Cultivating participatory policy processes for genetic resources policy: Lessons from the Genetic Resources Policy Initiative (GRPI) project

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-18

  Wale, Edilegnaw ^a   Chishakwe, Nyasha ^a   Lewis Lettington, Robert ^a  

^a BIOVERSITY INTERNATIONAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

3M; Genetic resources policy; GRPI; Participatory processes

Indexed keywords

GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETIC RESOURCE; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; POLICY APPROACH; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH PROGRAM; STAKEHOLDER;

EID: 58349111502     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-008-9444-y     Document Type: Review

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