Contents -- Foreword by M. S. Swaminathan -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Biotechnology and Biodiversity -- Causes for Declining Agrobiodiversity -- Benefits of Agricultural Biodiversity -- Toxic Effects -- Chapter 1 Impact of GM Crops on Biodiversity and the Environment -- An Avalanche of Bans and Rulings Strikes GM Crops Worldwide -- Thirty Years of GMOs Are More than Enough (Ho 2007) -- Potential Hazards of GMOs -- DuPont in India -- Strong Suspicions of Toxicity in One GMO Corn -- Ecological Impacts of GM Cotton on Soil Biodiversity -- Below ground production of Bt by GM cotton and Bt cotton impacts on soil biological processes -- The U.K. Farm Scale Trials -- Gene Transfer -- Gene Flow -- Impact of Agriculture on Biodiversity -- Meta-analysis of Bt Cotton and Maize on Non-target Insects -- Chapter 2 Biodiversity Loss -- How Many Species Are Threatened? -- IUCN Red List 2007 -- Species Loss Is Our Loss -- Causes of Extinction -- Contrary View -- Habitat Destruction -- Hotspots -- Population Size and Forests -- Human Activities and Ecosystem Damage -- Does Biodiversity Increase with Global Warming? -- The RED (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation) Plan -- Bioprospecting -- Collectors and the Users -- Benefit Sharing -- The Philippines -- Latin America -- Africa -- Australia -- Habitat Loss -- Fragmentation -- Depletion of Wild Habitat -- Invasive Species -- Biofuels -- India -- World Bank Data -- China -- China and India -- Threat to European Mammals: IUCN Report -- Marine Conservation -- Chapter 3 Bioprospecting or Biopiracy? -- Biopiracy -- South America -- Globalization -- Ancient Knowledge -- North-South Debate -- Other Examples -- Colonial Criminals -- Biopiracy and the Role of International Agricultural Research Centers -- Rockefeller Foundation -- Patentability -- Contrast -- Broad Patents on Plants -- Hibberd Patent.

Impact of Patenting on Agriculture -- Industrialized Agriculture -- Chapter 4 Global Appeal Against Patents on Conventional Seeds and Crops -- Challenging Industrial Patents -- Global Prohibition of Patents -- Biopiracy, Crops, and Seeds -- Some Important Disputed Patents -- Corn -- EPO Reconsiders DuPont Patent on Maize -- Syngenta's Rice Monopolies -- Genome Monopoly -- Wheat -- Biopiracy -- Farmers' Organizations -- Soybean -- Monsanto's Patent Application -- Biopiracy -- Primates -- Impact of Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) on Agricultural Biodiversity -- Golden Rice -- Chapter 5 Patenting Life -- Biopiracy -- Neem Patent Controversy -- Plagiarism or Innovation? -- Landmark Victory in World's First Case Against Biopiracy -- The Basmati Rice Controversy -- TRIPs -- Protecting Farmers, Freeing the Breeders -- IPRs, TRIPs, and CBD -- TWN -- Relationship Between CBD and TRIPs -- Globalization under WTO Has Become Global Robbery -- Terminator Technology -- Gene Patenting: Pros and Cons -- Pacific Region -- Gene Patents Jeopardize Gene Testing -- IPR and Developing Countries -- Patenting Life -- Chapter 6 Traditional Knowledge and Intellectual Property Rights -- World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) -- WIPO Members -- Objectives and Functions -- Traditional Cultural Expressions/Folklore and Traditional Knowledge: IGC Review of Policy Issues -- Issues on Traditional Cultural Expressions/Expressions of Folklore -- Issues on Traditional Knowledge -- Shaman Pharmaceuticals -- Belize -- India -- Chapter 7 Impact of GMOs in Developing Countries -- Biosafety Regulations and Biodiversity Protection in the Developing Countries -- Adverse Impact -- Public Responsibility -- Economics of GM Cotton in Developing Countries -- India -- Countries Growing Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) -- FAO Report -- Impact of GMOs in Developing Countries.

Agrobiodiversity -- Agrobiodiversity in Southern India -- The Significance and Importance of the Biosafety Protocol for Developing Countries -- National Biosafety Implementation -- Full Knowledge of Pending Import of GMOs -- Some Key Weaknesses in the Biosafety Protocol -- Ability to Assess the Safety of GMOs -- Key Areas for Capacity Building in Developing Countries -- Biosafety Regulation -- Scientific Capacity -- Monitoring and Enforcement Capability -- Proposals for Action -- Chapter 8 Agricultural Biodiversity -- Blending of Recombinant DNA Technology and Organic Farming Methods -- Prebreeding and Participatory Breeding -- Bioremediation: Sequestration of Salt -- Biotechnological Applications in Organic Farming -- Linking Food and Ecological Security -- Community Grain Banks -- Ecoagriculture -- Women's Contributions -- Rural Women's Role in Conserving Agrobiodiversity -- Agrobiodiversity and Indigenous Knowledge -- Remedial Measures -- Social Dimensions -- Home Gardens and Agrobiodiversity -- Tribal Markets - "Hats" -- Conclusions -- Agroforestry -- Erosion of Agrobiodiversity -- Causes for Declining Agrobiodiversity -- Benefits of Agricultural Biodiversity -- Chennai Recommendations -- Corporate Responsibility -- Chapter 9 GMOs and the Law -- 2007 Food Democracy Legislation Tracker -- Chapter 10 Human Rights and Ethical Issues -- Genetic Erosion -- Ethical Issues -- Ethical and Moral Framework -- Ethics and Genetic Engineering -- Ethics of Patenting -- Papua New Guinea -- References -- Appendix -- I. Introduction -- II. A Biovision for Indian Agriculture -- Blending of Recombinant DNA Technology and Organic Farming Methods -- A. Prebreeding and Participatory Breeding -- B. Bioremediation: Sequestration of Salt -- Biotechnological Applications in Organic Farming -- Transgenic Crops: The Way Ahead -- III. Sustainable Food Security.

IV. From a Green to an Evergreen Revolution -- V. Sustainable Advances in Agricultural Productivity -- Land and Water Care -- VI. Reorganisation of Extension Services -- VII. Linking Food and Ecological Security -- VIII. Increasing Production and Productivity -- IX. Policies for Improving Economic Access to Food -- New Economy and New Employment Opportunities -- References -- Index.