Includes bibliographical references and index.

Biodiversity, biotechnology and traditional knowledge protection : law, science and practice / Charles R. McManis -- pt. 1. Biodiversity : what are we losing and why--and what is to be done? The epic of evolution and the problem of biodiversity loss / Peter Raven -- Naturalizing morality / Ursula Goodenough -- Across the apocalypse on horseback : biodiversity loss and the law / Jim Chen -- Impact of the convention on biological diversity : the lessons of ten years of experience with models for equitable sharing of benefits / James S. Miller -- Biodiversity, botanical institutions and benefit sharing : comments on the impact of the convention on biological diversity / Kate Davis -- The link between biodiversity and sustainable development : lessons from INBio's bioprospecting programme in Costa Rica / Rodrigo Gámez -- On biocultural diversity from a Venezuelan perspective : tracing the interrelationships among biodiversity, culture change and legal reforms / Stanford Zent and Egleé L. Zent -- From the 'tragedy of the commons' to the 'tragedy of the commonplace' : analysis and synthesis through the lens of economic theory / Joseph Henry Vogel --

pt. 2. Biotechnology : part of the solution or part of the problem--or both? -- Biodiversity, biotechnology and the environment / Barbara A. Schaal -- Principles governing the long-run risks, benefits and costs of agricultural biotechnology / Charles Benbrook -- Costa Rica : biodiversity and biotechnology at the crossroads / Ana Sittenfeld and Ana M. Espinoza -- Biotechnology for sustainable agricultural development in Africa : opportunities and challenges / Florence Wambugu -- Biotechnology : public-private partnerships and intellectual property rights in the context of developing countries / Gurdev S. Khush -- Agricultural biotechnology and developing countries : the Public Intellectual Property Resource for Agriculture (PIPRA) / Sara Boettiger and Karel Schubert -- Commentary on agricultural biotechnology / Lawrence Busch -- The birth and death of traditional knowledge : paradoxical effects of biotechnology in India / Glenn Davis Stone --

pt. 3. Traditional knowledge : what is it and how, if at all, should it be protected? -- From the shaman's hut to the patent office : a road under construction / Nuno Pires de Carvalho -- Traditional knowledge : lessons from the past, lessons for the future / Michael J. Balick -- The demise of 'common heritage' and protection for traditional agricultural knowledge / Stephen B. Brush -- Traditional knowledge protection in the African region / Rabodo Andriantsiferana -- The conundrum of creativity, compensation and conservation in India : how can intellectual property rights help grass-roots innovators and traditional knowledge holders? / Anil K. Gupta -- Holder and user perspectives in the traditional knowledge debate : a European view / Geertrui Van Overwalle --

pt. 4. Ethnobotany and bioprospecting : thinking globally, acting locally -- Politics, culture and governance in the development of prior informed consent and negotiated agreements with indigenous communities / Joshua Rosenthal -- Ethics and practice in ethnobiology : analysis of the International Cooperative Biodiversity Group project in Peru / Walter H. Lewis and Veena Ramani -- Ethics and practice in ethnobiology : the experience of the San peoples of Southern Africa / Roger Chennells -- Commentary on biodiversity, biotechnology and traditional knowledge protection : a private-sector perspective / Steven R. King -- Answering the call : Public Interest Intellectual Property Advisers (PIIPA) / Michael A. Gollin -- Answering the call : the Intellectual Property and Business Formation Legal Clinic at Washington University / Charles R. McManis.