Patent disclosure requirements and benefit sharing: A counterfactual case of Morocco's argan oil

Ecological Economics

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 12-18

  Lybbert, Travis J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Argan oil; Benefit sharing; Biodiversity; Disclosure requirements; Morocco; Patents

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECONOMIC INSTRUMENT; LEGISLATION; POLICY STRATEGY; VEGETABLE OIL;

AFRICA; MOROCCO; NORTH AFRICA;

EID: 34548850033     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2007.06.017     Document Type: Note

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