Routledge Handbook of Biodiversity and the Law

ISBN-13: 9781138693302 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 422 str.

Charles R. McManis; Burton Tze En Ong

Opis

This volume provides a reference textbook and comprehensive compilation of multifaceted perspectives on the legal issues arising from the conservation and exploitation of non-human biological resources. Contributors include leading academics, policy-makers and practitioners reviewing a range of socio-legal issues concerning the relationships between humankind and the natural world. The book is divided into four sections. The first examines various international and local environmental law issues concerned with the stewardship of biological resources, including the Nagoya Protocol. The second section focuses on a selection of intellectual property issues connected to the commercial exploitation of biological resources. The third section analyses the legal and ethical dimensions of the bioprospecting activities of scientists seeking to uncover, develop and harness the useful properties of nature. Chapters in this section include viewpoints from economic, ethnobotanical, pharmaceutical and other scientific industry perspectives. The final section looks at issues relating to the legal interests of indigenous communities that have incorporated biological resources into their traditional cultural practices, as well as their interactions with bioprospectors. Chapters in this section discuss legal issues associated with the protection of traditional knowledge, cultural heritage and indigenous human rights.