Studying genetic resources [1]
Tuesday, September 25, 2001 - 10:00. Updated on Thursday, February 18, 2016 - 18:47.
From Matangi Tonga Magazine, Vol. 16, no. 2, September 2001.
Seini Taumoepeau Furneaux a student at the Auckland University was in Tonga during July, conducting research on the Control of Genetic Resources in Tonga.
Seini said she was working toward two degrees, a Master in Social Anthropology and a Law degree.
Seini expressed concern over a piece of legislation that she said was currently being drafted by a Samoan lawyer on the genetic resources of the Pacific islands. “The Tongan views should be taken into consideration,” she said.