TY  - BOOK
AU  - Quezada, Fernando
TI  - Status and potential of commercial bioprospecting activities in Latin America and the Caribbean
PY  - 2007///
CY  - SantiagoCL
PB  - CEPAL
N2  - Explores how bioprospecting relates to traditional and emerging industrial sectors and what obstacles of public policy issues need to be addressed in order to ensure the contributions and long-term viability of firms engaged in this activity.  Includes an overview of global commercial bioprospecting activities and highlights key issues and concerns which have arisen in recent years.  Focuses on a selected number of LAC countries where commercial bioprospecting activities are currently being carried out or have been active in recent years viz. Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Mexico and Peru
ER  -