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Genetic resources and traditional knowledge : case studies and conflicting interests / edited by Tania Bubela, E. Richard Gold.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Elgar intellectual property and global development.
- Elgar intellectual property and global development
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Traditional ecological knowledge.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (392 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Cheltenham [England] ; Northampton, Mass. : Edward Elgar Pub., 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This fascinating study describes efforts to define and protect traditional knowledge and the associated issues of access to genetic resources, from the negotiation of the Convention on Biological Diversity to The Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the Nagoya Protocol. Drawing on the expertise of local specialists from around the globe, the chapters judiciously mix theory and empirical evidence to provide a deep and convincing understanding of traditional knowledge, innovation, access to genetic resources, and benefit sharing. Because traditional knowledge was understood in ear
- Contents:
- pt. 1. The international legal and political landscape
- pt. 2. Case studies
- pt. 3. Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-49306-2
- 9786613588296
- 1-78100-262-2
- OCLC:
- 782880176
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