Round Table on “Preventing Biopiracy: Protecting Traditional Knowledge”
Posted on Thursday, March 22nd, 2012
You are cordially invited to the
ROUND TABLE
on
“Preventing Bio-piracy: Protecting Traditional Knowledge”
4th & 5th April
Conference Room No.1
India International Centre
Max Mueller Road
New Delhi – 110 003
Interview with Vasavi Kiro, Save the Forest Trust.
Posted on Wednesday, April 7th, 2010
Prepared by Carrie E.T. Stiles, Conflict Resolution Dept. Portland State University.
The voices of indigenous people resonate with a vast reservoir of knowledge for how to live sustainably with the earth. Listening to these voices is necessary to restore ecological balance and irrigate a desolate democratic landscape.
Biopiracy
Posted on Wednesday, January 20th, 2010
Biopiracy is a term used to describe how corporations from the developed world allegedly claim ownership of or otherwise take unfair advantage of, the genetic resources and traditional knowledge and technologies of developing countries. This creates an inequality between developing countries rich in biodiversity and developed countries that have power pharmaceutical industries that can exploit this resource.