Tag: biopiracy

Another Serious Trafic in Brazil: Genes and Traditional Knowledge

Only 12 countries are considered mega-biodiverse, that is, they have 70% of all the ...

Brazil’s Piracy Costs US Economy Close to US$ 1 Billion a Year, Says Group

The American group Defenders of Property Rights (DPR) today, March 16, announced that it ...

Brazil Hopes Steep Fines Will Curb Biopiracy

Brazil has introduced a law to regulate the development of commercial products from its ...

500 Police from Brazil Out for Biopiracy and Animal Trafficking

To combat biopiracy, illegal transportation of wood, and international trafficking of animals, Brazil’s Federal ...

Indians from Brazil Against Piracy of Their Culture

The Second Conference “Shaman Dialogue on the Protection of Traditional Knowledge – A Sacred Right” ...