Objective The proposed workshop and course will transfer of skilled knowledge in basic research, economic opportunities of biotechnology and initiation of an awareness rising process of the sensitive ethical questions according to this topic. Transfer of practical know-how in prospecting strategies, identification of micro organism, and characterization of plant secondary metabolites, from European universities (Austria and Finland), to universities, other educative organizations and private enterprises in Pan-Amazonian. Widen an international expert-network, to transform Amazonian biodiversity into added value and regulate the access to genetic resources and the sharing of the benefits arising from their use, with a view to provide compensation to the centres of origin of genetic resources and the holders of traditional knowledge used in biotechnological inventions, as postulated by the Convention on Biological Diversity Therefore the organization activities will focus on a 3 weeks PRACTICAL COURSE for training experts, professionals and students in microbiological, chemical and molecular biological methods, followed by a 3 days WORKSHOP, bringing together high level experts from Europe and Pan-Amazonian to a sustainable network of scientific cooperation. Fields of science natural sciencesbiological sciencesmicrobiologybacteriologynatural sciencesbiological sciencesmicrobiologymycologynatural sciencesbiological sciencesbiodiversity conservationnatural sciencesbiological sciencesecologyecosystems Programme(s) FP6-INCO - Specific measures in support of international cooperation: Specific activities covering wider field of research under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006. Topic(s) INCO-A - Developing Countries Call for proposal FP6-2002-INCO-DEV/SSA-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme SSA - Specific Support Action Coordinator AMAZONIA NETWORK Address Ferdinand loewestrasse, 21/3 Vienna Austria See on map EU contribution € 0,00 Participants (1) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all CENTRO DE INVESTIGACION Y MANEJO DE RECURSOS NATURALES RENOVABLES Bolivia EU contribution € 0,00 Address Av. irala 565 edif. uagrm 3er piso Santa cruz See on map
