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Zusatztext 'This is just what the doctor ordered: a sensible! balanced and comprehensive overview of how countries can manage their aquatic resources in the biotechnology age.'Jeffrey A McNeely! Chief Scientist! IUCN'A wonderfully written and sorely needed guide to the promise of aquatic genetic resources... brimming with important pointers of ways to realize the potential of the little appreciated and frequently abused aquatic genetic resources.'Thomas Lovejoy! President of the Heinz Center for Science! Economics and the Environment Informationen zum Autor David Greer is an independent legal consultant specializing in natural resources and biodiversity management policy. Brian Harvey is a fisheries biologist and President of World Fisheries Trust. Klappentext * The first book to address the ownership! governance! and trade in aquatic biogenetic resources Zusammenfassung The advance of genetic sciences has led to a 'blue revolution' in the way we use aquatic biodiversity. This book describes the growing demand for aquatic genetic resources and the desperate need to fill the policy vacuum about the management and conservation of aquatic biodiversity. It concludes with policy recommendations. Inhaltsverzeichnis The Gene Rush: Finding New Value in Aquatic Biodiversity * Managing Aquatic Resources: Tools and Policy Gaps * Whose to Share * Ownership and Control of Aquatic Resources * Thinking Locally: Rights of Indigenous and Local Communities * Acting Globally: National Laws on Access to Aquatic Resources * Results that Count: Meaningful Benefits for Fishing Communities * Putting Principles into Practice * Notes * References * Index
