New intellectual property treaty does little to protect Māori traditional knowledge, say researchers

The problem of “biopiracy”—the misappropriation and patenting for profit of Indigenous knowledge—has been on the rise for some time. So a global treaty aimed at protecting traditional knowledge and genetic resources should be a welcome development. The problem of “biopiracy”—the misappropriation and patenting for profit of Indigenous knowledge—has been on the rise for some time. So a global treaty aimed at protecting traditional knowledge and genetic resources should be a welcome development. Economics & Business Political science Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories