Includes bibliographical references (387-402) and index.

Preliminary Material / Brendan Coolsaet , Fulya Batur , Arianna Broggiato , John Pitseys and Tom Dedeurwaerdere -- Introduction. Access Benefit-Sharing and the Nagoya Protocol: The Confluence of Abiding Legal Doctrines / Arianna Broggiato , Tom Dedeurwaerdere , Fulya Batur and Brendan Coolsaet -- Genetic Resources in a Multi-Layered Institutional Cake: The Regulation of Access Benefit-Sharing in Belgium / John Pitseys , Brendan Coolsaet , Fulya Batur , Tom Dedeurwaerdere and Arianna Broggiato -- The ABS Framework in Denmark / Veit Koester -- Commentary on the ABS Provisions of the Draft Biodiversity Law of France / Claudio Chiarolla -- Access and Benefit-Sharing in Germany / Lily O. Rodríguez , Miriam Dross and Karin Holm-Müller -- Legal Framework in Greece Regarding the ABS Regime, Implementation Gaps and Issues Requiring National and International Attention / Efpraxia-Aithra Maria and Georgia-Panagiota Limniou -- An Analysis of the ABS Regime in the Netherlands / Bert Visser , Bernd van der Meulen and Hanna Schebesta -- Norwegian Experiences with ABS / Morten Walløe Tvedt -- Analysis of the ABS Framework in the United Kingdom / Elta Smith -- Implementing the Nagoya Protocol in Spain: Challenges Perspectives / Luciana Silvestri and Alejandro Lago Candeira -- The Legal Regime of Genetic Resources in Turkey: Opportunities for Access and Benefit-Sharing / Fulya Batur -- Privateer, Pirate or Ghost Ship? An Inquiry into the Complementarity between Community Law and French Law for the Benefit of the Indigenous People of French Guiana / Philippe Karpe , Alexis Tiouka , Ivan Boev , Armelle Guignier and Florencine Edouard -- Private Standards and the Implementation of the Nagoya Protocol: Defining and Putting in Practice Due Diligence in the EU Regulation on ABS / María Julia Oliva -- The Multi-Level Implementation of the Nagoya Protocol in the European Union / Christine Godt -- Collecting Plant Genetic Resources in Europe: A Survey of Legal Requirements and Practical Experiences / Lorenzo Maggioni , Isabel López Noriega , Isabel Lapeña , Vojtech Holubec and Johannes M.M. Engels -- Conclusion. Comparing Access and Benefit-Sharing in Europe / Brendan Coolsaet -- Bibliography / Brendan Coolsaet , Fulya Batur , Arianna Broggiato , John Pitseys and Tom Dedeurwaerdere -- Index / Brendan Coolsaet , Fulya Batur , Arianna Broggiato , John Pitseys and Tom Dedeurwaerdere.

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The adoption of the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing to the Convention on Biological Diversity in 2010 is a major landmark for the global governance of genetic resources and traditional knowledge. The way in which it will be translated into practice will however depend on the concrete implementation in national country legislation across the world. Implementing the Nagoya Protocol compares existing ABS regimes in ten European countries, including one non-EU member and one EU candidate country, and critically explores several cross-cutting issues related to the implementation of the Nagoya Protocol in the EU. Gathering some of the most professional and widely acclaimed experts in ABS issues, this book takes a major step towards filling a gap in the vast body of literature on national and regional implementation of global commitments regarding ABS and traditional knowledge.