Biodiversity and the Law : Intellectual Property, Biotechnology and Traditional Knowledge (Hardcover)

Biodiversity, Biotechnology and 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 * Across the Apocalypse on Horseback: Biodiversity Loss and the Law * Impact of the Convention on Biological Diversity: The Lessons of Ten Years of Experience with Models for Equitable Sharing of Benefits * Biodiversity, Botanical Institutions and Benefit Sharing: Comments on the Impact of the Convention on Biological Diversity * The Link Between Biodiversity and Sustainable Development: Lessons from INBio?s Bioprospecting Programme in Costa Rica * On Biocultural Diversity from a Venezuelan Perspective: Tracing the Interrelationships Among Biodiversity, Culture Change and Legal Reforms * From the ?Tragedy of the Commons? to the ?Tragedy of the Commonplace?: Analysis and Synthesis through the Lens of Economic Theory * 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 Biotechnology * Costa Rica: Biodiversity and Biotechnology at the Crossroads * Biotechnology for Sustainable Agricultural Development in Africa: Opportunities and Challenges * Biotechnology: Public-Private Partnerships and Intellectual Property Rights in the Context of Developing Countries * Agricultural Biotechnology and Developing Countries: The Public Intellectual Property Resource for Agriculture (PIPRA) * Commentary on Agricultural Biotechnology * The Birth and Death of Traditional Knowledge: Paradoxical Effects of Biotechnology in India * 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: A Road Under Construction * Traditional Knowledge: Lessons from the Past, Lessons for the Future * The Demise of ?Common Heritage? and Protection for Traditional Agricultural Knowledge * Traditional Knowledge Protection in the African Region * The Conundrum of Creativity, Compensation and Conservation in India: How Can Intellectual Property Rights Help Grass-roots Innovators and Traditional Knowledge Holders? * 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: Analysis of the International Cooperative Biodiversity Group Project in Peru * Ethics and Practice in Ethnobiology: The Experience of the San Peoples of Southern Africa * Commentary on Biodiversity, Biotechnology and Traditional Knowledge Protection: A Private-sector Perspective * Answering the Call: Public Interest Intellectual Property Advisers (PIIPA) * Answering the Call: The Intellectual Property and Business Formation Legal Clinic at Washington University * Index