| Abstract
| - The first Interim Annual Meeting of the American Society ofPharmacognosy was held October20−22, 1994, in San Jose, Costa Rica. In the symposium, whichwas the main scientific focusof the meeting, speakers from both developed and developing countriespresented theirperspectives on issues regarding intellectual property rights in regardto drug developmentfrom natural sources, conservation of natural habitats, andinternational conventions onbioprospecting. Careful evaluation of existing policies, laws, andconventions; sensitivity tothe respective world views of prospective partners; equitable sharingof benefits includingscientific collaboration; and a sense of fairness will be necessary toensure that the geneticresources of all countries will be developed for the benefit ofhumankind.
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