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Abstract
Based on the definition of the local community and the unveiling of the existing differences between the indigenous and the peasants, the authors present the importance of diversity for these communities and the possibility that they become a guarantor of their survival. and the collective knowledge they possess about the use of the species. Subsequently, they analyze the 'bioprospective' work of multinational industries and the impediments to adequate compensation; For this, they present the existing legal tools and the activities that should be carried out directly with the communities and at the national and international regulatory levels.