0 the act of taking living things, especially plants, from an area or taking the knowledge of local people about these living things, and using them or it to make money for a particular company or organization:
The trademarking of the names of plants used as ingredients is seen as corporate biopiracy.
Now, the world is facing up to the insidious threat of biopiracy whereby prospectors scour fragile habitats for exotic plants.
Biopiracy means appropriating the genetic code of plants or animals for commercial use.
Fears of biopiracy, loosely defined as any unauthorized acquisition or transport of genetic material or live flora and fauna, are deep and longstanding in Brazil.
