What is it about?
Genetic material from plants, animals, and microorganisms makes up genetic resources, which have many uses, including the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and the improvement of crops and livestock, among others. Seventeen countries, known as megadiversity countries, house 60–80 percent of the world’s species. The Nagoya Protocol to the Convention on Biological Diversity focuses on access to genetic resources and benefi t sharing.
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Perspectives
The Nagoya Protocol grants a wide range of discretion to each country’s domestic laws for the utilization of genetic resources, and it also includes a requirement that each party shall respect foreign systems. It is important internationally to deepen mutual understanding for eff ective internal measures that enable the sustainable use of genetic resources in the framework of access and benefit sharing.
Kohei Takenaka TAKANO
Nagano Environmental Conservation Research Institute
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This page is a summary of: Berkshire encyclopedia of sustainability: v.7: China, India, and East and Southeast Asia: assessing sustainability, Choice Reviews Online, July 2013, American Library Association,
DOI: 10.5860/choice.50-5935.
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