The policy and legal context for access and benefit sharing

The Custodians of Biodiversity: Sharing Access to and Benefits of Genetic Resources

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 11-19

  Ruiz, Manuel ^a   Vernooy, Ronnie ^b  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL PERÚ   (Peru)

^b Ulaanbaatar University   (Mongolia)

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EID: 85071797302     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203156032-13     Document Type: Chapter

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