| 词汇 | biopiracy |
| 释义 | biopiracy noun[ U ] disapprovinguk /ˌbaɪ.əʊˈpaɪ.rə.si/ us /ˌbaɪ.oʊˈpaɪr.ə.si/ 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: 生物盗窃 Pharmaceutical companies are accused of pillaging the natural world for new lucrative treatments, a trend known as 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 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. Environmental issues agroecology air pollution anoxia anoxic anti-conservation carbon capture dumping ground eco-audit eco-footprint energy conservation energy security environmental justice environmentalism environmentally reduce, reuse, recycleidiom runoff scrapyard scrubber sequester sequestration You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Stealing |
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