Indigenous knowledge and ethics : a Darrell Posey reader / Darrell A. Posey ; edited by Kristina Plenderleith.

"First published in 2004. First issued in paperback ed 2011".

Includes bibliographical references (pages [240]-269) and index.

1. Introduction to ethnobiology : its implications and applications -- Pt. I. Ethnoentomology -- 2. Topics and issues in ethnoentomology with some suggestions for the development of hypothesis-generation and testing in ethnobiology -- 3. Ethnoentomological survey of Brazilian Indians -- 4. Entomological considerations in south-eastern aboriginal demography -- 5. An ethnoentomological perspective of the south-eastern Indian belief system -- Pt. II. Wider applications of indigenous knowledge -- 6. The application of ethnobiology in the conservation of dwindling natural resources : lost knowledge or options for the survival of the planet -- 7. Ethnobiology and ethnodevelopment : importance of traditional knowledge and traditional peoples -- 8. Ethnoecology as applied anthropology in Amazonian development -- 9. The perception of ecological zones and natural resources in the Brazilian Amazon : an ethnoecology of Lake Coari -- 10. Diachronic ecotones and anthropogenic landscapes in Amazonia : contesting the consciousness of conservation -- 11. Indigenous knowledge, biodivesity, and international rights : learning about forests from the Kayapo Indians of the Brazilian Amazon -- Pt. III. Intellectual property rights and ethical concerns -- 12. Intellectual property rights : what is the position of ethnobiology? -- 13. Indigenous knowledge and green consumerism : co-operation or conflict? -- 14. Traditional resource rights (TRR) : de facto self-determination for indigenous peoples -- 15. Finders keepers won't do any more : Darrell Posey says the time has come for a rethink on bioprospecting -- 16. Indigenous peoples and traditional resource rights : a basis for equitable relationships? -- 17. The 'balance sheet' and the 'sacred balance' : valuing the knowledge of indigenous and traditional peoples -- App. 1. Ethnobiology -- App. 2. The declaration of Belem -- App. 3. The convention on biological diversity (extracts) -- App. 4. United Nations draft declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples -- App. 5. The covenant on intellectual, cultural, and scientific resources -- App. 6. Traditional resource rights -- App. 7. Summary of principle intellectual property rights instruments -- App. 8. Scientific and professional societies that have developed guidelines on intellectual property rights -- App. 9. Research principles for community-controlled research with the Tapirisat Inuit of Canada (selected principles) -- App. 10. Kari-Oca declaration and indigenous peoples earth charter -- App. 11. Principles for 'equitable partnerships' established by the International Society for Ethnobiology.

"Darrell A. Posey, who died in 2001, was internationally known for his advocacy of indigenous peoples: from his pioneering association with the Kayapo of Brazil to his global campaign to protect indigenous knowledge and practices using the concept of Traditional Resource Rights. Indigenous Knowledge and Ethics: A Darrell Posey Reader presents seventeen of his articles on indigenous knowledge, natural resource use, and intellectual property rights. Demonstrating his belief in the validity of indigenous knowledge systems, and his insistence that indigenous rights must be recognized and protected, it is an ideal introduction to his thought and work."--BOOK JACKET.