One year after ratification of the Nagoya Protocol, the Federal Government highlights initiatives in defense of Brazilian biodiversity

Brazil, along with 130 other countries, is a signatory to the Nagoya Protocol. The Protocol guarantees that countries accessing Brazil's genetic heritage commit to complying with Brazilian legislation, sharing the financial benefits arising from the use of biodiversity.

The legislation also guarantees that traditional knowledge of indigenous people and local communities shall be respected and financially compensated. Even when products of Brazilian biodiversity are developed in foreign countries, they must be compensated in Brazil.

Countries that suffer from biopiracy, such as Brazil - which has the greatest biodiversity on the planet - are the main beneficiaries. The Brazilian government has also adopted the Payment for Environmental Service, in which producers who preserve biodiversity are remunerated.