Greenland's new legislation on commercial and research-related use of biological resources: implications for the International Polar Year and later

• Published in: Polar Record
• Main Author: Leary, David
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2008
• Subjects: General Earth and Planetary Sciences; Ecology; Geography, Planning and Development; Arctic; Greenland; Ikka; International Polar Year; Polar Record
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247407007073; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247407007073

ABSTRACT New possibilities for economic development have been identified by the Greenland Home Rule Government in recent years. One of these is the potential for development of biotechnology based on Greenland's biodiversity. To ensure that Greenland shares in benefits derived from the exploita...