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Biopiracy in Mexico | Foundation stealing wild beehives in Yucatán

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Jobones. Courtesy of  Jorge Abeja . B eyond the GMO threat is the theft of biological resources BEEKEEPERS  ISSUE CONDEMNATION OF PRIVATE FOUNDATION Devon G. Peña | Seattle, WA | June 14, 2018 We have been reporting on the ongoing struggles of Mayan beekeepers for several years now ever since indigenous peoples filed suit against Monsanto, other corporations, and the Mexican government over the illegal planting of GMO corn, soy, and other crops despite a federal ban on these substances. To read more start with our posts of October 25, 2015 and the most recent of May 15, 2018 ; to find all our coverage, type “beekeepers” in the search window in the upper right-hand corner of this page. We have also reported on how GMOs are not the only threat to the Mayan beekeepers. We have pointed at deforestation—which is associated with a considerable amount of illegal logging and the expansion of agribusiness monoculture plantations—as another major menace to biocultural diversity and ind...