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Could biodiversity negotiations stifle research?
Biodiversity negotiations will greatly impact academics, and scientists must speak up before it is too late, warn Sikina Jinnah and Stefan Jungcurt.
OPINION | 30 January 2009 | EN
How local knowledge can boost scientific studies
More should be done to strengthen ties between formal scientific research and informal grassroots innovations, says Anil Gupta.
OPINION | 15 March 2007 | EN
Does Africa need benefit-sharing more than patents?
SciDev.Net readers debate ways for Africa to benefit from research that makes use of its natural resources.
OPINION | 9 March 2006 | EN
Little prospect of bioprospecting 'billions'
David Simpson and Roger Sedjo say that governments of developing countries have been misled about the potential value of their biological resources.
OPINION | 12 August 2004 | EN
Why we must fight biopiracy
Martin Khor argues that a major effort is needed to prevent intellectual property rules from undermining the indigenous knowledge that is essential for sustainable development.
OPINION | 23 August 2002 | EN
Curtain falls on hopes of legal bioprospecting
Joshua Rosenthal argues that the termination of a US research project of indigenous plants in Mexico may reduce scientists' ability to develop sustainable uses of biodiversity for local and global benefit.
OPINION | 7 March 2002 | EN
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