Accessing biodiversity and sharing the benefits : lessons from implementing the Convention on biological diversity
2004
Carrizosa, Santiago |
Brush, Stephen B. |
Wright, Brian D. |
McGuire, Patrick E. |
The book aims to address the lack of information on the experiences of others by providing a comparative analysis of national access and benefit-sharing laws and policies in the 41 Pacific Rim countries that signed the CBD. It provides key insights on the main characteristics of selected access and benefit-sharing (ABS) policies and laws, their development, and implementation process. It contains a detailed comparative analysis of existing laws and policies.