Knowledge Management and Protection of Biological Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge 2008

1. Knowledge Management and Protection of Biological Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge Access and Benefit Sharing Gangtok, Sikkim April 2008 Deependra Tandukar International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development www.icimod.org

2. About the presentation

3. Knowledge Management Knowledge Management and Protection of Biological Resources and Associated TK

4. Explicit knowledge E=mc 2 step by step tutorial country Population Date % China 1,323,286,000 17 April 2008 19.84% India 1,131,644,000 17 April 2008 16.96% US 303,870,000 17 April 2008 4.55%

5. Tacit knowledge

6. Knowledge capture explicit knowledge socialisations tacit knowledge

7. TK and benefit sharing captured TK/data TK TK TK pirated

8. TK protection TK complex 13+ Int’l organisations no simple solution

10. Clearing House Mechanism

11. Clearing House Mechanism

24. CHM Website CHM CHM exchange exchange exchange In this way CHM can promote transfer of technology and cooperation as well at it can facilitate Benefit Sharing redirects negotiation TK holder TK

25. TK and benefit sharing captured TK/data used CHM piracy benefit

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