Title Biodiversity & health : focusing research to policy : proceedings of the International Symposium held in Ottawa, Canada, Oct. 25-28, 2003 / edited by J.T. Arnason [and others] = Biodiversit ̌ & sant ̌: de la recherche aux politiques : actes du Symposium International tenu ̉Ottawa, Canada le 25 au 28 oct. 2003 / editš par by J.T. Arnason [and others]

Published Ottawa : NRC = CNRC, 2005

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 156 pages) : illustrations Contents Cover -- Table of Contents/Tables des mati�res -- Preface/Avant propos -- Steering Committee/Comité directeur -- Dedication/Dédicace -- Our Sponsors & Partners/Notre commonditaires & associés -- Introduction -- Biological and Cultural Diversity: The Double Helixof Sustainable Development -- Finding the Science in Tradition -- Sustainable Use of Medicinal Biodiversity -- Medicinal Biodiversity Conservation and Ethnobotany/Biodiversité et conservation des plantes médicinales -- Conservation of Medicinal Plants in Central America and the Caribbean Conservation of Indigenous Medicinal Plants andAssociated Knowledge: A Case Study from theEmberá Community of Ipeti, PanamáCommunity Use and Conservation of Forest Resources in Indonesia -- Canadian Medicinal Plant Biodiversity Priority Issues -- Quantitative Analysis of Q�eqchi� Medicinal Plantsin Belize, CA -- Ethnobotany of Q�eqchi� Maya Medicinal Plants Used for the Treatment of Neurological andMental Health Disorders in Southern Belize -- Protection and Crop Development of the North American Medicinal Plant Goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis) Traditional Medicine Programmes in MadagascarResearch and Commercialization/Recherche et commercialization des plantes médicinales -- Biodiversity Prospecting in Drylands of Latin America -- Medicinal Natural Products in Mexican Phytomedicines -- Anti-Viral Activities in Tropical Plants: Limitations of Existing Bioassays and New Research Developments -- International Marketing of Organic Botanicals: A Farmer�s Perspective -- Le developpement d�une industrie de phytomedicaments en Afrique Prospects and Problems of Trading in Medicinal Plants: A Case Study of MadagascarResearch to Policy/De la recherche aux politiques -- Protecting Biodiversity and Traditional Knowledge Related to Medicines -- Use of Traditional Knowledge for University Research: Conflicts Between Research Ethicsand Intellectual Property Ownership Policies -- The Convention on Biological Diversity as an Instrument for Health and Well-Being -- Ghana�s Contribution to the Round Table Discussion -- Traditional Knowledge and its Relation to Conservation Biodiversity and Health Symposium: Conclusions and RecommendationsAbstracts/Resumés -- The Medicinal Plants Sector in India: Issues and Initiatives Under the Changed Global Scenario -- Research and Commercialization of Medicinal Plants � Discussion -- Commercial Phytomedicines in Africa -- Pharmacognosy Research In Panama -- Medicinal Biodiversity and Conservation in Canada�s Boreal Forest -- Fostering Research in Medicinal Plants -- Canadian Natural Health Products Regulations -- Plant Uses by the Inuit of Kangirsujuaq (Nunavik, Quebec) Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes Text in English and French Print version record Subject Medicinal plants -- Congresses Plant diversity conservation -- Congresses Ethnobotany -- Congresses Medicinal plants -- Research -- Congresses Ethnobotany Medicinal plants Medicinal plants -- Research Plant diversity conservation Genre/Form Conference papers and proceedings Form Electronic book Author Arnason, J. T., 1948- National Research Council of Canada. Tropical Conservancy (Organization) ISBN 0662494415 9780662494416

Other Titles Biodiversit ̌ & sant ̌: de la recherche aux politiques Biodiversity and health At head of title: Biodiversity & health using & sustaining medicinal resources

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