Iwokrama Fungal/Plant Bioprospecting Project 2000–2003 – A Model for the Future?
| Autor: | Ramish Pingal |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
0106 biological sciences
0301 basic medicine Bioprospecting Benefit sharing Agroforestry 030106 microbiology Biodiversity Rainforest Intellectual property 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences Plant use of endophytic fungi in defense 03 medical and health sciences Geography General partnership Host plants |
| Zdroj: | Bioprospecting ISBN: 9783319479330 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/978-3-319-47935-4_8 |
| Popis: | In 2000 the Iwokrama International Centre for Rainforest Conservation and Development (IIC), Guyana embarked on a bioprospecting and bioinventory project of endophytic fungi and their plant hosts in partnership with other institutions. The project was called the Conservation and Sustainable Utilization of Biodiversity in the Iwokrama Forest (CSUBIF) programme and was funded by the European Commission (EC). The main objectives were (a) establishment of a bioprospecting-bioinventory laboratory in Guyana, (b) an inventory of Iwokrama’s unknown endophytic fungi, (c) isolation of bioactive natural compounds from fungal endophytes and host plants, and (d) development/commercialisation of natural products. A local laboratory was established at the University of Guyana to collect, identify and analyse samples. The project was an overall success having identified (a) hitherto unknown endophytic fungi and (b) 110 fungal and 29 plant extract leads for further research and development. The major constraints of the project was its short duration, lack of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) agreements and access to genetic resources and benefit sharing (ABS) protocols. There has never been a more important time to reassess efforts such as the Iwokrama Bioprospecting Project, given the current crisis caused by resistant bacterial and fungal diseases and the lack of effective antibiotics with which to treat them. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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