Question

What is biopiracy?

Answer 1

Biopiracy:

1. The commercial exploitation of biochemicals or genetic materials that occur naturally is known as biopiracy.
2. Indigenous people have traditional cognition primarily consisting of biological features and genetic diversity of the natural environment from one generation to another.
3. Few of the traditional knowledge relevant to global survival have been listed below:
   1. Agriculture.
   2. Medicinal Plants.
   3. Varieties in the Food crops.
4. The essential components for the survival of the rural and indigenous people include the conservation of the habitat, the species, and its biodiversity.
5. Example: Patenting of Azadirachta indica (Neem).