Question

How does biopiracy harm indigenous communities?

Options

• By denying them rights, benefits, and recognition for their knowledge

• By giving them patent terms of emergency provisions

• By reducing emissions from deforestation and ecosystem degradation

• By conserving their species, habitats, and biodiversity

Answer 1

Biopiracy denies indigenous communities rights, benefits, and recognition for their knowledge. Their biological resources and traditional knowledge are used without fair compensation or benefit-sharing.