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Biopiracy and Guyana
27 Apr 2025 08:41 GMT
… agencies tasked with preventing biopiracy are seeing a spike … is already fertile ground for biopiracy.
Two Belgian teenagers were … they pleaded guilty to biopiracy. Kenyan prosecutors say that … very high mortality rate.
Biopiracy often inflicts profound and …
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Four Plead Guilty in Landmark Ant Smuggling Case as Kenya Cracks Down on Biopiracy
15 Apr 2025 17:59 GMT
… calling a “landmark case” of biopiracy.
The accused – two Belgians, a … we are dealing with a biopiracy case of this magnitude,” KWS …
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The Biopiracy of Tobacco
27 Jan 2025 02:28 GMT
… and most significant cases of biopiracy in North American history. … , “Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Biopiracy,” in 2025.] Tobacco is … stolen from in 1825. Biopiracy in the Americas Tobacco … with the same notion of biopiracy, having their tobacco seeds …
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Can the Cali Fund provide a rights-based remedy for biopiracy? (commentary)
18 Dec 2024 21:21 GMT
… that remains largely unaddressed – biopiracy – requires a human rights … human rights-based response – biopiracy.
It might sound strange … approach for combating global biopiracy. At COP16, in … be stopped. But stopping biopiracy really just means ensuring …
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South Africa’s bioprospecting law: A call for indigenous inclusion and reform
11 Dec 2024 10:59 GMT
… to the country’s bioprospecting legislation to address exploitation … quot;
South Africa’s bioprospecting laws, informed by … permitting system and the Bioprospecting Trust Fund," Sibeko … inclusive legislation could transform bioprospecting into a tool for …
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Bioprospecting the Arctic: a new frontier for antibiotic discovery
21 Nov 2024 19:01 GMT
… life – an activity known as bioprospecting – in Earth’s other environments …
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Global South demands fairness in genetic data sharing amid growing biopiracy concerns
03 Sep 2024 13:32 GMT
In a world where digital genetic information is becoming a billion-dollar business, countries rich in biodiversity are demanding their fair share of the profits.
Patrick Greenfield reports for The Guardian.
In short:
Multinationals are extracting genetic …
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Who wins from nature’s genetic bounty? The billions at stake in a global ‘biopiracy’ battle
29 Aug 2024 08:11 GMT
… and monetise genetic information of “biopiracy”. And they propose a solution …
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Georgia: “Biopiracy” results in the death of imported trees
15 Aug 2024 17:32 GMT
… , who described the venture as “biopiracy.”
George Gvasalya, the middle-man …
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How to Fund Biodiversity and Fight ‘Biopiracy’
08 Aug 2024 11:49 GMT