The Bonn guidelines on access to genetic resources and benefit sharing

Review of European Community and International Environmental Law

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 84-98

  Tully, Stephen ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; BIOTECHNOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM; INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT;

EID: 0038042269     PISSN: 09628797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9388.00346     Document Type: Article

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