Trading in genes : development perspectives on biotechnology, trade, and sustainability / edited by Ricardo Meléndez-Ortiz and Vicente Sǹchez.

Trading in genes : development perspectives on biotechnology, trade, and sustainability / edited by Ricardo Meléndez-Ortiz and Vicente Sǹchez.

xxv, 294 pages ; 24 cm

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G 252 MEL.T

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.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-284) and index.

London, UK: : Earthscan, 2005.

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