This fascinating study describes efforts to define and protect
traditional knowledge and the associated issues of access to
genetic resources, from the negotiation of the Convention on
Biological Diversity to The Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous
Peoples and the Nagoya Protocol. Drawing on the expertise of local
specialists from around the globe, the chapters judiciously mix
theory and empirical evidence to provide a deep and convincing
understanding of traditional knowledge, innovation, access to
genetic resources, and benefit sharing. Because traditional
knowledge was understood in early negotiations to be subject to a
property rights framework, these often became bogged down due to
differing views on the rights involved. New models, developed
around the notion of distributive justice and self-determination,
are now gaining favor. This book suggests - through a discussion of
theory and contemporary case studies from Brazil, India, Kenya and
Canada - that a focus on distributive justice best advances the
interests of indigenous peoples while also fostering scientific
innovation in both developed and developing countries.
Comprehensive as well as nuanced, Genetic Resources and Traditional
Knowledge will be of great interest to scholars and students of
law, political science, anthropology and geography. National and
international policy makers and those interested in the
environment, indigenous peoples' rights and innovation will find
the book an enlightening resource. Contributors: T. Bubela, J.
Carbone, R. Crookshanks, L. DeBusschere, G. Dutfield, E.R. Gold,
D.S. Hik, A. Kumbamu, C. Lawson, C. Metcalf, S. Nickels, K.
Nnadozie, P.W.B. Phillips, E.B. Rodrigues Jr, T. Williams, S. Zhang
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