How big corporations appropriate biological resources | DW Documentary

Rooibos tea and the sweetener stevia were originally discovered by indigenous peoples. Now they are among a long list of biological resources that bring profit to international corporations. Biopiracy, or scientific colonialism, is the term for when big companies appropriate biological resources or the traditional knowledge associated with them without compensating the relevant indigenous peoples.. Financially powerful corporations take that knowledge, and turn it into big business.

How big corporations appropriate biological resources | DW Documentary