1 12 1 https://www.abyayalanews.org/files/original/9b24bf9174bd893cf7809f7bc1b58509.pdf bb6786f6683428215bd5ba78b333b1f1 PDF Text Text EDITOR I Al T he tmpact or ncolibtrahsm on Indigenous muons. oriY'n~:muons. and cultul'C$ or the t\merlcas Ius been severe. The 1\<formulauon of the world economy accordtng to the globolu.,uon of capnallus tr.msl:nl'd tnto btMfits for our commwnlld R.11her. 11 IS precisely thiS globahzouon that Ius <lurpenl'd our problems. fOrttgn ln\·estors COOl IOU(: lO VJC\\' L.-.tln Amr:nca 3S the piJte rrom which nches C'3n bt CXtt'3(1ed Ot where the fifb"t worid~ toxic \\'OtStt C3.n be dumped, often wnh lhe consem of the nnuont\1 govemments. P~n or lhls conunuing movcmem ror economic appropnauon as the mcre3Sing ::~uclnpts co collect ::tnd oommerciali2e lndtgcnous peOI>Ies· knowledge and hiodtverstt)' not been Tlus practice of scckmg to mine our mind.s-3nd even our bodies-is conunonly known as "bio· prospecting," and bnngs \\1th uthe threat or tremendous new misappropriation of lndtgcnous resources. To counter this intensifytng threat. Indigenous peoples· or~Y~nl:ations urgently need to dcvdop conunental Stmteg•c l'C$J)OtlSeS of mutual suppon based on our nch expenenreof reSistance to colonllll fon:es. t\ baste undersundmg of the processe< shaping Wt;tern forms of ownership and access co b.c>dl\'tiSit)' is an tmponam first Sl<p In this snuggle. Through thiS ISSUe of Abya Yala Sews, "'t hoP'" to pmtn(lle the exch.1nge of inlormauon •nd cxpencnces that chc silwlion dcnunds. \\~ WISh to <mphosl::<:. h"""'''<r. that secunng protection lor Indigenous knowledge and blologtatl resources is only p.1n of the $lruggle we ha,·c heen carrying out lor 500 )'cars. the struggle 10 secure self-determinauon. human ngltts nnd ttr· ntory. Until now. lndlgenou~ peoples' knowledge : d inno":u1ons h~we never been rccog1,i2:cd. buL n1ther m have been expropriated. wilh()ut compen.smion. along with land and resources. Current nntionttl and International iniuau\'es deahng \vtth '"rights'" to biodiven.ity arc v;tguc, are not being implemented, or are directly rounter·producttve. Appropriate consen-ouon of btodl\'trsity in lndtg<nous territories ~t the genetic. species ond CCOS)'S· tern ltYtl;., lund>lll<.nlJII to the Slll'\'i\-ol and development of our <O<Iettes. Yet. the globoh:=~uon or the morkct ond rrtt-tmck td<ology. coday often <quatl'd W1th d<rnOCf'.tcy and partidpauon. h:l'oe m the lase )'<OilS tn<:r<ased the commodlftc•tton •nd erosion or btodwc"'">' Businesses arc focustng on lndtgenous Jl'"Oples· tradtttonal homdonds becluse they are biologtc:olly nch areas. Ther are Sttn os reservotrs of scnccic resources lor the rood. >griculture and phannaceuucal lndUSirits. escalating pressures on the land, resources and cuhu""' of Indigenous sodetlts. Consequently. Indigenous peoples around the globe are ft~clng cnom10us pressures to cornmen:iollze their traditional resources and knowledge. We arc not. by any mc:ans. trying to encour:~gc lndtscnous communities 10 beconte pall of the so-c:~llcd free market, or to jom in the commercialization of Mother E.'nhs resoun:cs. If lndtgenous communities want to sell their resources or to get compcn5-'llon from the corporauons or other bochcs seeking aec.:ss to these. !her h3•'t the nght to do so. But we h:r.·e to remem· btr chat future generatk>fiS "ill ol>o depend on the land ond ecosySlerns to SUI'\'1\'t. much tnore tlt.1n on any money the S3k or th- re50urecs would brmg. We "1Sh to emphas1u: the nt<'d to continue fomlymg an lndtgenous moYematt whtch en,istons ·~If ot the contincnml and even the global level. We cannot afford to let the corpornuom. and nnuonal governments dhide Indigenous peoples and rommunhi"" from each other while they seek 10 plunder our resources. It is hni>C'mlh·c to (ace th1s latest assault with t1 e-omwnon ngrecmcm nnd a unified Str:IICg)' for survi,·nl in the. shon . medium and long-term. SAIIC Board or Directors ~8No.4 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vol. 8, no. 4 (Winter 1994) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Editorial Type The nature or genre of the resource Journal Article Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Winter 1994 Language A language of the resource English English Zotero Title Editorial Item Type Journal Article Volume 8 Issue 4 Pages 3 Publication Title Abya Yala News: Journal of the South and Meso American Indian Rights Center (SAIIC) ISSN 1071-3182 Date Winter 1994 Language English Abstract Note Bioprospecting has become a tremendous threat to indigenous groups across the globe. Indigenous communities need to develop a common strategy for responding to these external encroachments. Attachment Title Editorial.pdf Attachment URL [No URL] Biodiversity Bioprospecting Conservationism Globalization Latin America