Putting science
at the heart of development
Bioprospecting — collecting biological material for commercial use — can encourage conservation. But it has also been accused of being a form of intellectual piracy, with little compensation for local people.
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Opinions and Analysis
Gaps in India’s implementation of biodiversity law
Ten years after introducing a Biodiversity Act, India is yet to put it to serious use, say Shalini Bhutani and Kanchi Kohli.
7 October 2012
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Source: Economic and Political Weekly
Making the Nagoya Protocol work at the community level
Two safeguards for communities' rights to resources can help implement the Nagoya Protocol, argues biodiversity specialist Krystyna Swiderska.
Policy Briefs
The case for joint action on biotechnology in Africa
What are the main issues that African nations face in forthcoming negotiations on biotechnology and biosafety?
4 June 2007
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Source: The International Institute for Sustainable Development
Bioprospecting: legitimate research or 'biopiracy'?
A growing number of critics of 'bioprospecting' complain that companies often fail to adequately compensate holders of traditional knowledge, and that patents on products developed in this way are actually a form of intellectual piracy.
News and Features
Brazil signs commitment to sustainable use of biodiversity
A biodiversity agreement among the Brazilian government, the industrial sector and the FAO aims to ease Brazil's ratification of the Nagoya Protocol.
1 April 2013
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Nations agree first global treaty to ban mercury emissions
More than 140 nations have agreed the first global, legally-binding treaty to prevent man-made emissions of mercury into the environment.
India expands its biodiversity databases
22 October 2012
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