Seed Banks: Between Natural Resources Preservation and Appropriation. Phyto-genetic Access in Argentina

Authors

  • Pablo Ariel Pellegrini Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET). Instituto de Estudios sobre la Ciencia y la Tecnología, Universidad Nacional de Quilmes.
  • Galo Ezequiel Balatti Universidad de Buenos Aires

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/dma.v41i0.46802

Keywords:

biodiversity, environmental legislation, environmental sovereignty, FAO, United Nations

Abstract

Over the last decades seed banks have become highly relevant in the field of agriculture and alimentation. Although these institutions were under-considered by social sciences, seed banks are key institutions related to the use and conservation of natural resources. In this paper they are analyzed from a qualitative approach, that combines both deeply interviews with seed banks referents in Argentina -a country with an economy fundamentally based on agriculture-, and documentation sources, among others. We will investigate how the main legal norms and international agreements were developed, their impact on Argentina and how plant genetic resources conservation mechanisms have evolved in the country, with the purpose of analyzing how a normative and institutional frame over plant genetic resources was shaped in Argentina.

Author Biography

Pablo Ariel Pellegrini, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET). Instituto de Estudios sobre la Ciencia y la Tecnología, Universidad Nacional de Quilmes.

Doctor en Ciencias Sociales y Filosofía del Conocimiento; Magíster en Ciencia, Tecnología y Sociedad. Investigador del CONICET y del Instituto de Estudios sobre la Ciencia y la Tecnología (Universidad Nacional de Quilmes), Argentina.

Área de trabajo: Estudios sociales de la ciencia y la tecnología. Controversias científicas.

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Published

2017-08-30

How to Cite

Pellegrini, P. A., & Balatti, G. E. (2017). Seed Banks: Between Natural Resources Preservation and Appropriation. Phyto-genetic Access in Argentina. Desenvolvimento E Meio Ambiente, 41. https://doi.org/10.5380/dma.v41i0.46802

Issue

Vol. 41 (2017)

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