01119nam a2200121Ia 450000500170000010000240001724501860004126000090022752007190023658300190095594200060097499900170098020260716043323.0  aGOLDMAN, Karen Anne  aCompensation for use of biological resources under the Convention on Biological Diversity : compatibility of conservation measures and competitiveness of the biotechnology industry.  c1994  aPresents the extensive global loss of biodiversity that is currently occuring, and the aesthetic, environmental and economic reasons for minimizing further loss.  Examines the growing recognition of the economic value of biodiversity.  Sets out provisions for both monetary compensation and transfer of technology, and explains the previously voiced US concerns about these provisions.  Examines currently operating agreements providing for compensation for the use of biological resources in anticipation of their commercial development.  Concludes that royalties from products based on biological resources are appropriate, but technology transfer arrangements that abrogate intellectual property rights are not.  c3/7/00kM2LMGR  cA  c44800d44800