People and Plants Conservation Series, Biodiversity and Traditional Knowledge: Equitable Partnerships in Practice
edited by Sarah A. Laird, 1964-, in People and Plants Conservation Series (New York, NY: Routledge (Publisher), 2002, originally published 2002), 536 page(s)
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- Abstract / Summary
- Biodiversity research and prospecting are long-standing activities taking place in a new legal and ethical environment. Following entry into force of the Convention on Biological Diversity in 1993, and other recent policy developments, expectations and obligations for research and prospecting partnerships have changed. However, to date there are few guides to integrating these concepts with practice. This book offers practical guidance on how to arrive at equitable biodiversity research and prospecting partnerships. Drawing on experience and lessons learned from around the world, it provides case studies, analysis and recommendations in a range of areas that together form a new framework for creating equity in these partnerships. They include researcher codes of ethics, institutional policies, community research agreements, the design of more effective commercial partnerships and biodiversity prospecting contracts, the drafting and implementation of national 'access and benefit-sharing' laws, and institutional tools for the distribution of financial benefits. As part of the People and Plants initiative to enhance the role of communities in efforts to conserve biodiversity and use natural resources sustainably, Biodiversity and Traditional Knowledge will be invaluable to students, researchers and local communities, academic institutions, international agencies, government bodies and companies involved in biodiversity research, prospecting and conservation.
- Field of Interest
- Global Issues
- Copyright Message
- Copyright © 2002 WWF
- Content Type
- General reference book
- Duration
- 0 sec
- Warning: Contains explicit content
- No
- Format
- Text
- Original Publication Date
- 2002
- Page Count
- 536
- Publication Year
- 2002
- Publisher
- Routledge (Publisher)
- Place Published / Released
- New York, NY
- Subject
- Global Issues, Social Sciences, Environment and Ecological Issues, Environment and Social Issues, Global Indigenous Perspectives, Scientific research, Ethics, Indigenous peoples, Biodiversity, Politics & Policy, Ecology, 21st Century in World History (2001– ), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
- Series / Program
- People and Plants Conservation Series