Global Transformations in the Use of Biodiversity for Research and Development

Part I: Introduction.- Transformations in international law on access to genetic resources and benefit-sharing and domestic implementation: Introduction, synthesis and conclusions.- PART II: Post Nagoya Protocol Measures On Access And Benefit-Sharing And Domestic Implementation: Implementation In South America.- Access and benefit-sharing regime in Argentina: Experiences and perspectives.- Brazilian biodiversity law - challenges and opportunities for industries and research institutions.- Towards mutual supportiveness between the Nagoya Protocol and the Andean Sub-regional ABS Regime: The cases of Ecuador and Peru.- New ABS legislation and practice in compliance with the Nagoya Protocol: Current situation and perspectives in Costa Rica.- Part III: Post Nagoya Protocol Measures On Access And Benefitsharing And Domestic Implementation: Implementation In Africa.- The South African ABS regime: New wine in old wine skins?.- The post Nagoya Protocol ABS Regime in Cameroon: Exploring the extent to which ongoing policy, regulatory developments and ABS practices uphold the obligations of the Protocol.- The Ethiopian access and benefit-sharing regime: Stringent with a purpose.- Abracadabra! It is time for Kenyan ABS law to be born.- Part IV: Post Nagoya Protocol Measures On Access And Benefitsharing And Domestic Implementation: Implementation In Asia.- Access and benefit sharing law and policy in South Korea .- Malaysia - From no ABS law to a comprehensive legislation.- The new Vietnamese law on ABS: Overview and innovations in legislation and practice.- Part V: Post Nagoya Protocol Measures On Access And Benefitsharing And Domestic Implementation: Implementation In Australia.- ABS in Australia: From innovation to hesitation.- Part VI: Post Nagoya Protocol Measures On Access And Benefitsharing And Domestic Implementation: Implementation In Europe.- ABS Regulation in the European Union.- Access and benefit-sharing regime in Spain: Striking the balance between its roles as a provider and a user of genetic resources.- The post Nagoya Protocol ABS regime in France: Exploring the extent to which it upholds the obligations of the Protocol.- Part VII: Implementation Experiences And Unresolved Issues: General Themes.- Due Diligence and the Regulation of Transnational Economic Activity - Regulation (EU) No 511/2014 compared to other EU due diligence scheme.- Implementation of Due Diligence obligations in Germany.- Rights over genetic resources and ways of monitoring the value chain: A case study from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.- Post Nagoya Protocol experiences of basic research in Ecuador.- Digital Sequence Information on genetic resources and the Convention on Biological Diversity.- ABS contractual obligations in the context of agricultural breeding and possible cut-off points.- Contract solutions for difficult ABS questions - example from information technology.- ABS in practice - real life cases.