| Sumario: | Commercially exploited medicinal plants have an important role to play in social and economic development, especially in the livelihoods of people in rural areas. At the same time, the world is looking for new natural medicines and new materials to produce the next generation of basic drugs to treat major illnesses in both developed and developing countries.
Illustrated with the use of 22 case-studies demonstrating ‘benefit sharing in practice’, this title looks at how private enterprise can interact with communities for their mutual benefit. These practical examples are sourced from around the world and concern private companies engaged in the production, processing and marketing of natural products and their partnerships with national and regional governments, local industry and – most importantly – village communities.Commercially exploited medicinal plants have an important role to play in social and economic development, especially in the livelihoods of people in rural areas. At the same time, the world is looking for new natural medicines and new materials to produce the next generation of basic drugs to treat major illnesses in both developed and developing countries.
Illustrated with the use of 22 case-studies demonstrating ‘benefit sharing in practice’, this title looks at how private enterprise can interact with communities for their mutual benefit. These practical examples are sourced from around the world and concern private companies engaged in the production, processing and marketing of natural products and their partnerships with national and regional governments, local industry and – most importantly – village communities.Commercially exploited medicinal plants have an important role to play in social and economic development, especially in the livelihoods of people in rural areas. At the same time, the world is looking for new natural medicines and new materials to produce the next generation of basic drugs to treat major illnesses in both developed and developing countries.
Illustrated with the use of 22 case-studies demonstrating ‘benefit sharing in practice’, this title looks at how private enterprise can interact with communities for their mutual benefit. These practical examples are sourced from around the world and concern private companies engaged in the production, processing and marketing of natural products and their partnerships with national and regional governments, local industry and – most importantly – village communities.Commercially exploited medicinal plants have an important role to play in social and economic development, especially in the livelihoods of people in rural areas. At the same time, the world is looking for new natural medicines and new materials to produce the next generation of basic drugs to treat major illnesses in both developed and developing countries.
Illustrated with the use of 22 case-studies demonstrating ‘benefit sharing in practice’, this title looks at how private enterprise can interact with communities for their mutual benefit. These practical examples are sourced from around the world and concern private companies engaged in the production, processing and marketing of natural products and their partnerships with national and regional governments, local industry and – most importantly – village communities.
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