Proceedings of the international conference organised in Paris on June 7, 2013 by the Fondation d’Entreprise Hermès and IDDRI, in collaboration with the Bibliothèque Nationale de France
Extract :
"[...] Taking a multidisciplinary approach, the aim of the conference was to examine efforts to protect biocultural heritage and traditional knowledge (TK) associated with biodiversity. Its objective was to provide a critical assessment of the legal and economic tools that can be used to improve the potential contribution of biocultural diversity and TK to the livelihoods of local communities and to biodiversity conservation. [...] intellectual property instruments barely have a proven positive impact on biodiversity conservation, while the improvement of value chains may have important social and economic impacts. Beyond a purely commercial focus, conceptual models based on multidisciplinary approaches are the most appropriate to understand biodiversity values, particularly from a public good perspective. Overall, there is a need to undertake further work on the factors that contribute to the erosion of biocultural diversity; and focus attention on social movements and indigenous peoples’ claims [...]"
