Abstract:The proper legislative framework for access to genetic resources and the sharing of benefits arising from it is one of the most serious and pressing issues that the megadiverse countries face. There are two public goods to be balanced while designing a legal regime for Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS): protecting national and local peoples interests, on the one hand, and not obstructing the development of the sciences that require collecting of scientific specimens, on the other. In this note I describe the pr… Show more
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