Biopiracy: The Plunder of Nature and Knowledge

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"Biopiracy: The Plunder of Nature and Knowledge" is a book that critiques how corporations and Western institutions exploit and patent indigenous biological resources and traditional knowledge, framing this as a form of colonialism and theft.

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instanceOf book ⓘ
argues bioprospecting can function as a form of colonialism ⓘ
global intellectual property rules favor corporations over local communities ⓘ
patenting indigenous knowledge constitutes theft ⓘ
author Vandana Shiva ⓘ
countryOfOrigin India ⓘ
criticizes Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights ⓘ
commodification of nature ⓘ
corporate seed monopolies ⓘ
critiques Western scientific institutions ⓘ
World Trade Organization intellectual property regimes ⓘ
corporate control of biological resources ⓘ
patenting of life forms ⓘ
genre environmental book ⓘ
non-fiction ⓘ
political book ⓘ
hasPerspective eco-feminist ⓘ
environmentalist ⓘ
postcolonial ⓘ
influenced activism against seed patents ⓘ
debates on access and benefit sharing ⓘ
global justice movements ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainSubject biodiversity ⓘ
biopiracy ⓘ
colonialism ⓘ
globalization ⓘ
indigenous rights ⓘ
intellectual property ⓘ
patents ⓘ
traditional knowledge ⓘ
notableFor popularizing the term biopiracy ⓘ
opposes patenting of medicinal plants ⓘ
patenting of seeds ⓘ
proposes alternative models of intellectual property ⓘ
legal protection for traditional knowledge ⓘ
recognition of collective innovation by indigenous communities ⓘ
relatedWork Staying Alive: Women, Ecology and Development ⓘ
Stolen Harvest: The Hijacking of the Global Food Supply ⓘ
supports biodiversity conservation ⓘ
community control over seeds ⓘ
farmers' rights ⓘ
targetAudience academics ⓘ
activists ⓘ
general readers interested in globalization and ecology ⓘ
policy makers ⓘ

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