Ethical Considerations in Agro-biodiversity Research, Collecting, and Use

Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 107-126

  Engels, Johannes M M ^a   Dempewolf, Hannes ^b   Henson Apollonio, Victoria ^a  

^a BIOVERSITY INTERNATIONAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Access and benefit sharing; Agricultural biodiversity; Bio ethics; Genetic resources; International agreements; Traditional knowledge

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ETHICS; FARMERS KNOWLEDGE; GENETIC RESOURCE; INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT; LEGISLATION; POLICY MAKING; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

EID: 79951770770     PISSN: 11877863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10806-010-9251-9     Document Type: Article

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