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Divided into three sections, this book explores the three main pillars of sustainable development, namely economy, environment and society, and their interlinkages at the regional level. The first section, Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) for sustainable development, focuses on international agreeme...
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
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| Publisher Address: | Cham : |
| Publication Dates: | 2017. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
Environmental Challenges and Solutions,
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| Online Access: |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-42162-9 |
| Summary: |
Divided into three sections, this book explores the three main pillars of sustainable development, namely economy, environment and society, and their interlinkages at the regional level. The first section, Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) for sustainable development, focuses on international agreements and national legislation, as well as the challenges in implementing ABS in e.g. India. In turn, the second section examines the process of forming Biodiversity Management Committees (BMCs) at the Local Self Government (LSG) level to promote environmental sustainability, highlighting local and |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource(xxi,322pages): illustrations. |
| ISBN: | 9783319421629 |
| Index Number: | GE195 |
| CLC: | X22-05 |
| Contents: | Part I Access and benefit sharing for sustainable development -- 1. International and National Framework on Access and Benefit Sharing -- 2. Access and Benefit Sharing mechanism under the Multilateral System of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture -- 3. Contributions of the Corporate Sector to Sustainable Development -- 4. Biodiversity, Access and Benefit Sharing in India: A Critical Analysis -- 5. Access and Benefit sharing: Challenges ahead -- 6. Ethnopharmacology, Traditional Knowledge and Intellectual Property Rights -- 7. Can Benefits Be shared?:T |