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Record 1 2002-05-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biological Sciences
  • Ecosystems
DEF

The commercial control of plants or animals for one or more of their chemical constituents, especially through patent restriction without sharing the profits with the people who discovered their value.

Key term(s)
  • bio-piracy
  • bio piracy

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sciences biologiques
  • Écosystèmes
OBS

Comparer à piratage informatique, aérien, technique, etc.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ciencias biológicas
  • Ecosistemas
DEF

Apropiación ilegal de la vida -microorganismos, plantas y animales (incluyendo humanos) -y el conocimiento tradicional que le acompaña.

CONT

La biopiratería es un término acuñado por grupos ecologistas para definir la presunta práctica de empresas del norte industrializado de registrar como propios conocimientos ancestrales sobre plantas y otros seres vivos originarios del sur en desarrollo.

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