What is Fair and Equitable Benefit-sharing?

Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 127-146

  de Jonge, Bram ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Access and benefit sharing; Commutative justice; Distributive justice; Plant genetic resources; Traditional knowledge

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; FARMERS KNOWLEDGE; GENETIC RESOURCE; PLANT; POLICY MAKING; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE; UNITED NATIONS;

EID: 79951768703     PISSN: 11877863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10806-010-9249-3     Document Type: Article

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