1st Edition
Marine Genetic Resources, Access and Benefit Sharing Legal and Biological Perspectives
By Bevis Fedder
Copyright 2013
220 Pages
20 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
232 Pages
20 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
232 Pages
20 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Access to genetic resources and Benefit Sharing (ABS) has been promoted under the Convention on Biological Diversity, with the aim of combining biodiversity conservation goals with economic development. However, as this book shows, since its inception in 1992, implementation has encountered multiple challenges and obstacles.
This is particularly so in the marine environment, where... Read more
1. Introduction
2. Factual Background
3. Access and Benefits Sharing in the Marine Realm
4. Weak Points of the Access and Benefits Sharing Regime
5. Biological Databases for Improving the ABS System
6. Conclusions
Biography
Bevis Fedder is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the International Research Training Group INTERCOAST – Integrated Coastal Zone and Shelf-Sea Research at the University of Bremen, Germany.
"This text provides all types of stakeholders – those who have a vested interest in a fair and sustainable access and benefit regime for the exploitation of marine genetic resources – with a valuable legal and biological perspective." – Roland J. Rogers, Marine Scientist
