Biopiracy achieves solvency through the independent work of countries
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[46] Indigenous communities deserve the right to control and profit from the resources in their territories. Biopiracy is an issue that impacts indigenous communities financially, environmentally, and culturally. While international treaties on biodiversity focus on consent and compensation,221 achieving these objectives is up to individual countries. Individual countries must take charge and protect indigenous communities so that their biological resources and TK are not misappropriated. [47] Curbing biopiracy will likely include the combination of laws and innovative technologies. First, I recommend that countries in both the Global South and North create national laws that adhere to the CBD and Nagoya Protocol.