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Cases / Genetic resources and benefit-sharing · Peru · 2020–2026

Peru says it blocked 180 biopiracy cases, but records no benefit payments

Short record: the main facts, with sources. A full case file has not been prepared.

Nature's voice · report
No measurement of the harm done to me here is on record.
Did nature suffer? Not measured.
Not on record
  • The record does not name which of my species, waters, soils or forests were harmed.
What the record lacks: 3 none on record · 1 insufficient · 1 not measured See the gaps

Peru says it prevented 180 biopiracy cases in patent systems over 20 years. The sources reviewed record no monetary benefit reaching producers of maca or sangre de grado, and no commercial access contract until 2020.

What?
Peru says it prevented 180 biopiracy cases in patent systems over 20 years; no monetary benefit is recorded. Actualidad Ambiental
Where?
Peru; the cases concerned patent systems worldwide. Actualidad Ambiental
When?
No commercial access contract until 2020; the 180-case claim was reported in May 2026. Actualidad Ambiental
Who?
Gained
Lost
Harmed
None on record
Why?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
How?
Peru reports it prevented patents on its resources; the sources reviewed record no commercial access contract until 2020. Actualidad Ambiental
6 of 6 questions answered from the record

What happened

The record, in order.

Peru's government says it prevented 180 biopiracy cases in patent systems over 20 years, Actualidad Ambiental reported in May 2026.

Actualidad Ambiental reported in October 2020 that 57 of 122 cases were favourable, 37 concerned maca and 34 sangre de grado, and no commercial access contract had been reached by 2020.

The sources reviewed record no monetary benefit from these cases.

    In court and with insurers

    Every proceeding and every insurer decision on record.

    Lawsuits and rulings

    No court case on record. No court has ruled on this case.

    Insurers

    No insurer decision on record.

    What we don't know

    Undisclosed, unproven, untried: recorded as data.

    Nature

    • Not measured Harm to nature: The record holds no measurement of harm to nature.

    Record

    • None on record The 180-case figure is Peru's own claim; the sources reviewed do not verify it.
    • None on record The sources reviewed do not name the commission or describe its mandate.
    • None on record No benefit reaching producers after 2020 is recorded in the sources reviewed.
    • Insufficient Reported but not verified: Peru's Law 32301 (2025) requires foreign-funded organisations to obtain APCI approval and treats lawsuits against the state as a very serious violation, with penalties of up to about $720,000.

    Did the harm stop?

    Not stated in the sources reviewed.

    Who paid?

    Not stated in the sources reviewed.

    Sources

    Voices on record: — Company or project— Government and regulators— Courts✓ Press and investigations— Communities and civil society— Researchers

    Press and investigations

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