| Main Title |
Biodiversity prospecting : using genetic resources for sustainable development / |
| Other Authors |
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| Publisher |
World Resources Institute (WRI), USA ; Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (INBio), Costa Rica ; Rainforest Alliance, USA ; African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS), Kenya, |
| Year Published |
1993 |
| OCLC Number |
28249367 |
| ISBN |
0915825899; 9780915825899 |
| Subjects |
Biodiversity conservation ;
Sustainable development ;
Germplasm resources ;
Diversité biologique ;
Développement durable ;
Biological diversity conservation
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| EHAM |
QH75 B57 |
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Region 1 Library/Boston,MA |
06/26/1993 |
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| Collation |
ix, 341 pages ; 23 cm |
| Notes |
"A Contribution to the WRI/IUCN/UNEP Global biodiversity strategy." "A World Resources Institute book"--Cover. Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents Notes |
I.A new lease on life / Walter V. Reid [and others] -- II. Costa Rica's conservation program and national biodiversity institute (INBio) / Rodrigo Gámez .. [et al.] -- III. Biodiversity prospecting by INBio / Ana Sittenfeld and Rodrigo Gámez -- IV. Contracts for biodiversity prospecting / Sarah A. Laird -- V. Research management policies : permits for collecting and research in the tropics / Daniel H. Janzen [and others] -- VI. An intellectual property rights framework for biodiversity prospecting / Michael A. Gollin -- VII. Policy options for scientific and technological capacity-building / Calestous Juma with the assistance of Bernard Sihanya -- Annex 1. The role of the parataxonomists, inventory managers, and taxonomists in Costa Rica's national biodiversity inventory / Daniel H. Janzen [and others] -- Annex 2. Biodiversity prospecting contract / David Downes [and others] -- Annex 3. The Convention on Biological Diversity and intellectual property rights / Michael A. Gollin -- Annex 4. The United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity. |
