BIOGENETIC RESOURCES AND COMMERCIAL LOGICS: THE COSTA RICAN EXPERIENCE

The article analyzes the mercantile logics that justify the appropriation of biogeneticresources in Costa Rica and the consequences on the cultural practices of indigenouscommunities and farmers.

Bibliographic Details
Author: Lizano, Randall Blanco
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2006
Country:Costa Rica
Institution:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repository:Portal de Revistas UCR
Language:Spanish
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/51877
Online Access:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/sociales/article/view/51877
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:BIOGENETICS RESOURCES
INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES
FARMERS COMMUNITIES
ECOLOGY
MERCANTILISM
INBIO
RECURSOS BIOGENÉTICOS
COMUNIDADES INDÍGENAS
COMUNIDADES CAMPESINAS
ECOLOGÍA
MERCANTILISMO
Description
Summary:The article analyzes the mercantile logics that justify the appropriation of biogeneticresources in Costa Rica and the consequences on the cultural practices of indigenouscommunities and farmers.