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Indigenous Peoples and Globalisation of Genomics in Amazonia - Flagship Project

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Aims and Objectives

Research Questions

  • What do Amazonian peoples think about efforts to document their knowledge and intellectual property claims surrounding plant genomics?
  • What particular factors, such as cosmology and conceptions of human-environment relatedness, shape indigenous peoples perspectives on the globalisation of plant genomics?
  • What roles are played by wider networks of indigenous peoples organisations on the national, regional and international level in shaping Amazonian peoples conceptions and responses to the globalisation of plant genomics?
  • What impacts does indigenous activism have in shaping debates surrounding knowledge and genomics under the Convention on Biological Diversity and related policy arenas.

Outcomes

  • Enhanced understanding of Amazonian peoples perspectives on the globalization of plant genomics and the factors informing indigenous peoples perspectives.
  • Methodological development in participatory approaches to examining genomics issues in collaboration with indigenous peoples and their organisations.
  • Theoretical development through combining anthropological and sociology of scientific knowledge approaches.
  • Inputs into policy debates surrounding indigenous peoples rights, prior informed consent, benefit-sharing and the development of an international regime on access to genetic resources and benefit sharing under the Convention on Biological Diversity.

 

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