Biopiracy: Abolish Corporate Hijacking of Indigenous Medicinal Entities [PDF]
The Scientific World Journal, 2021 Biopiracy as “a silent disease” is hardly detectable because it does not leave traces frequently. The corporate hijacking of food is the most important health hazard in this era; giant commercial enterprises are using intellectual property rights to ...
Yoonus Imran +4 more
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A case-based bioprospecting ethics module for undergraduate CUREs with multi-institution evidence of student learning [PDF]
Journal of Microbiology & Biology EducationBioprospecting, the search for useful biological resources, drives scientific innovation but can be tarnished by ethical challenges (e.g., biopiracy) when prior informed consent and benefit sharing are not formally established. Despite the widespread use
Adam J. Kleinschmit +4 more
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Integrating endemic medicinal plants into the global value chains: the ecological degradation challenges and opportunities [PDF]
Heliyon, 2020 Though innovations for sustainable management of natural resources have emerged over time, the rising demand for nature based health solutions and integration of endemic flora into global value chains could have adverse impacts on ecosystems.
Tom Volenzo, John Odiyo
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The role of indigenous knowledge in advancing the therapeutic use of medicinal plants: challenges and opportunities [PDF]
Plant Signaling & BehaviorEsther Ugo Alum
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Biopiracy and the Regulatory Framework for Material Transfer Agreements in Indonesia [PDF]
Law Reform: Jurnal Pembaharuan HukumBiopiracy, the misappropriation of biological and genetic resources including the ones related to traditional knowledge, is a major challenge to some of the world’s megadiverse countries. Indonesia has been a major victim of biopiracy, facilitated by the
Devica Rully Masrur +3 more
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Bioprospecting in Colombia [PDF]
Universitas Scientiarum, 2013 Despite the evolution of international policy on bioprospecting, Colombian regulations on the matter stilllack uniformity with these international policies.
Leonardo Guiza Suarez +1 more
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Diritto al cibo e sovranità alimentare nella Repubblica federale democratica del Nepal
Nuovi autoritarismi e democrazie: diritto, istituzioni, società, 2023 This paper aims to illustrate the legal framework related to the right to food and food sovereignty in Nepal, highlighting some problematic aspects related to access to food.
Serena Baldin
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Safeguarding Plant Genetic Resources: Biodiversity Laws, ABS, and Biopiracy Prevention [PDF]
BIO Web of ConferencesPlant genetic resources support sustainable agriculture, global food security, and biodiversity, yet they are often targets of biopiracy and illegal trade, leading to biodiversity loss.
Ghosh Kavisa +4 more
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Acta Educationis Generalis, 2019 Introduction: Although this paper deals mostly with the positive effects of a posthumanist worldview on environmental sustainability, partnership, or moral accountability in science and scientific research, it also promotes a new understanding of our ...
Ambang Oscar Agbor +2 more
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Journal of Contemporary Poetics, 2020 My paper investigates the neo-orientalist discourse of eco-imperialism and postulates that eco-imperialism deploys biopiracy and bio-colonialism in order to subjugate the Global South while privileging the Global North.
Saadia Neelam Ali
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