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Section: Biosafety Science Date: Nov 13, 2018  Call for a Global Moratorium on Gene Drive Releases More than 200 global food movement leaders and organizations have signed a call for a global moratorium on gene drive releases, to protect life on Earth and our food and farming systems. » Read more ...   Section: Global Agreements and Fora Date: Nov 12, 2018  Synthetic Biology, Genome Editing and Gene Drives One of the key topics that will be addressed by the upcoming meetings of the CBD and the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety is that of synthetic biology, including the issues of genome editing and engineered gene drives » Read more ...   Section: Agriculture / Organisms Date: Nov 09, 2018  Release of Risky GM Mosquitoes in Burkina Faso Highly Unethical Concerns raised about proposed release of genetically modified “male-sterile” mosquitoes in Burkina Faso. » Read more ...   Section: Sustainable Systems Date: Nov 07, 2018  Transforming Land Use and Food Systems Has Mitigation Potential of 23 Gt CO2-eq Per Year by 2050 A new report shows how greater ambition to secure land rights, restore forest ecosystems and move towards sustainable food systems can provide ‘missing pathways’ toward limiting global temperature rise to 1.5°C. » Read more ...   Section: Biosafety Science Date: Nov 07, 2018  Critique of AU’s Endorsement of Gene Drive Mosquitos for Malaria ‘Eradication’ in Africa Critique of African Union report endorsing the development of controversial gene drive mosquitoes for malaria ‘eradication’ in Africa and ‘enabling legislation’ for their deployment across its member states. » Read more ...   Section: Biomedical Applications Date: Oct 19, 2018  US Military Research That Disperses GM Viruses to Plants Could be Misused as Bioweapon Critics of an agricultural research project by the US Military warn about possible weaponization of the resulting technology, which would use infected insects to deliver genetically modified viruses to plants. » Read more ...   Section: Sustainable Systems Date: Oct 16, 2018  Agroecological Transitions Away from Industrial Food and Farming Systems Seven case studies analysed by IPES-Food provide concrete examples of how, in spite of barriers to change, people around the world have been able to fundamentally rethink and redesign food systems around agroecological principles. » Read more ...   Section: Sustainable Systems Date: Oct 10, 2018  Rural Women in Paraguay on the Frontlines to Save Native Seed Varieties Rural and indigenous women in Paraguay rise up to collect and preserve native seeds across the country to counter the expansion of large-scale, industrial agriculture. » Read more ...   Section: Trends in Industry Date: Oct 09, 2018  Genetically Engineered Clothes Threaten Farmers’ Livelihoods and Ecosystems The commercial expansion of GE textiles made by synthetic biology could undermine farmers, create a new source of biotech waste, put additional pressure on ecosystems, and divert support away from truly sustainable natural fibre economies. » Read more ...   Section: Traits in Agriculture Date: Oct 02, 2018  Glyphosate Shown to Increase Honeybee Susceptibility to Infections A new study has shown that glyphosate, widely used with GM herbicide-resistant crops, damages the good bacteria in honeybee guts, making them more prone to deadly infections. » 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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