biopiracy
noun[U]
disapprovinguk/ˌbaɪ.əʊˈpaɪ.rə.si/us/ˌbaɪ.oʊˈpaɪr.ə.si/theactof takinglivingthings,especiallyplants, from anareaor taking theknowledgeoflocalpeopleabout theselivingthings, and using them or it to makemoneyfor aparticularcompanyororganization:
生物盗窃Pharmaceuticalcompaniesareaccusedofpillagingthenaturalworldfor newlucrativetreatments, atrendknownas biopiracy.有指控称，制药公司通过掠夺自然界来寻找有利可图的新型治疗方法，这种趋势被称为生物盗窃。
- The trademarking of thenamesofplantsused asingredientsisseenascorporatebiopiracy.
- Now, theworldisfacingup to theinsidiousthreatof biopiracywherebyprospectorsscourfragilehabitatsforexoticplants.
- Biopiracymeansappropriatingthegeneticcodeofplantsoranimalsforcommercialuse.
- Fears of biopiracy,looselydefinedas anyunauthorizedacquisitionortransportofgeneticmaterialorlivefloraandfauna, aredeepand longstanding inBrazil.
Environmental issues
- agroecology
- air pollution
- anti-conservation
- anti-conservationist
- anti-consumer
- biodegradable
- carbon neutral
- feed-in tariff
- food insecure
- food insecurity
- food secure
- food security
- noise pollution
- nuclear winter
- populate
- sustainably
- tidal power
- tree hugger
- ULEZ
- ultra-efficient
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