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19 Colo. J. Int'l Envtl. L. & Pol'y 219 (2008)
Biopiracy, Trade, and Sustainable Development

handle is hein.journals/colenvlp19 and id is 225 raw text is: Biopiracy, Trade, and Sustainable Development By Lorna Dwyer* ABSTRACT This article addresses the misappropriation of traditional knowledge by multinational corporations. It provides examples of biopiracy and evaluates the confrontations and arguments that have been raised between developing and developed countries regarding patent protection of traditional knowledge. Additionally, it briefly analyzes the divergent and conflicting approaches to the problem that international treaties and organizations have taken to date. Finally, the article proposes a number of strategies and recommends specific actions that developing countries should take to enhance protection of their traditional knowledge and indigenous cultures. * Professor Lorna Dwyer was born in Bogotd-Colombia and received her jurist-doctor degree from Santo Tomas University in 1985. She specialized in Commercial law at Los Andes University and graduated from the LLM program in American and Comparative Law at University of Denver Sturm College of Law. Professor Dwyer served as a judge for approximately two years and later founded Burgos and Associates law firm and practiced law for 17 years in Colombia. Her firm specialized in consultation and litigation in both civil and commercial law. In addition to her law practice, Professor Dwyer taught law at three Colombian universities for more than 15 years to include Bar exam preparation courses. Professor Dwyer taught Corporate Transactions in Latin America at University of Colorado Law School and recently worked with an American firm developing low income housing projects in Latin America. She may be reached by email: lornaeburgos@yahoo.com. The author would like to dedicate this work to her husband Billy Dwyer and her son Camilo. Without their love and support, this work, as with most of her achievements, would not have been possible.

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