Genetic Resources as Natural Information : Implications for the Convention on Biological Diversity and Nagoya Protocol (Hardcover)

Foreword: "On the Silver Jubilee of ‘Intellectual Property and Information Markets: Preliminaries to a New Conservation Policy’" Joseph Henry Vogel Introduction 1. The Relevant Nature of Genetic Resources: "Normal Science" Becomes "Paradigm Shift" 2. Regulatory Trends in ABS: Secrecy as the Enabler of the Bilateral Model 3. Sovereignty over Genetic Resources: The First Twenty Years of ABS 4. Resistance to Correction 5. "Bounded Openness" as Fair, Equitable and Efficient: The Path to a Global Multilateral Benefit Sharing Mechanism 6. Conclusions and Recommendations Case Study I: Epipedobates anthonyi under "Bounded Openness" Klaus Angerer Case Study II: Lepidium meyeni under "Bounded Openness" Omar Oduardo-Sierra