Biopiracy of natural products and good bioprospecting practice
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Resumo: | Background: Biopiracy mainly focuses on the use of biological resources and/or knowledge of indigenous tribes or communities without allowing them to share the revenues generated out of economic exploitation or other non-monetary incentives associated with the resource/knowledge. Methods: Based on collaborations of scientists from five continents, we have created a communication platform to discuss not only scientific topics, but also more general issues with social relevance. This platform was termed 'PhytCancer -Phytotherapy to Fight Cancer' (www.phyt-cancer.uni-mainz.de). As a starting point, we have chosen the topic biopiracy, since we feel this is of pragmatic significance for scientists working with medicinal plants. Results: It was argued that the patenting of herbs or natural products by pharmaceutical corporations disregarded the ownership of the knowledge possessed by the indigenous communities on how these substances worked. Despite numerous court decisions in U.S.A. and Europe, several international treaties, (e.g. from United Nations, World Health Organization, World Trade Organization, the African Unity and others), sharing of a rational set of benefits amongst producers (mainly pharmaceutical companies) and indigenous communities is yet a distant reality. In this paper, we present an overview of the legal frameworks, discuss some exemplary cases of biopiracy and bioprospecting as excellent forms of utilization of natural resources. Conclusions: We suggest certain perspectives, by which we as scientists, may contribute towards prevention of biopiracy and also to foster the fair utilization of natural resources. We discuss ways, in which the interests of indigenous people especially from developing countries can be secured. (C) 2015 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved. |
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Biopiracy of natural products and good bioprospecting practiceBioethicsBioprospectingCommercializationIndigenous knowledgeIntellectual propertyPatentBackground: Biopiracy mainly focuses on the use of biological resources and/or knowledge of indigenous tribes or communities without allowing them to share the revenues generated out of economic exploitation or other non-monetary incentives associated with the resource/knowledge. Methods: Based on collaborations of scientists from five continents, we have created a communication platform to discuss not only scientific topics, but also more general issues with social relevance. This platform was termed 'PhytCancer -Phytotherapy to Fight Cancer' (www.phyt-cancer.uni-mainz.de). As a starting point, we have chosen the topic biopiracy, since we feel this is of pragmatic significance for scientists working with medicinal plants. Results: It was argued that the patenting of herbs or natural products by pharmaceutical corporations disregarded the ownership of the knowledge possessed by the indigenous communities on how these substances worked. Despite numerous court decisions in U.S.A. and Europe, several international treaties, (e.g. from United Nations, World Health Organization, World Trade Organization, the African Unity and others), sharing of a rational set of benefits amongst producers (mainly pharmaceutical companies) and indigenous communities is yet a distant reality. In this paper, we present an overview of the legal frameworks, discuss some exemplary cases of biopiracy and bioprospecting as excellent forms of utilization of natural resources. Conclusions: We suggest certain perspectives, by which we as scientists, may contribute towards prevention of biopiracy and also to foster the fair utilization of natural resources. We discuss ways, in which the interests of indigenous people especially from developing countries can be secured. (C) 2015 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.Deutsche ForschungsgemeinschaftJohannes Gutenberg Univ Mainz, Dept Pharmaceut Biol, Inst Pharm & Biochem, Staudinger Weg 5, D-55128 Mainz, GermanyJohannes Gutenberg Univ Mainz, Dept English & Linguist, D-55128 Mainz, GermanyJohannes Gutenberg Univ Mainz, Med Ctr, Inst Hist Theory & Eth Med, D-55128 Mainz, GermanyUniv Khartoum, Fac Sci, Dept Bot, Khartoum, SudanUniv Nairobi, Dept Vet Anat & Physiol, Nairobi, KenyaAl Balqa Appl Univ, Shoubak Univ Coll, Salt, JordanWilderness Int, Dresden, GermanyWilderness Int, Stony Plain, AB, CanadaFt McPherson, Fort McPherson, NT, CanadaCurtin Univ, Fac Hlth Sci, Ctr Hlth Innovat Res Inst, Perth, WA 6845, AustraliaSASTRA Univ, Sch Chem & Biotechnol, Thanjavur 613401, TN, IndiaSao Paulo State Univ, Inst Chem, Dept Organ Chem, Araraquara, BrazilUniv Philippines, Dept Biol, Manila, PhilippinesUniv Philippines, Inst Biol, Quezon City 1101, PhilippinesNN Blokhin Russian Canc Res Ctr, Moscow, RussiaUniv Porto, Biomed Sci Inst Abel Salazar, Rua Campo Alegre 823, P-4100 Oporto, PortugalHeidelberg Sch Chinese Med, Heidelberg, GermanySouthwest Ctr Nat Prod Res & Commercializat, Sch Nat Resources & Environm, Tucson, AZ USAUniv Western Cape, Dept Chem, Bellville, South AfricaMehmet Akif Ersoy Univ, Dept Biol, Burdur, TurkeyUniv Khartoum, Dept Pharmacognosy, Khartoum, SudanUniv Dschang, Dept Biochem, Fac Sci, Dschang, CameroonChonnam Natl Univ, Coll Pharm, Gwangju, South KoreaMacao Univ Sci & Technol, Macau, Peoples R ChinaUniv Nairobi, Dept Chem, Nairobi, KenyaRodrigo Facio Univ, Fac Microbiol, San Jose, Costa RicaChubu Univ, Coll Biosci & Biotechnol, Dept Appl Biol Chem, Kasugai, Aichi 487, JapanTokyo Inst Technol, Grad Sch Biosci & Biotechnol, Dept Biomol Engn, Yokohama, Kanagawa 227, JapanMuhimbili Univ Hlth & Allied Sci, Dar Es Salaam, TanzaniaMahidol Univ, Fac Pharm, Dept Pharmacognosy, Bangkok 10700, ThailandRajamangala Univ Technol Thayaburi, Tradit Med Coll, Pathum Thani, ThailandKing Saud Univ, Coll Pharm, Dept Pharmacognosy, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaNatl Res Ctr, Phytochem Dept, Cairo, EgyptLebanese Univ, Dept Chem, Fac Sci 2, Beirut, LebanonFed Govt Sudan, Khartoum, SudanZhejiang Chinese Med Univ, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, Peoples R ChinaSao Paulo State Univ, Inst Chem, Dept Organ Chem, Araraquara, BrazilDeutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft: CRK2015/1Elsevier B.V.Johannes Gutenberg Univ MainzUniv KhartoumUniv NairobiAl Balqa Appl UnivWilderness IntFt McPhersonCurtin UnivSASTRA UnivUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)Univ PhilippinesNN Blokhin Russian Canc Res CtrUniv PortoHeidelberg Sch Chinese MedSouthwest Ctr Nat Prod Res & CommercializatUniv Western CapeMehmet Akif Ersoy UnivUniv DschangChonnam Natl UnivMacao Univ Sci & TechnolRodrigo Facio UnivChubu UnivTokyo Inst TechnolMuhimbili Univ Hlth & Allied SciMahidol UnivRajamangala Univ Technol ThayaburiKing Saud UnivNatl Res CtrLebanese UnivFed Govt SudanZhejiang Chinese Med UnivEfferth, ThomasBanerjee, MitaPaul, Norbert W.Abdelfatah, SaraArend, JoachimElhassan, GihanHamdoun, SamiHamm, RebeccaHong, ChunlanKadioglu, OnatNass, JanineOchwangi, DominicOoko, EdnaOzenver, NadireSaeed, Mohamed E. M.Schneider, MathiasSeo, Ean-JeongWu, Ching-FenYan, GeZeino, MaenZhao, QiaoliAbu-Darwish, Mohammad S.Andersch, KaiAlexie, GladysBessarab, DawnBhakta-Guha, DipitaBolzani, Vanderlan [UNESP]Dapat, ElseDonenko, Fedor V.Efferth, MonikaGreten, Henry J.Gunatilaka, LeslieHussein, Ahmed A.Karadeniz, AsumanKhalid, Hassan E.Kuete, VictorLee, Ik-SooLiu, LiangMidiwo, JacobMora, RodrigoNakagawa, HiroshiNgassapa, OlipaNoysang, ChanaiOmosa, Leonida K.Roland, Fred HwiemtunShahat, Abdelaaty A.Saab, AntoineSaeed, Elfatih M.Shan, LetianTitinchi, Salam J. J.2018-11-26T16:27:45Z2018-11-26T16:27:45Z2016-02-15info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/article166-173application/pdfhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.phymed.2015.12.006Phytomedicine. 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Biopiracy of natural products and good bioprospecting practice |
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Biopiracy of natural products and good bioprospecting practice Efferth, Thomas Bioethics Bioprospecting Commercialization Indigenous knowledge Intellectual property Patent |
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Biopiracy of natural products and good bioprospecting practice |
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Biopiracy of natural products and good bioprospecting practice |
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Biopiracy of natural products and good bioprospecting practice |
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Biopiracy of natural products and good bioprospecting practice |
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Biopiracy of natural products and good bioprospecting practice |
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Efferth, Thomas |
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Efferth, Thomas Banerjee, Mita Paul, Norbert W. Abdelfatah, Sara Arend, Joachim Elhassan, Gihan Hamdoun, Sami Hamm, Rebecca Hong, Chunlan Kadioglu, Onat Nass, Janine Ochwangi, Dominic Ooko, Edna Ozenver, Nadire Saeed, Mohamed E. M. Schneider, Mathias Seo, Ean-Jeong Wu, Ching-Fen Yan, Ge Zeino, Maen Zhao, Qiaoli Abu-Darwish, Mohammad S. Andersch, Kai Alexie, Gladys Bessarab, Dawn Bhakta-Guha, Dipita Bolzani, Vanderlan [UNESP] Dapat, Else Donenko, Fedor V. Efferth, Monika Greten, Henry J. Gunatilaka, Leslie Hussein, Ahmed A. Karadeniz, Asuman Khalid, Hassan E. Kuete, Victor Lee, Ik-Soo Liu, Liang Midiwo, Jacob Mora, Rodrigo Nakagawa, Hiroshi Ngassapa, Olipa Noysang, Chanai Omosa, Leonida K. Roland, Fred Hwiemtun Shahat, Abdelaaty A. Saab, Antoine Saeed, Elfatih M. Shan, Letian Titinchi, Salam J. J. |
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Banerjee, Mita Paul, Norbert W. Abdelfatah, Sara Arend, Joachim Elhassan, Gihan Hamdoun, Sami Hamm, Rebecca Hong, Chunlan Kadioglu, Onat Nass, Janine Ochwangi, Dominic Ooko, Edna Ozenver, Nadire Saeed, Mohamed E. M. Schneider, Mathias Seo, Ean-Jeong Wu, Ching-Fen Yan, Ge Zeino, Maen Zhao, Qiaoli Abu-Darwish, Mohammad S. Andersch, Kai Alexie, Gladys Bessarab, Dawn Bhakta-Guha, Dipita Bolzani, Vanderlan [UNESP] Dapat, Else Donenko, Fedor V. Efferth, Monika Greten, Henry J. Gunatilaka, Leslie Hussein, Ahmed A. Karadeniz, Asuman Khalid, Hassan E. Kuete, Victor Lee, Ik-Soo Liu, Liang Midiwo, Jacob Mora, Rodrigo Nakagawa, Hiroshi Ngassapa, Olipa Noysang, Chanai Omosa, Leonida K. Roland, Fred Hwiemtun Shahat, Abdelaaty A. Saab, Antoine Saeed, Elfatih M. Shan, Letian Titinchi, Salam J. J. |
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Johannes Gutenberg Univ Mainz Univ Khartoum Univ Nairobi Al Balqa Appl Univ Wilderness Int Ft McPherson Curtin Univ SASTRA Univ Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) Univ Philippines NN Blokhin Russian Canc Res Ctr Univ Porto Heidelberg Sch Chinese Med Southwest Ctr Nat Prod Res & Commercializat Univ Western Cape Mehmet Akif Ersoy Univ Univ Dschang Chonnam Natl Univ Macao Univ Sci & Technol Rodrigo Facio Univ Chubu Univ Tokyo Inst Technol Muhimbili Univ Hlth & Allied Sci Mahidol Univ Rajamangala Univ Technol Thayaburi King Saud Univ Natl Res Ctr Lebanese Univ Fed Govt Sudan Zhejiang Chinese Med Univ |
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Efferth, Thomas Banerjee, Mita Paul, Norbert W. Abdelfatah, Sara Arend, Joachim Elhassan, Gihan Hamdoun, Sami Hamm, Rebecca Hong, Chunlan Kadioglu, Onat Nass, Janine Ochwangi, Dominic Ooko, Edna Ozenver, Nadire Saeed, Mohamed E. M. Schneider, Mathias Seo, Ean-Jeong Wu, Ching-Fen Yan, Ge Zeino, Maen Zhao, Qiaoli Abu-Darwish, Mohammad S. Andersch, Kai Alexie, Gladys Bessarab, Dawn Bhakta-Guha, Dipita Bolzani, Vanderlan [UNESP] Dapat, Else Donenko, Fedor V. Efferth, Monika Greten, Henry J. Gunatilaka, Leslie Hussein, Ahmed A. Karadeniz, Asuman Khalid, Hassan E. Kuete, Victor Lee, Ik-Soo Liu, Liang Midiwo, Jacob Mora, Rodrigo Nakagawa, Hiroshi Ngassapa, Olipa Noysang, Chanai Omosa, Leonida K. Roland, Fred Hwiemtun Shahat, Abdelaaty A. Saab, Antoine Saeed, Elfatih M. Shan, Letian Titinchi, Salam J. J. |
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Bioethics Bioprospecting Commercialization Indigenous knowledge Intellectual property Patent |
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Bioethics Bioprospecting Commercialization Indigenous knowledge Intellectual property Patent |
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Background: Biopiracy mainly focuses on the use of biological resources and/or knowledge of indigenous tribes or communities without allowing them to share the revenues generated out of economic exploitation or other non-monetary incentives associated with the resource/knowledge. Methods: Based on collaborations of scientists from five continents, we have created a communication platform to discuss not only scientific topics, but also more general issues with social relevance. This platform was termed 'PhytCancer -Phytotherapy to Fight Cancer' (www.phyt-cancer.uni-mainz.de). As a starting point, we have chosen the topic biopiracy, since we feel this is of pragmatic significance for scientists working with medicinal plants. Results: It was argued that the patenting of herbs or natural products by pharmaceutical corporations disregarded the ownership of the knowledge possessed by the indigenous communities on how these substances worked. Despite numerous court decisions in U.S.A. and Europe, several international treaties, (e.g. from United Nations, World Health Organization, World Trade Organization, the African Unity and others), sharing of a rational set of benefits amongst producers (mainly pharmaceutical companies) and indigenous communities is yet a distant reality. In this paper, we present an overview of the legal frameworks, discuss some exemplary cases of biopiracy and bioprospecting as excellent forms of utilization of natural resources. Conclusions: We suggest certain perspectives, by which we as scientists, may contribute towards prevention of biopiracy and also to foster the fair utilization of natural resources. We discuss ways, in which the interests of indigenous people especially from developing countries can be secured. (C) 2015 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved. |
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