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Geospatial patterns in traditional knowledge serve in assessing intellectual property rights and benefit-sharing in northwest South America

Abstract:

Results We found that most knowledge was not shared among countries, cultural groups, tribes, communities, or even individuals within them. Still, a minor knowledge component was widely shared, even across countries. General informants cited a significantly higher number of unshared uses than experts, whereas no significant differences were found in the number of unshared uses cited by men and women or by different age groups.