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In Drafting Successful Access and Benefit-sharing Contracts , Young and Tvedt offer an insightful and profound analysis of how ABS can be made truly functional through the use of legally binding and enforceable contracts. Contracts are foreseen as the main legal tool for making access and benefit sharing work, thus realizing the third objective of the Convention on Biological Diversity. Many years have gone by since contracts were first suggested as a solution to resolve the challenges of ABS, but so far few successful benefit-sharing cases have been presented. This volume explores the possibilities and limits of contract law which both practitioners and stakeholders need in order for ABS contracts to become an effective solution for sustainable use of biological diversity.

Germplasm resources conservation --- Agricultural contracts. --- Law and legislation. --- Convention on Biological Diversity --- Access and Benefit-sharing (ABS)

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The connections between water, food and energy are currently being discussed more than ever before, thanks to the recently emerged concept of the water–energy–food security nexus. Various organizations and authors have defined and addressed the concept from their own view points: nexus is, indeed in the air. This Special Issue looks at the water–energy–food security nexus in the context of large Asian river basins, with a focus on transboundary rivers shared by several countries. The articles included in the Special Issue analyse what benefits the nexus approach could bring to these kinds of, often quite demanding, settings. And where are the potential pitfalls that call for further development. The thematic areas covered in the Special Issue thus include water resources management; energy planning and policies with an emphasis on hydropower; and food production systems, including fisheries, irrigation and cropland management. Due to its focus on transboundary contexts, the articles also look at the geopolitical, international cooperation and security aspects related to the nexus. The articles of the Special Issue include case studies from relevant transboundary river basins, with a focus on the Mekong River Basin in Southeast Asia as well as the river basins in Central Asia. Articles also include a comparative analysis in several large Asian river basins as well as more theoretical discussions of the water–energy–food security nexus and its linkages to other framings and approaches, such as IWRM and sustainable development.

water security --- water resources management --- transboundary rivers --- benefit sharing --- Central Asia --- transboundary water–energy–food nexus --- Southeast Asia --- Mekong --- Asia --- water–energy–food nexus --- river basin management --- China --- food security --- water governance --- water–energy–food security nexus --- energy security

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When the oral history of a medicinal plant as a genetic resource is used to develop a blockbuster drug, how is the contribution of indigenous peoples recognized in research and commercialization? What other ethical, legal, and policy issues come into play? Is it accurate for countries to self-identify as users or providers of genetic resources? This edited collection, which focuses on Canada, is the result of research conducted in partnership with indigenous peoples in that country, where melting permafrost and new sea lanes have opened the region's biodiversity, underscoring Canada's status as a user and provider of genetic resources and associated indigenous knowledge. This work is an important resource for scholars, corporations, indigenous peoples, policymakers, and concerned citizens as Canada and other countries take on the implementation of Access and Benefit Sharing policies over genetic resources and associated indigenous knowledge. This book is also available as Open Access.

Germplasm resources --- Medicinal plants --- Traditional medicine --- Indigenous peoples --- Oral history --- Research --- Legal status, laws, etc. --- Ethnic medicine --- Ethnomedicine --- Folk medicine --- Home cures --- Home medicine --- Home remedies --- Indigenous medicine --- Medical folklore --- Medicine, Primitive --- Primitive medicine --- Surgery, Primitive --- Alternative medicine --- Folklore --- Medical anthropology --- Ethnopharmacology --- Drug plants --- Plants, Useful --- Botanical drug industry --- Botany, Medical --- Materia medica, Vegetable --- Psychotropic plants --- Gene resources --- Genetic resources --- Germ plasm resources --- Resources, Germplasm --- Breeding --- Genetics --- Natural resources --- History --- Oral biography --- Oral tradition --- Methodology --- Ethnology --- biopiracy --- ABS --- access and benefit sharing --- aboriginal rights --- Indigenous rights --- Nagoya Protocol

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Forest ecosystems are important habitats for a vast number of species worldwide. These ecosystems are degrading faster than they are regenerating, due to the increased demand for natural resources. In order to protect these ecosystems, the designation of Protected Areas (PAs) has become the primary policy tool for forest conservation. The articles included in this book explore challenges and opportunities within forest PAs, focusing on four main themes. The first theme refers to current initiatives in forest management across the world, reflecting the efforts of several organizations in halting deforestation. Major challenges are also identified, reflecting the declining rates of forest coverage across the world. A second theme refers to policy planning processes withing existing governance frameworks focusing, in particular, on the level of engagement of local stakeholders. A third theme of the book refers to social equity and how the impacts of forest PAs are distributed among different users. A final theme in the SI refers to potential solutions in order to halt the loss of biodiversity within forest ecosystems. Several directions are proposed by the authors that can be useful for policy makers and practitioners, especially in the context of the 30 by 30 targets.

biodiversity --- ecosystem services --- West Africa --- incentives --- Sustainable Development Goals --- participation --- co-management --- forest users --- benefits --- ACA --- Nepal --- urban forest --- institutional design --- land use planning --- Serbia --- governance --- forests --- environment --- Malawi --- Photovoice --- conservation --- policy --- community-based forest management --- participatory forest management --- biodiversity conservation --- nature conservation policy --- operational environment --- legal --- economic and social factors --- evaluation framework --- protected areas --- Natura 2000 network --- conservation estate --- conservation planning --- bottomland hardwood forest --- deforestation --- isolation --- buffer areas --- Tanzania --- social network analysis (SNA) --- cooperation and conflict networks --- stakeholders’ involvement --- participatory process --- Natura 2000 management Programme --- anthropology --- land use and access --- flexibility --- Bakweri --- Mount Cameroon National Park --- reserve network --- large trees --- snags --- coarse woody debris --- regression model --- habitat conditions --- strict protection --- managed forests --- tree cover loss --- global forest --- State Forests --- nature protection --- financing --- decision making --- responsibility --- implementation of protective measures --- Poland --- silviculture --- timber distribution --- benefit-sharing --- elite --- community forestry --- abiotic dispersal --- animal dispersal --- distance–decay --- forest fragmentation --- sacred forest --- sacred grove --- South Gondar Administrative Zone --- conflict --- national parks --- management --- pandemic --- public health --- wellbeing --- n/a --- stakeholders' involvement --- distance-decay

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The papers included in this Special Issue address a variety of important aspects of plant biodiversity and genetic resources, including definitions, descriptions, and illustrations of different components and their value for food and nutrition security, breeding, and environmental services. Furthermore, comprehensive information is provided regarding conservation approaches and techniques for plant genetic resources, policy aspects, and results of biological, genetic, morphological, economic, social, and breeding-related research activities. The complexity and vulnerability of (plant) biodiversity and its inherent genetic resources, as an integral part of the contextual ecosystem and the human web of life, are clearly demonstrated in this Special Issue, and for several encountered problems and constraints, possible approaches or solutions are presented to overcome these.

climate change --- combined drought and heat stress --- drought --- heat --- landraces --- maize --- Rhododendron --- conservation strategies --- genetic differentiation --- gene flow --- populations contraction --- AFLP --- genetic diversity --- invasive --- Poaceae --- population genetics --- range expansion --- genebanks --- forage germplasm --- grasses --- legumes --- seed storage --- conservation --- seed longevity --- seed germination --- monitoring --- regeneration --- pea landraces --- Amorgos --- Schinoussa --- DNA Barcoding --- ISSR genotyping --- HRM analysis --- powdery mildew --- ex situ conservation --- germination --- longevity --- plant genetic resources --- agrobiodiversity --- genebank --- genebank management --- seed physiology --- seed quality management --- Carthamus tinctorius --- genotyping by sequencing --- germplasm characterization --- GWAS --- oilseed crop --- DArT markers --- macadamia --- dendrogram --- principal coordinate analysis --- population structure --- wild species --- malnutrition --- food security --- vegetables --- genetic resources --- home gardens --- community seedbanks --- variety introduction --- vegetable breeding --- high-throughput phenotyping --- statistical modelling --- phenotypic breeding --- genomic selection --- Solanum chacoense --- stress tolerance --- Brassica oleracea --- diversity --- SNP --- atolls --- leafy vegetables --- non-communicable diseases (NCD) --- nutrition security --- mineral nutrients --- natural biofortification --- crop wild relatives --- biological features --- use --- local --- national and global efforts --- policy --- gene donors --- pre-breeding --- breeding --- cross-sectoral collaboration --- crop wild relatives (CWR) --- drylands --- Kitui county --- wild food plants --- Cyprus --- domestication --- microsatellites --- Vitis vinifera subsp. sativa --- Vitis vinifera subsp. Sylvestris --- Fraxinus spp. --- manna --- local varieties nSSR --- cpSSR --- cytometry --- morphological traits --- documentation --- agricultural biodiversity --- wheat --- genome-wide association studies --- association mapping --- stripe rust --- anti-inflammatory activity --- antioxidants --- catechin --- Erodium crassifolium --- underutilized species --- agro-biodiversity --- centres of origin --- geographic distribution --- phylogenetic diversity --- useful plants --- Vavilov centres --- plant breeding --- climate change adaptation --- developing countries --- Punica protopunica Balf. --- Punica granatum L. --- Punica genera --- Lythraceae --- nitrogen fixation --- symbiosis --- bean --- landrace --- PPB --- participatory breeding --- climate resilient --- Honduras --- banana --- desiccation tolerance --- Musa --- Papua New Guinea --- seed conservation --- seed storage behaviour --- crop diversity --- drought tolerance --- genetic approaches --- neglected and underutilized species --- plant genetic resources for food and agriculture --- access and benefit sharing --- multilateral system --- CGIAR --- nutrition data --- multi-sectoral collaboration --- payment for ecosystem services --- payment for environmental services --- agrobiodiversity conservation --- agricultural adaptation --- clonal crops --- collection management --- cryobiotechnology --- cryopreservation --- field collections --- field maintenance --- germplasm storage --- in vitro conservation --- recalcitrant seeds --- genetic erosion --- ex situ and in situ conservation --- diversification --- sustainability --- food and nutrition security --- crop genetic resources --- diagnostics --- germplasm --- crop breeding --- pathogen --- pest --- Plant Treaty --- phytosanitary regulations --- transboundary pests --- invasive species --- prevention --- quarantine --- seed --- seed health --- virus indexing