Study Shows Liver and Kidney Damage in Rats Consuming GM Soybean Oil

A feeding study has shown that a 90-day diet of ten percent GM soybean oil results in signs of kidney and liver damage in rats. […]

Mainstreaming Biosafety into Legislation, Policies and Institutional Frameworks

This legislative study provides a comprehensive overview of biosafety obligations and practical ways in which biosafety measures can be mainstreamed into the national laws, policies and institutional frameworks. […]

New “Rooted” Magazine dedicated to Agroecology and Food Sovereignty

Rooted Magazine has been launched this October – this first issue explores how food system actors, including farmers, have shaped the creation and implementation of policies that enable agroecology. […]

Agroecology in National Biodiversity Strategies and Actions Plans

This document provides guidance for integrating agroecology and food systems into the development and implementation of National Biodiversity Strategies and Actions Plans, in alignment with the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. […]

Detection of New GM Plants Shown to be Possible

This study developed analytical methods which allowed reliable detection of mutations introduced in plants made by new genomic techniques. […]

New scientific analyses underpin Mexico’s restrictions on GM corn and glyphosate due to health risks

Scientific analysis prepared by Mexico’s national agency for science and technology provides evidence for its restriction on the use of GM corn in tortillas and other minimally processed corn products, and phase out of the use of glyphosate. […]

Gap between Policy and Budgetary Support for Agroecology in Southern Africa

National agricultural policies and budgets in Southern Africa largely support conventional, industrial farming practices. There is a need for governments to prioritise food sovereignty and agroecology in policy and financial investments and develop national agroecology strategies. […]

Genetically Modifying Nature Goes Against the Precautionary Principle

– It is not productive or meaningful to genetically modify wild organisms solely based on the assumption of potential benefits and with uncertainty about possible harm. […]

COP16: Hollowed-out assessment process for synthetic biology survives

CBD Parties have not explicitly continued the process for broad and regular horizon-scanning, monitoring and assessment of the most recent technological developments in synthetic biology, but assessment will continue, albeit in a different form. […]

Biosafety Protocol’s guidance on LMOs containing engineered gene drives welcomed despite evident flaws

Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety welcome voluntary guidance materials for assessing the risks of LMOs containing engineered gene drives, despite concerns that the materials are not precautionary enough and questions over potential conflicts of interest. […]