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Section: Assessment & Impacts Date: Feb 12, 2019  US EPA Ignored Substantial Scientific Evidence of Glyphosate’s Genotoxicity This journal article shows that the US EPA disregarded substantial scientific evidence about glyphosate’s genotoxicity and supports the conclusions of the WHO-IARC that glyphosate is both genotoxic and probably carcinogenic to humans. » Read more ...   Section: Policy and Regulation Date: Feb 11, 2019  EU Parliament Against New Approvals for the Import of Genetically Engineered Plants EU Parliament has adopted, with a large majority, several resolutions against approvals for GE maize, oilseed rape and cotton, while calling for higher standards in risk assessment and the strengthening of democratic decision making. » Read more ...   Section: Sustainable Systems Date: Feb 11, 2019  How Community-Based Biodiversity-Friendly Farming Can Stem Biodiversity Loss 338 community-based solutions from over 75 countries showcase biodiversity-friendly farming approaches that work on the ground and provide valuable lessons for the global policy frameworks needed to stem biodiversity loss and to farm more sustainably. » Read more ...   Section: Sustainable Systems Date: Feb 09, 2019  Towards a Common Food Policy for the EU This report maps out a single, time-bound vision for reforming European food systems, realigning various sectoral policies affecting food production, processing, distribution, and consumption, and refocusing actions on the transition to sustainability. » Read more ...   Section: Sustainable Systems Date: Jan 28, 2019  Farmers in “Schools Without Walls” Learn to Increase Harvest In the DRC, farmers sharing knowledge and experience in farmer field schools has led to increased productivity. » Read more ...   Section: Biosafety Science Date: Jan 15, 2019  The Need for Better Risk Governance of Gene-Edited Products This paper identifies the challenges posed by new and emerging gene-editing techniques, as well as recommends improvements to GM risk governance research and practice. » Read more ...   Section: Sustainable Systems Date: Dec 31, 2018  Diversified Traditional Food Systems Can Overcome Malnutrition in India Traditional knowledge together with developments in agroecology, with their diverse systems of resource governance, knowledge, innovation, distribution and access, can overcome widespread malnutrition in India. » Read more ...   Section: Sustainable Systems Date: Dec 31, 2018  Agroecological Innovation to Transform Agriculture and Achieve Food Sovereignty This paper provides policy recommendations to create an enabling environment to unlock the transformative power of agroecology and its innovations and practices, in the achievement of food sovereignty and sustainable agriculture and food systems. » Read more ...   Section: Policy and Regulation Date: Dec 31, 2018  India’s Swaminathan Criticises GM Crops as Highly Unsustainable In a recently published journal article, M.S. Swaminathan - Father of the Green Revolution in India - criticises GM crops as highly unsustainable. » Read more ...   Section: Sustainable Systems Date: Dec 27, 2018  Agroecology Shows Full Potential to Deliver Sustainable Food Systems There is strong evidence of agroecology’s potential to deliver sustainable food systems by increasing farmers’ economic viability and income, farm productivity and diversity, food/nutritional security, and promoting social change and women’s empowerment. » Read more ...

»  Biosafety Aspects of Genome-Editing Techniques »  CAP/SAM Raise Serious Concerns on Planned GM Mosquitoes Release »  The Genetic Engineering of Smallpox »  Biotechnology and Sustainable Development »  Why Biotech Patents Are Patently Absurd - Scientific Briefing on TRIPs and Related Issues »  Capacity Building and the Biosafety Protocol: A TWN report »  Model Law for Safety in Biotechnology for Africa »  Post-Market Oversight of Biotech Foods: Is the System Prepared? »  Biotechnology and Indigenous People   Release of Risky GM Mosquitoes in Burkina Faso Highly Unethical   Not available   1) Campaign To Stop Smallpox Genetic Engineering Date: January 28, 2014     2) Stop the Spread of Transgenes! Date: May 28, 2014

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