News Headline
How Laws to Protect Biodiversity Backfired on Scientists Trying to Save It
Source
The Wire
Publication Date
2018-07-26
Laws made to safeguard the world’s diverse flora and fauna from exploitation have backfired, according to a recent report signed by 172 people from 35 countries. The legal fences around biodiversity research are so strong that it even thwarts basic research and international collaborations. The remedy, the signatories have argued, is a separate agreement to ensure fewer restrictions on academic research.