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2 - Establishing the Social, Political and Ethical Context

from Part I - Introduction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 September 2020

Nigel Maxted
Affiliation:
University of Birmingham
Danny Hunter
Affiliation:
Bioversity International
Rodomiro Ortiz Ríos
Affiliation:
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
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There is a strong social and ethicalpolicy context to plant genetic resources conservation and use. This is achieved by providing the historical background, introducing the major conventions, treaties and agreements, as well as the key stakeholders from the formal and informal sectors that are concerned with plant conservation, use and the equitable sharing of benefits. An attempt is made to assess the impact of the CBD and other conventions and to provide a balanced summary of the continuing debate on key issues such as ex situ versus in situ conservation, hotspots of botanical diversity and ex situ conservation and plant breeders’ rights, farmers’ rights, access, release of transgenic plants and sustainability both in conservation and use.

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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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