Citizen consensus and diverging views on benefit-sharing for genetic resources
Abstract
The governance of genetic resources and their digital sequence information (DSI) faces challenges in achieving globally equitable benefit-sharing under the Convention on Biological Diversity. Citizens in nine countries across the Global North and South reveal diverging preferences on whether a benefit-sharing system should rely on monetary or non-monetary contributions, and whether governments should be responsible for payments. However, consensus emerges in favor of criteria-based DSI allocations and designated funding purposes.
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Anna Lou Abatayo
Associate Professor
My research is on ex-ante and ex-post evaluation of environmental policies through economic experiments and impact evaluation methods.
Andries Richter
Associate Professor
My research focuses on the economics of social–ecological systems, using theoretical models, causal empirical methods, and economic experiments to understand how institutions and human behavior affect the sustainable management of natural resources.