1. Risks Perceived in Non-Commerical Biodiversity Research: A Practitioner’s Perspective from the Philippines Perry S. Ong Professor, Institute of Biology University of the Philippines Diliman President, Wildlife Conservation Society of the Philippines

2. Executive Order 247: AN ORDER PRESCRIBING GUIDELINES AND ESTABLISHING A REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR THE PROSPECTING OF BIOLOGICAL AND GENETIC RESOURCES, THEIR BY-PRODUCTS AND DERIVATIVES, FOR SCIENTIFIC AND COMMERCIAL PURPOSES; AND OTHER PURPOSES (1995) Republic Act 9147. An Act Providing for the Conservation and Protection of Wildlife Resources and Their Habitats, Appropriating Funds for Therefor and For Other Purposes. Enacted March 19, 2001. Joint DENR-DA-PCSD-NCIP Administrative Order No. 1 Series of 2005 SUBJECT: Guidelines for Bioprospecting Activities in the Philippines

3. Section 14. Bioprospecting- Bioprospecting shall be allowed upon execution of an undertaking by any proponent, stipulating therein its compliance with and commitment(s) to reasonable terms and conditions that may be imposed by the Secretary which are necessary to protect biodiversity. Sec 14 (last paragraph)… If the applicant is a foreign entity or individual, a local institution should be actively involved in the research collection and whenever applicable and appropriate in the technological development of the products derived from biological and genetic resources Section 15. Scientific Researches in Wildlife. Collection and utilization of biological resources for scientific researches and not for commercial purposes shall be allowed upon execution of an undertaking/agreement with an issuance of gratuitous permit by the Secretary or the authorized representative: Provided that prior clearance from concerned bodies shall be secured before the issuance of the gratuitous permit. Provided, further, That the last paragraph of Section 14 shall likewise apply. Risks Perceived in NCBR NCBR-knowledge generation Biopiracy vs bioprospecting Access: Results in the greater good of humanity Benefit sharing: How local is local (local community, governments: local, provincial, national) Criminalizing Research Research community concerns

4. Asthenocnemis linnaei, a new damselfl y species from Dumaran island, Philippines (Odonata, Platycnemididae) Zool. Med. Leiden 82 (2008) 35- 41. (Results of the Roland Müller Zoological Expeditions to the Philippines, No. 18.) Acknowledgements For most of the present work the first author was able to use the facilities of the Zoological Museum of Copenhagen University during his visit to Denmark in August/September 2006. Professor Dr Niels P. Kristensen provided valuable support and access to the collections. Jan Pedersen assisted with the SEM. The present study was supported by a European Union SYNTHESYS grant (DK-TAF-2356) to the first author. C. van den Berg supported the SEM work at Naturalis (Leiden). The present paper profited from information provided by Dr Klaas-Douwe B. Dijkstra (Paramaribo, Suriname). We thank Roland A. Müller (St. Gallen, Switzerland) for support of various kind and Jan van Tol (Naturalis, Leiden) for critically reviewing the manuscript.

5. News on the "Philippine Water Bug Inventory Project", with additions to bibliography H. Zettel* & V.P. Gapud** 2003 ©Naturhistorisches Museum Wien, download unter www.biologiezentrum.at