Search for dissertations about: "bioprospecting"
Found 5 swedish dissertations containing the word bioprospecting.
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1. Bioprospecting and deep-sea genetic resources in a fragmenting international law
Abstract : This thesis investigates if public international law manages to function as a coherent system in the case of deep-sea bioprospecting, where rules in three regimes provide seemingly inconsistent obligations for states. Based on an investigation of the development of bioprospecting and patenting of deep-sea genetic resources, the study explores how rules in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the World Trade Organization Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (WTO TRIPS) apply to such activities. READ MORE
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2. Opening Pandora's Box : Exploring Flexibilities and Alternatives for Protecting Traditional Knowledge and Genetic Resources under the Intellectual Property Framework
Abstract : What happens when resources get valuable and scarce? How is Intellectual Property dealing with market failures related to sub-patentable innovation or purely traditional knowledge with interesting applications? The protection of traditional knowledge and genetic resources (TKGR) has been one of the major modern challenges in international IP law. The entry into force of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and its implementation in national legislation has created more questions than the ones it answered. READ MORE
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3. Methods development for metaproteomics-guided bioprospecting of novel enzymes
Abstract : Industrial biotechnology has been announced by several organizations and governments as a key enabling technology for the enhanced economic growth in a low-carbon and knowledge-based bioeconomy. An important goal to promote an environment friendly and sustainable industrial biotechnology is the discovery of new enzymes. READ MORE
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4. Exploring the metagenome of the Baltic Sea sediment
Abstract : Environmental microorganisms are fundamental to ecosystem function, acting as drivers in processes such as primary production, organic matter remineralisation, pollution remediation and global biogeochemical cycling. However, the study of the bacterial communities requires the application of advanced culture-independent methods considering that only a small fraction of the community is otherwise accessed. READ MORE
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5. Migrant (‘dago’) fishers in coastal East Africa : understanding fisher migration and its role in artisanal fisheries
Abstract : Coastal and marine resources support tourism and recreation, urbanizationand coastal development sectors as well as marine genetic resources and bioprospecting. Fishing remains the most important economic activity forprovision of food and income to coastal communities. READ MORE