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Nature 453, 26 (1 May 2008) | doi:10.1038/453026a; Published online 30 April 2008
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Biopiracy rules hinder conservation efforts
Valentí Rull1 & Teresa Vegas-Vilarrúbia2
- Department of Animal Biology, Plant Biology and Ecology, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Faculty of Biosciences C1-339, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Ecology, University of Barcelona, Faculty of Biology, Av. Diagonal 645, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
The summits of the neotropical Guayana Highlands in Venezuela have a unique biodiversity that is under serious threat because of habitat loss resulting from climate warming. Although conservation studies are urgently needed, these are blocked by official bodies that will not grant permits for fieldwork in the region.
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