Glossary Element  green petroleum

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English term green petroleum
Language Translations
French pétrole vert
English definition bioprospecting seen as the means to a new 'green petroleum', capable of bringing wealth to the gene-rich, but financially poor countries of the South  (ref.: K. ten Kate, 1995. Biopiracy or Green Petroleum? Expectations & Best Practice in Bioprospecting. - Overseas Development Administration, Environment Policy Department, London).
Language Translations
French la prospection biologique vue comme le moyen de disposer d’un nouveau pétrole “vert” capable d’apporter la prospérité aux pays du Sud, génétiquement riches mais financièrement pauvres.(ref.: K. ten Kate, 1995. Biopiracy or Green Petroleum? Expectations & Best Practice in Bioprospecting.- Overseas Development Administration, Environment Policy Department, London).