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The role of traditional knowledge and access to genetic resources in biodiversity conservation in Southeast Asia

Antons, Christoph 2010, The role of traditional knowledge and access to genetic resources in biodiversity conservation in Southeast Asia, Biodiversity and conservation, vol. 19, no. 4, pp. 1189-1204.

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Title The role of traditional knowledge and access to genetic resources in biodiversity conservation in Southeast Asia
Author(s) Antons, Christoph
Journal name Biodiversity and conservation
Volume number 19
Issue number 4
Start page 1189
End page 1204
Publisher Springer-Verlag
Place of publication Dordrecht, The Netherlands
Publication date 2010
ISSN 0960-3115
1572-9710
Keyword(s) incentives for community based biodiversity conservation
intellectual property rights
access to genetic resources
definitions of traditional knowledge
definitions of knowledge holding communities
Summary The article examines international treaties linking trade and environment, their governance models and implementation in the context of Southeast Asia. Particular attention is being paid to the role of intellectual property concepts, customary law and traditional knowledge as incentives for biodiversity conservation and to difficulties in defining the subject matter and communities of knowledge holders. Indonesia’s regulation of traditional knowledge and access to biodiversity is discussed as example. The article concludes that national development goals and interests in royalty collection frequently dominate the discussion and that key concepts are still insufficiently defined to avoid overlaps and conflicts. Genuine local support for the conservationist aims of the models will depend on whether a benefit flow to communities can be ensured and their original role to act as incentives can be realised. International collaboration is important to avoid disputes concerning biodiversity related knowledge held across borders.
Language eng
Field of Research 069999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
Socio Economic Objective 970106 Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences
HERDC Research category C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal
Copyright notice ©2010, The Author(s)
Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30040005

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