Concept information
Preferred term
biopiracy
Definition
- Biopiracy is the practice whereby pharmaceutical companies or research scientists collect and remove biological specimens and related indigenous knowledge, without authorization, acknowledgment, and/or due compensation, in order to develop commercial products, such as modern medicines, for profit. The term biopiracy is highly controversial and has emerged as a critique of bioprospecting. [Source: Encyclopedia of Environment and Society; Biopiracy]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/biopiracy
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