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Similars in SciELO On-line version ISSN 1676-0603 Biota Neotrop.
vol.5 no.1 Campinas 2005 Access to genetic resources, benefit
sharing and protection of the traditional knowledge Our concern
with the legal framework related to conservation and sustainable
use, of the extremely rich patrimony represented by our genetic
resources, predates the Convention on Biological Diversity since
it was already present as a specific item of the Environment
Chapter of the Brazilian Constitution "... to preserve the
diversity and integrity of the genetic patrimony of the country
and... (Title VII, Chapter VI, Article 225, Paragraph 1, Item
II). When Brazil decided to ratify the Convention on Biological
Diversity , in February of 1994, the Country adopted not only a
formal commitment with its three great objectives - the
conservation of the biological diversity, the sustainable use of
its components and, mainly, the fair and equal sharing of the
benefits attained with