ch. 3 Naturalizing morality / Ursula Goodenough -- Ch. 4 Across the apocalypse on horseback : biodiversity loss and the law / Jim Chen -- Ch. 5 Impact of the convention on biological diversity : the lessons of ten years of experience with models for equitable sharing of benefits / James S. Miller -- Ch. 6 Biodiversity, botanical institutions and benefit sharing : comments on the impact of the convention on biological diversity / Kate Davis -- Ch. 7 The link between biodiversity and sustainable development : lessons from INBio's bioprospecting programme in Costa Rica / Rodrigo Gamez -- Ch. 8 On biocultural diversity from a Venezuelan perspective : tracing the interrelationships among biodiversity, culture change and legal reforms / Stanford Zent and Eglee L. Zent -- Ch. 9 From the 'tragedy of the commons' to the 'tragedy of the commonplace' : analysis and synthesis through the lens of economic theory / Joseph Henry Vogel -- Pt. II Biotechnology : part of the solution or part of the problem - or both? -- Ch. 10 Biodiversity, biotechnology and the environment / Barbara A. Schaal -- Ch. 11 Principles governing the long-run risks, benefits and costs of agricultural biotechnology / Charles Benbrook -- Ch. 12 Costa Rica : biodiversity and biotechnology at the crossroads / Ana Sittenfeld and Ana M. Espinoza -- Ch. 13 Biotechnology for sustainable agricultural development in Africa : opportunities and challenges / Florence Wambugu -- Ch. 14 Biotechnology : public-private partnerships and intellectual property rights in the context of developing countries / Gurdev S. Khush -- Ch. 15 Agricultural biotechnology and developing countries : the public intellectual property resource for agriculture (PIPRA) / Sara Boettiger and Karel Schubert -- Ch. 16 Commentary on agricultural biotechnology / Lawrence Busch -- Ch. 17 The birth and death of traditional knowledge : paradoxical effects of biotechnology in India / Glenn Davis Stone -- Pt. III Traditional knowledge : what is it and how, if at all, should it be protected? -- Ch. 18 From the shaman's hut to the patent office : a road under construction / Nuno Pires de Carvalho -- Ch. 19 Traditional knowledge : lessons from the past, lessons for the future / Michael J. Balick -- Ch. 20 The demise of 'common heritage' and protection for traditional agricultural knowledge / Stephen B. Brush -- Ch. 21 Traditional knowledge protection in the African / Region Rabodo Andriantsiferana -- Ch. 22 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 -- Ch. 23 Holder and user perspectives in the traditional knowledge debate : a European view / Geertrui Van Overwalle -- Pt. IV Ethnobotany and bioprospecting : thinking globally, acting locally -- Ch. 24 Politics, culture and governance in the development of prior informed consent and negotiated agreements with indigenous communities / Joshua Rosenthal -- Ch. 25 Ethics and practice in ethnobiology : analysis of the international cooperative biodiversity group Project in Peru / Walter H. Lewis and Veena Ramani -- Ch. 26 Ethics and practice in ethnobiology : the experience of the San peoples of Southern Africa / Roger Chennells -- Ch. 27 Commentary on biodiversity, biotechnology and traditional knowledge protection : a private-sector perspective / Steven R. King -- Ch. 28 Answering the call : public interest intellectual property advisers (PUPA) / Michael A. Gollin -- Ch. 29 Answering the call : the intellectual property and business formation legal clinic at Washington University / Charles R. McManis |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Biodiversity -- Law and legislation.
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Biotechnology -- Law and legislation.
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Intellectual property.
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| Author |
McManis, Charles R., 1941-
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| ISBN |
9781844073498 hardback |
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1844073491 hardback |
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