{"title":"Taiwan: A Blind Spot of the Nagoya Protocol","authors":"Matan Shelomi","doi":"10.1111/con4.70091","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p>The Nagoya Protocol gives nations sovereignty rights over their biological resources. What happens to those resources when another state claims sovereignty over that nation? Taiwan's unique legal and political position as a de facto sovereign nation that the UN recognizes de jure as part of the People's Republic of China exposes a gap in Nagoya's protections. Requiring China's government approval of any biological material collection or transfer from Taiwan, rather than the government with actual jurisdiction over these resources or the people who would be affected by any biopiracy, is unfair, unequitable, and unsustainable. Taiwan's importance as a biodiversity and research hotspot exposes practical consequences of this gap in Nagoya's coverage that may require policy changes to compensate.</p>","PeriodicalId":157,"journal":{"name":"Conservation Letters","volume":"19 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.5000,"publicationDate":"2026-09-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/con4.70091","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Conservation Letters","FirstCategoryId":"93","ListUrlMain":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/con4.70091","RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION","Score":null,"Total":0}
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The Nagoya Protocol gives nations sovereignty rights over their biological resources. What happens to those resources when another state claims sovereignty over that nation? Taiwan's unique legal and political position as a de facto sovereign nation that the UN recognizes de jure as part of the People's Republic of China exposes a gap in Nagoya's protections. Requiring China's government approval of any biological material collection or transfer from Taiwan, rather than the government with actual jurisdiction over these resources or the people who would be affected by any biopiracy, is unfair, unequitable, and unsustainable. Taiwan's importance as a biodiversity and research hotspot exposes practical consequences of this gap in Nagoya's coverage that may require policy changes to compensate.
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Conservation Letters is a reputable scientific journal that is devoted to the publication of both empirical and theoretical research that has important implications for the conservation of biological diversity. The journal warmly invites submissions from various disciplines within the biological and social sciences, with a particular interest in interdisciplinary work. The primary aim is to advance both pragmatic conservation objectives and scientific knowledge. Manuscripts are subject to a rapid communication schedule, therefore they should address current and relevant topics. Research articles should effectively communicate the significance of their findings in relation to conservation policy and practice.
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