INDUSTRIAL INNOVATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION Developing Workable Solutions Edited by Saeed Parto and Brent Herbert-Copley UNU Press/IDRC 2007
What role should governments play in protecting the environment and controlling the environmental impacts of industry? Do regulations benefit the environment, and how do they affect industrial innovation? The contributors to this book examine a number of political and industrial trends and responses to these challenges.
PRESERVING THE DNIPRO RIVER Harmony, History, and RehabilitationV.Y. Shevchuk, G.O. Bilyavsky, V.M. Navrotsky, and O.O. Mazurkevich Mosaic Press/IDRC 2005
The Dnipro, Europe's second longest river, has played a vital role in the historical, cultural, religious, and economic development of Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine. This book describes the historical importance of the Dnipro and outlines a strategy to rehabilitate and preserve its unique biodiversity.
MIGRATORY FISHES OF SOUTH AMERICA Biology, Fisheries, and Conservation Status Edited by Joachim Carolsfield, Brian Harvey, Carmen Ross, and Anton Baer World Fisheries Trust/World Bank/IDRC 2004
Fish species that migrate within the great rivers of South America support important local fisheries but are little known outside their native range. This book represents the first collection of the work of local scientific experts on these remarkable fish.
BLUE GENES Sharing and Conserving the World's Aquatic BiodiversityDavid Greer and Brian Harvey Earthscan/IDRC 2004
This groundbreaking work is the first to look at the issues of ownership, governance, and trade in aquatic resources. Blue Genes describes the growing demand for aquatic genetic resources and the desperate need to fill the policy vacuum for the management and conservation of aquatic biodiversity as a foundation for rules governing access to and use of aquatic genetic resources.
Today’s agriculture is like a huge inverted pyramid. Globally, it rests on a precariously narrow base. Less than 3% of the 250 000 plant varieties available to agriculture are in use today. The top-down system of agricultural research, where farmers are seen merely as recipients of research rather than as participants in it, has contributed to this dependence on a relatively few plant varieties. This trend and the increasing industrialization of agriculture are key factors in what can only be called “genetic erosion.” A new approach to agricultural research and development is needed to conserve agricultural diversity, improve crops, and produce food of quality for all.
SEEDING SOLUTIONS: VOLUME 2 Options for National Laws Governing Access To and Control Over Genetic ResourcesThe Crucible II Group IDRC/IPGRI/DHF 2001
This volume discusses legal mechanisms to address three key issues: (1) the need to conserve and exchange germplasm for the benefit of present and future generations; (2) the need to encourage innovation in the conservation and enhancement of germplasm; and (3) new options for securing and strengthening the rights and interests of indigenous and rural peoples in their role as creators and conservers of biological diversity.
SEEDING SOLUTIONS: VOLUME 1 Policy Options for Genetic Resources (People, Plants, and Patents Revisited)The Crucible II Group IDRC/IPGRI/DHF 2000
This volume offers policymakers a clear description of the facts, the fights, and the fora relevant to the ownership, conservation, and exchange of genetic resources. Readers new to these issues will learn from this book why germplasm is important and how it relates to trade negotiations, intellectual property disputes, and food and health security, both nationally and internationally.