9781844070282 1844070271 hardback 184407028X paperback 9781844070275 9781136551055 electronic book 1136551050 electronic book 9781849773430 electronic book 1849773432 electronic book 1280476095 9781280476099 9781136551000 e-book : Mobi 113655100X 9781136551048 e-book : ePub 1136551042
Alternate Call Number
G 252 MEL.T
Summary
Sustaining the new bioeconomy requires a global biotechnology governance regime to bring a large number of developing countries into the global trading system. Failure to do so will create a "genetic divide" among countries and is likely to intensify public opposition to biotechnology. This interdisciplinary collection of perspectives from the developing world - on debates over the relationships between biotechnology, biosafety, sustainable development and trade - seeks to bridge the gap between the different areas of regulatory activities and academic research and between the various stakeholders in the debate. Leading experts, writing for the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development, examine: the risks and opportunities of biotechnology; biosafety; intellectual property rights and related issues of access to genetic resources; benefit-sharing and traditional knowledge; biotechnological development; capacity building; the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety; relevant WTO provisions; and developing countries' options in the WTO context.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-284) and index.
Formatted Contents Note
I. Weighing biotechnology on the scales of sustainable development; II. Trade in biotechnology: new challenges in an old playground.