The aim of this book is to provide the most detailed, coherent analysis of the issue of biopiracy to date. The book synthesises the rise of the issue and increasing use of the term by activists and negotiators to form a critical understanding of the themes, implications and politics of biopiracy.
Biodiversity loss in terrestrial environments associated with human activities has been appreciated as a major issue for some years now. What is less ..
Biodiversity loss in terrestrial environments associated with human activities has been appreciated as a major issue for some years now. What is less ..
This book explores the financial, business risk, ethical, cultural, and emotional rationales underlying the need for companies to actively protect, co..
Protected areas (PAs) contain biodiversity and ecosystems of high conservation value. This provides a comprehensive introduction to the socio-economic..
Farmers' Rights are essential for maintaining crop genetic diversity, which is the basis of all food and agricultural production in the world. This bo..
The treatment of both whales and elephants will be politically and legally contentious for years to come, and is of great significance to conservation..
This book is the first to provide a global review of the development of community seed banks and includes a wide range of case studies. It reviews the..
This book is intended to provide knowledge and tools for marine conservation practitioners and to identify issues and mechanisms for upper-level under..
Based on principles of the conservation and optimization of biodiversity and of equity and sustainability, this book focuses on the ecology of the cof..
The key aim of this book is to explore current knowledge and status of the law and science in relation to sharks with a particular focus on improving ..