Contract Standardisation as an Instrument for Access and Benefit-Sharing under the Convention on Biological Diversity: A Governance Analysis of Transactions with Genetic Resources [Elektronische Ressource] / Sabine Täuber. Landwirtschaftliche Fakultät

Institut für Lebensmittel- und Ressourcenökonomik der Rheinischen Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität zu Bonn Contract Standardisation as an Instrument for Access and Benefit-Sharing under the Convention on Biological Diversity - A Governance Analysis of Transactions with Genetic Resources I n a u g u r a l – D i s s e r t a t i o n zur Erlangung des Grades (Dr. agr.) der Hohen Landwirtschaftlichen Fakultät der Rheinischen Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität zu Bonn vorgelegt am 02.März 2011 von Sabine Täuber aus Bamako (Mali) Referent: Prof. Dr. Karin Holm-Müller Korreferent: Prof. Dr. Thomas Heckelei Tag der mündlichen Prüfung: 19.Mai 2011 Erscheinungsjahr: 2011 Diese Dissertation ist auf dem Hochschulschriftenserver der ULB Bonn elektronisch publiziert (http://hss.ulb.uni-bonn.de/diss_online). Abstract Access to genetic resources and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising of their utilisation (short: ABS) is a central issue in the Convention on Biological Diversity. ABS is intended as mechanism to create economic incentives for biodiversity conservation. However, its implementation is not satisfyingly achieved yet. Transaction costs for creating agreements between users and providers of genetic resources are often referred to as impediment.