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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...

    Fern Wickson, Christopher Preston, Rosa Binimelis, Amaranta Herrero in Food Ethics (2017)

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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...

    Rachel Wynberg, Doris Schroeder in Indigenous Peoples, Consent and Benefit Sh… (2009)

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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...

    Rachel Wynberg, Roger Chennells in Indigenous Peoples, Consent and Benefit Sharing (2009)

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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 ...

    Rachel Wynberg, Doris Schroeder in Indigenous Peoples, Consent and Benefit Sh… (2009)

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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 ...

    Rachel Wynberg, Roger Chennells in Indigenous Peoples, Consent and Benefit Sh… (2009)

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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...

    Rachel Wynberg, Sarah Laird in Indigenous Peoples, Consent and Benefit Sharing (2009)

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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...

    Rachel Wynberg in Indigenous Peoples, Consent and Benefit Sharing (2009)