The aim of this book is to provide the most detailed, coherent analysis of the issue of biopiracy to date. The book synthesises the rise of the issue and increasing use of the term by activists and negotiators to form a critical understanding of the themes, implications and politics of biopiracy.

Daniel F. Robinson is Lecturer at the Institute of Environmental Studies, University of New South Wales, Australia

Introduction 1. Collecting; Prospecting; Piracy 2. International Legal Backdrop 3. Patent-Related Biopiracy Cases 4. Non-Patent Biopiracy Cases 5. Implications and Ethical Dilemmas: What have the Cases Shown? 6. Current Debates and Ways Forward: Internationally and Regionally 7. Current Debates and Ways Forward: National and Local Approaches. Conclusions