Some Insights on the Legal Measures for Access and Benefit Sharing of Genetic Resources in Nigeria

Menes Abinami Muzan

doi:10.5771/0506-7286-2017-1-30

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- 1–2 Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis 1–2
- 3–74 Abhandlungen / Articles 3–74
  - 3–29 A Comparative Analysis of the South African and Burkinabe Experiences with Genetically Modified Crop Regulation Odile Juliette Lim Tung Odile Juliette Lim Tung 3–29
  - 30–53 Some Insights on the Legal Measures for Access and Benefit Sharing of Genetic Resources in Nigeria Menes Abinami Muzan Menes Abinami Muzan 30–53
  - 54–74 Adjudicating the Public-Private Law Divide: The Case of Government Contracts in India Ravindra Kumar Singh Ravindra Kumar Singh 54–74
- 75–84 Berichte / Reports 75–84
  - Die Ehe für alle als Ausfluss der Menschenwürde. Anmerkungen zum Urteil des Verfassungsgerichtshofs von Kolumbien Christoph Tometten Christoph Tometten
- 85–97 Buchbesprechungen / Book Reviews 85–97
- 98–108 Bibliographie / Bibliography 98–108
  - 98–101 RECHT UND ENTWICKLUNG ALLGEMEIN / LAW AND DEVELOPMENT IN GENERAL 98–101
  - 101–103 ASIEN /ASIA 101–103
  - 103–106 LATEINAMERIKA / LATIN AMERICA 103–106
  - 106–108 NAHER UND MITTLERER OSTEN / NEAR AND MIDDLE EAST 106–108
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VRÜ Verfassung und Recht in Übersee , page 30 - 53

Some Insights on the Legal Measures for Access and Benefit Sharing of Genetic Resources in Nigeria

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Menes Abinami Muzan

DOI
- doi.org/10.5771/0506-7286-2017-1-30
- ISSN: 0506-7286
- ISSN online: 2941-9603
Abstract

This article analyzes the effectiveness of Nigeria’s genetic resources regime as an appropriate measure to engender adequate conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity, particularly in the face of global economic realities, best practices and emerging trends in international environmental law. Nigeria has enormous biodiversity and is a state party to several multilateral environmental agreements that emphasize the significance of access and benefit sharing as avenues for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. The underpinning value elements of biodiversity as life support systems for millions of Nigerians therefore require serious consideration in national policy and legislation. Until recently, environmental protection, and by implication, biodiversity conservation, seemed to lag behind other sectors in domestic policy and legislative reforms. Effective domestic measures for the overreaching environmental objectives of conserving and facilitating access to genetic resources as well as supporting the sharing of the benefits in a fair and equitable manner in order to enhance the benefits of biodiversity and ecosystem services to human societies is increasingly imperative.
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