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Biological resources, 'biological resources' means plants, animals and micro-organisms or parts thereof, their genetic material and by-products (excluding Value Added Products) with actual or potential use or value, but does not include human genetic material. [Biological Diversity Act, 2002 (18 of 2003), s. 2(c)]...
Benefit claimers
Benefit claimers, 'benefit claimers' means the conservers of biological resources, their byproducts, creators and holders of knowledge and information relating to the use of such biological resources, innovations and practices associated with such use and application. [Biological Diversity Act, 2002 (18 of 2003) s. 2(a)]...
Research
Research, means study or systematic investigation of any biological resource or technological applica-tion, that uses biological systems, living organisms or derivatives thereof to make or modify products or processes for any use. [Biological Diversity Act, 2002 (18 of 2003), s. 2(m)]...
Bio-survey and bio-utilization
Bio-survey and bio-utilization, 'Bio-survey and Bio-utilization' means survey or collection of species, subspecies genes, components and extracts of biological resource for any purpose and includes characterization, inventorisation and bioassay. [Biological Diversity Act, 2002 (18 of 2003), s. 2(d)]...
Commercial utilisation
Commercial utilisation, 'commercial utilization' means end uses of biological resources for commercial utilization such as drugs, industrial enzymes, food flavours, fragrance, cosmetics, emulsifiers, oleoresins, colours, extracts and genes used for improving crops and live stock through genetic intervention, but does not include conventional breeding or traditional practices in use in any agriculture, horticulture, poultry, dairy farming, animal husbandry or bee keeping. [Biological Diversity Act, (18 of 2003), s. 2(f)]...
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