http://www.scidev.net/ Latest news on bioprospecting and the developing world. en http://rss.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/bioprospecting/news/ Scientists and farmers from Peru and Ethiopia will defend agrobiodiversity through the exchange of scientific and traditional knowledge.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/bioprospecting/peru-and-ethiopia-team-up-to-defend-biodiversity.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_bioprospectingFri, 16 Oct 2009 03:30:34 GMTPeru has modified its intellectual property laws to bolster a trade deal with the US — but critics say the move could encourage biopiracy.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/bioprospecting/revised-laws-could-promote-biopiracy-in-peru.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_bioprospectingThu, 19 Feb 2009 02:00:00 GMTBiodiversity negotiations will greatly impact academics, and scientists must speak up before it is too late, warn Sikina Jinnah and Stefan Jungcurt.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/bioprospecting/could-biodiversity-negotiations-stifle-research-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_bioprospectingFri, 30 Jan 2009 02:30:45 GMTThe region of Cusco in Peru has enacted a law banning the use and patenting of natural resources without local permission.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/bioprospecting/peruvian-region-outlaws-biopiracy.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_bioprospectingWed, 21 Jan 2009 06:00:27 GMTEcuadorian researchers disagree with an article in the new constitution that bans patenting products related to the country's biodiversity.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/bioprospecting/ecuadorian-scientists-reject-new-patent-rule.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_bioprospectingWed, 01 Oct 2008 05:00:48 GMTFollowing the UN biodiversity conference, countries have agreed a roadmap to negotiate the access and sharing of genetic resources.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/bioprospecting/un-roadmap-paves-way-for-curbing-biopiracy.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_bioprospectingFri, 13 Jun 2008 11:10:30 GMTA round-up of news from or about South Asia for the period 1–15 March 2008.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/bioprospecting/south-asia-news-in-brief-1-15-march-2008.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_bioprospectingThu, 20 Mar 2008 03:58:03 GMTA round up of news from or about Sub-Saharan Africa for the period 25 February–12 March 2008.  http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/bioprospecting/sub-saharan-africa-news-in-brief-25-feb-12-mar-200.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_bioprospectingThu, 13 Mar 2008 06:13:06 GMTIndia's sample-sharing laws are hindering biodiversity research and taxonomy in the country, say a group of botanists.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/bioprospecting/indian-law-strangling-biodiversity-research.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_bioprospectingTue, 05 Feb 2008 11:38:16 GMTThe World Intellectual Property Organization has adopted a fresh agenda that recognises the rights and needs of developing countries.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/bioprospecting/wipo-recognises-developing-world-rights.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_bioprospectingThu, 04 Oct 2007 12:00:00 GMTThe fight against biopiracy must embrace both legitimate science and social justice if biodiversity itself is not to suffer.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/bioprospecting/biopiracy-requires-reasoned-treatment.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_bioprospectingFri, 14 Sep 2007 12:00:00 GMTArguments over ownership of animal genetic resources are delaying vital conservation efforts, say experts.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/bioprospecting/ownership-squabbles-hindering-conservation.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_bioprospectingFri, 07 Sep 2007 12:00:00 GMTDeveloping countries should create legislation on indigenous genetic resources or risk losing out to developed nations, say experts.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/bioprospecting/developing-nations-need-genetic-resources-rules.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_bioprospectingThu, 06 Sep 2007 12:00:00 GMTJapanese and Mongolian researchers have returned from an expedition searching for novel microorganisms in extreme environments.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/bioprospecting/scientists-search-for-new-microbes-in-mongolia.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_bioprospectingWed, 29 Aug 2007 12:00:00 GMTThe jailing of a primatologist in Brazil has led to an outcry that biopiracy measures are stifling science in the tropics.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/bioprospecting/scientists-threaten-strike-over-jailing-of-primato.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_bioprospectingFri, 10 Aug 2007 12:00:00 GMTKenya has formed a partnership with a biotechnology company to find and develop microbial enzymes with industrial applications.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/bioprospecting/kenya-signs-deal-to-exploit-microbial-goldmine.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_bioprospectingThu, 05 Jul 2007 12:00:00 GMTDominic Glover outlines the status of agricultural biotechnology research, development and commercialisation in sub-Saharan Africa.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/bioprospecting/agri-biotech-in-sub-saharan-africa-facts-and-figur.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_bioprospectingTue, 05 Jun 2007 05:17:08 GMTPeru has created an online public register for research on the country's biodiversity.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/bioprospecting/peru-creates-online-biodiversity-register.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_bioprospectingTue, 20 Mar 2007 12:00:00 GMTMore should be done to strengthen ties between formal scientific research and informal grassroots innovations, says Anil Gupta.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/bioprospecting/how-local-knowledge-can-boost-scientific-studies.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_bioprospectingThu, 15 Mar 2007 12:00:00 GMTBrazil has launched a new system to speed up licensing for the collection of biological material in scientific research.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/bioprospecting/new-system-to-boost-biodiversity-access-in-brazil.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_bioprospectingMon, 12 Mar 2007 12:00:00 GMT http://www.scidev.net/images/logo_small.gif http://www.scidev.net/