ABSTRACT
Chapter 1 outlines the scope of the book and provides the rationale for the Australian case studies used to investigate appropriate governance arrangements of Indigenous people for the implementation of measures required by the Nagoya Protocol. Chapter 1 refers to the diversity of Indigenous people and their communities across Australia as presenting a challenge also confronted by other countries needing to identify the right groups to give legally definitive consent to access and benefit-sharing agreements in ways that can be enforced and implemented. Chapter 1 also discusses the widespread use of incorporated organisations by Indigenous communities in Australia to facilitate participation in decision-making and benefit-sharing as competent authorities relevant to the Nagoya Protocol; and the limitations that exist with different types of organisations for such purpose. The criteria for analysing and comparing two case studies as examples of incorporated organisations are summarised. Each chapter of the book is also summarised.
