Conservation Policies for Agricultural Biodiversity

Lekha Kunju Pillai Laxman currently works at the Department of Business Administration, Azman Hashim International Business School, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. She has extensive experience as an education professional, with a PhD focused in Laws from International Islamic University Malaysia, a Master of Laws from University College London, England, and a Master of Criminal Justice from Louisiana State University, USA. She is also a Chevening Scholar. Her research interests include, but are not limited to, conservation of biodiversity, sustainable development, environmental protection, international trade, intellectual property protection and cyber law. Abdul Haseeb Ansari holds a PhD in Taxation Law, Commercial Law, International Law, and Law of Property (Agriculture Taxation in India); a Master of Laws (International); a BA in Taxation Laws and Commercial Laws; and a BA in Botany, Zoology, and Chemistry. He teaches extensively on matters related to agricultural production, and authored the book Comparative Jurisprudence: A Comparative Appraisal of Western Jurisprudence and Islamic Jurisprudence.

1. The Conservation of Earth’s Biodiversity: An Overview 2. Applications of Modern Agricultural Biotechnology and its Impact on Biodiversity 3. The Biosafety Protocol and the Application of Precautionary Principles to Safeguard Biodiversity 4. Negotiating the Safe Use of Biotechnology to Conserve Agrobiodiversity: Reconciling the Biosafety Protocol with the WTO Regime 5. The CBD, Nagoya Protocol and Trips: Pathways to Harmonize Rules on Plant Genetic Resources 6. Safeguarding Agrobiodiversity, Farmers’ Rights and Food Security 7. Analysing Biodiversity Governance in Developing Nations with Special Reference to Asean 8. The Islamic Approach to Conserving Biodiversity 9. Conclusions and Suggestions