TY - BOOK AU - Shiva, Vandana TI - Biopiracy- The Plunder of Nature and Knowledge/ SN - 9788181581600 PY - 2012/// PB - Natraj KW - Agriculture KW - Patents KW - GE195‑199 Environmental Sciences- Environmentalism. Green movement N2 - Author traces the continuity of pillage of nature's bounties in colonised lands by European colonialists, from the days of empire to the present day, which has morphed into a contemporary conflict of corporate versus community control over resources. This book discusses the much debated issue of patents, traditional knowledge systems and the industry which is behind patenting for commercial profits. TIOOJ ER -