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Addressing Socio-Economic and Ethical Considerations in Biotechnology Governance: The Potential of a New Politics of Care
There is a growing demand to incorporate social, economic and ethical considerations into biotechnology governance. However, there is currently little guidance available for understanding what this means or ho...
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Introduction
The story of Hoodia has captured the world's imagination. A plant used by the San to quench thirst and possibly hunger for centuries suddenly enters world markets as an appetite suppressant. Pictures from the Kal...
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Green Diamonds of the South: An Overview of the San-Hoodia Case
One of the most famous benefit-sharing initiatives to date is the San-Hoodia case. The San peoples are the oldest human inhabitants of southern Africa, but after centuries of genocide and marginalization by colon...
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Sharing Benefits Fairly: Decision-Making and Governance
Understanding how decisions were made by the San in the Hoodia case and how decision-making and governance structures vary between bioprospectors and indigenous communities is essential for the implementation of ...
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Conclusions and Recommendations: Towards Best Practice for Community Consent and Benefit Sharing
The adoption of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is one of the great policy success stories of the twentieth century. One hundred and ninety-one parties have signed this broad and forward-thinking ...
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Bioprospecting, Access and Benefit Sharing: Revisiting the ‘Grand Bargain’
This chapter sets out the wider international context of bioprospecting, access and benefit sharing, and describes the fraught policy process that has evolved since the adoption of the Convention on Biological...
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Policies for Sharing Benefits from Hoodia
This chapter provides an analysis of the policies and laws that have emerged in southern Africa to regulate the harvesting, trade, and commercial development of Hoodia. Many of these policies have evolved rapidly...