Advances in biotechnology and associated areas have increased the value of biodiversity and related knowledge of indigenous communities and lent impetus to global bioprospecting activities. The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) put in place a framework for regulation of such activities and replaced the existing regime of free access to bioresources with a framework where indigenous communities would be compensated for use of their knowledge, innovation and practices.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/bioprospecting-promoting-and-regulating-access-genetic-resources-and-benefit-sharing
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/shamama-afreen
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/biju-paul-abraham
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/decision
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biotechnology
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biodiversity
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/genetic-resources
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/convention-biological-diversity-cbd
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/benefit-sharing
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/brazil
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/public-sector
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/private-sector
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/legislation
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/people
