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Author:   Manuel Ruiz ,  Ronnie Vernooy
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Earthscan Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.700kg
ISBN:  

9781849714518

ISBN 10:   1849714517
Pages:   198
Publication Date:   03 November 2011
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Part 1: The Global Debate 1. Introduction: Widening the Horizon 2. The Policy and Legal Context for Access and Benefit Sharing. 3. A Brief Review of Recent Access and Benefit Sharing Initiatives Part 2: Practical Experiences from Around the World 4. Introducing the Case Studies: Access and Benefit Sharing in Practice 5. Peru: Seeking Benefit Sharing Through a Defensive Approach: The Experience of the National Commission for the Prevention of Biopiracy 6. Syria: Participatory Barley Breeding: Farmers’ Input becomes Everyone’s Gain 7. Jordan: In Search of New Benefit-Sharing Practices through Participatory Plant Breeding 8. Honduras: Rights of Farmers and Breeders Rights in the New Globalizing Context 9. China: Designing Policies and Laws to Ensure Fair Access and Benefit Sharing of Genetic Resources and Participatory Plant Breeding Products 10. Cuba: The Benefits of Participation: Strengthening Local Seed Systems 11. Nepal: Innovative Mechanisms for Putting Farmers’ Rights into Practice 12. Conclusions: Race to the Bottom Versus Slow Walk to the Top. Epilogue: Architecture by Committee and the Conceptual Integrity of the Nagoya Protocol

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Manuel Ruiz is Director of the Program of International Affairs and Biodiversity of the Peruvian Society for Environmental Law (SPDA). Ronnie Vernooy is an independent consultant and was a program officer at the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Canada, from 1992 until 2010.

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