Biodiversity prospecting in Nigeria: Seeking equity and reciprocity in intellectual property rights through partnership arrangements and capacity building

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 51, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 209-219

  Iwu, Maurice M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

^b WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity prospecting; Bioresources development and conservation programme; Intellectual property rights; International Cooperative Biodiversity Group; Nigeria

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; GOVERNMENT; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; NIGERIA; PATENT;

EID: 0029885733     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-8741(95)01364-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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1. Iwu, M.M. (1993) Handbook of African Medicinal Plants, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
2. NACCRR (National Advisory Committee On Conservation of Renewable Resources) (1992) The Presidency - Natural Resources Conservation Council: Natural Resources Conservation Plan. Final Report, Vol. 1, May, 1992, 113 pp.
3. NEST (Nigerian Environmental Study/Action Team) (1991) The Nigerian Environment: Non-Government Action. Proceedings of the NEST Workshop, Lagos, October 1989.
4. Sofowora, A.E. (1986) The State of Medicinal Plants Research in Nigeria. University of Ife Press, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.