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Biodiversity and the Law
Intellectual Property, Biotechnology and
Traditional Knowledge
Edited by Charles R. McManis
London • Sterling, VA
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First published by Earthscan in the UK and USA in 2007
Copyright © Charles R. McManis, 2007
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ISBN: 978-1-84407-349-8 hardback
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Contents
List of Figures and Tables ix
List of Chapter Authors and Conference Participants xi
Acknowledgements xxxi
List of Acronyms and Abbreviations xxxii
Chapter 1 Biodiversity, Biotechnology and Traditional Knowledge
Protection: Law, Science and Practice 1
Charles R. McManis
Part I Biodiversity: What are We Losing and Why –
And What is to be Done?
Chapter 2 The Epic of Evolution and the Problem of Biodiversity Loss 27
Peter Raven
Chapter 3 Naturalizing Morality 35
Ursula Goodenough
Chapter 4 Across the Apocalypse on Horseback: Biodiversity Loss and
the Law 42
Jim Chen
Chapter 5 Impact of the Convention on Biological Diversity: The Lesson