Biodiversity and the Law. Intellectual Property, Biotechnology & Traditional Knowledge. 2007. illustr. 448 p. gr8vo. Hardcover.

An authoritative examination of the inter-relationships between the law, intellectual property rights, biodiversity protection,biotechnology and the protection of traditional knowledge. Containstwenty-eight chapters from dozens of international legal and scientificexperts containing a comprehensive assessment of the issues completewith thorough references. The first part of the book examinesbiodiversity and examines what are we loosing, why,and looks at what isto be done. The second part addresses biotechnology and looks at whetherit is part of the solution or part of the problem, or perhaps both. Thethird section examines traditional knowledge, explains what it is and how, if at all, it should be protected. The fourth and final part looksat ethnobotany and bioprospecting and offers practical lessons from thevast and diverse experiences of the contributors.