Valuing Local Knowledge: Indigenous People And Intellectual Property RightsDoreen Stabinsky, Stephen B. Brush Island Press, 1996 - 351 pages Currently the focus of a heated debate among indigenous peoples, human rights advocates, crop breeders, pharmaceutical companies, conservationists, social scientists, and lawyers, the proposal would allow impoverished people in biologically rich areas to realize an economic return from resources under their care. Monetary compensation could both validate their knowledge and provide them with an equitable reward for sharing it, thereby compensating biological stewardship and encouraging conservation. |