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Biodiversity and the Law |
Intellectual Property, Biotechnology and Traditional Knowledge:
How do we promote global economic development while simultaneously preserving local biological and cultural diversity? This authoritative volume, written by leading biological and social scientists and legal experts from around the world, addresses this question in all of its complexity.
The first part of the book examines biodiversity and examines what are we losing, why we are losing it and what is to be done. The second part addresses biotechnology and looks at whether it is part of the solution or part of the problem—or perhaps both. The third section examines traditional knowledge, explains what it is and how, if at all, should it be protected. The fourth and final part looks at ethnobotany and bioprospecting and offers practical lessons from the vast and diverse experiences of the contributors.
This volume is an indispensable reference for all legal practitioners, regulators and policy makers, scientists and conservationists and professionals in pharmaceutical and agricultural industries.
Charles McManis is the Thomas & Karole Green Professor of Law and Director of the Intellectual Property & Technology Law Program at Washington University, where he specializes in international intellectual property and environmental law.
Contents:
Biodiversity, Biotechnology & Traditional Knowledge Protection: Law, Science and Practice ? Part I Biodiversity: What are we Losing and Why?and What is to be Done? ? The Epic of Evolution and the Problem of Biodiversity Loss ? Naturalizing Morality ? Biodiversity and the Law ? Impact of the Convention on Biological Diversity ? Biodiversity, Botanical Institutions and Benefit-sharing: Commentary on the Impact of the Convention on Biological Diversity ? The Link Between Biodiversity and Sustainable Development ? Interrelationships among Biodiversity, Culture Change and Legal Reforms ? Commentary: From the ‘Tragedy of the Commons’ to the ‘Tragedy of the Commonplace’ ? Part II Biotechnology: Part of the
Solution or Part of the Problem?or Both? ? Biodiversity, Biotechnology and the Environment ? Principles Governing the Long-run Risks, Benefits and Costs of Agricultural Biodiversity ? Biodiversity and Biotechnology at the Crossroads ? Biotechnology: Public-Private Partnerships and Intellectual Property Rights in the Context of Developing Countries ? Agricultural Biotechnology and Developing Countries ? Commentary on Agricultural Biotechnology ? The Birth and Death of Traditional Knowledge ? Part III Traditional Knowledge: What is it and How, if at all, Should it be Protected? ? From the Shaman’s Hut to the Patent Office ? Traditional Knowledge: Lessons from the Past, Lessons for the Future ? The Demise of ‘Common Heritage’ and Protection of Traditional Agricultural Knowledge ? Traditional Knowledge Protection in the African Region ? Conundrum of Creativity, Compensation and Conservation in India ? Holder and User Perspectives in the Traditional Knowledge Debate: A European View ? Part IV: Ethnobotany and Bioprospecting: Thinking Globally, Acting Locally ? Politics, Culture and Governance in the Development of Prior Informed Consent and Negotiated Agreements with Indigenous Communities ? Ethics and Practice in Ethnobiology in Peru ? Ethics and Practice in Ethnobiology in South Africa ? A Private-Sector Perspective on Biodiversity, Biotechnology and Traditional Knowledge Protection ? Public Interest Intellectual Property Advisors ? The Intellectual Property and Business Formation Legal Clinic at Washington University
“Improving the international governance of biodiversity is a very necessary but enormous challenge. These top quality essays, which comprise the finest collection published so far on this controversial subject, provide a rich and diverse source of informed perspectives.”
-- Graham Dutfield, Centre for International Governance, , University of Leeds
“This book provides a detailed examination of the contemporary debate on how to reconcile global economic development with the preservation of our biological and cultural diversity. This debate brings into tension human rights with intellectual property and industrial development with food security. Professor McManis is to be commended for compiling this important, inter-disciplinary compendium of perspectives.”
-- Michael Blakeney, Professor of Law, , Queen Mary College, University of London
“Biodiversity and the Law is a very timely and relevant publication. It has managed to capture and present most of the key and critical issues surrounding debates over and relations between biodiversity, biotechnology, intellectual property and traditional knowledge. A must read for anyone seeking to understand the far reaching policy, legal, economic and social implications of current discussions over these issues.”
-- Manuel Ruiz, lawyer with the Peruvian Environmental Law Society
Published by Earthscan Publications Ltd.
Edited by Charles McManis
April 2007
448 pp., 6 3/4" x 9 1/2"
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