Dear All, Please see our recent articles "Biological Diversity Act 2002: threat to agricultural production and food security in the latest issue of Current Science and Shared Ownership of Biological Resources in Science (copies attached)
Biological resources were historically treated as the common heritage of mankind. India and other third world countries in 1992 in the Convention on Biodiversity demand benefit sharing and successfully fought for sovereign rights over biological diversity. The nations of the world are linked in a complex network of genetic interdependence. About 2/3 of India's food production is based on exotic biological material. With out considering the above, Biological Diversity Act 2002 was enacted to establish national sovereign rights over India's biodiversity. Third world countries position on biodiversity in the CBD is bound to boomerang severely affecting agricultural production and food security. With warm regards Priyan Links to the article: http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/reprint/324/5930/1014-c.pdf http://www.ias.ac.in/currsci/sep102009/626.pdf _____________________________________________________________ Priyadarsanan Dharma Rajan Fellow Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE) Royal Enclave, Srirampura, Jakkur Post, Bangalore - 560 064, India. Ph:91-80-23635555 (R) 91-80-23535287; Fax: 91-80-23530070 Other ID: priyadar...@gmail.com URL: www.atree.org/priyan.html Need a taxi? Check out taxi service listings on Yahoo! India Local http://in.local.yahoo.com/
