Science for profit. What are the ethical implications of bioprospecting in the Arctic and Antarctica?

Ethics in Science and Environmental Politics

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-4

  Leary, David K ^a   Walton, David W H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antarctic Treaty System; Biodiversity; Bioprospecting; Exploitation

Indexed keywords

ANTARCTIC TREATY; BIODIVERSITY; COMMERCIALIZATION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; ETHICS; EXPLOITATION; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;

ANTARCTICA; ARCTIC;

EID: 77954296646     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16118014     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/esep00107     Document Type: Article

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