Der Preis des "Grünen Goldes" : Informationen und Informationsdefizite über den Marktwert genetischer Ressourcen

Genetic resources are living organisms that contain genetic information which is of importance for biotechnological research and development. Facing an accelerated worldwide loss in species diversity, the question is whether commercial trade with genetic resources can generate sufficient revenues to conserve biological diversity in general and naturally occurring genetic information in particular. The few existing figures to answer this question give only an incomplete and mixed picture. This paper categorizes, updates and comments on recent data.