Biosafety Protocol: A South African Perspective

The Biosafety Protocol lags far behind the biosafety challenges faced by developing countries such as South Africa, argues Mariam Mayet of the ACB. […]

ACB Objections Against GM Sugarcane Application

The ACB raised its objections against the application for field release of GM sugarcane citing lack of information and flawed assumptions. […]

Spliced Bread – The Threat of Genetically Engineered Wheat in Australia

GE wheat will have significant impact on Australia’s consumers, farmers, the economy and the environment. […]

De facto Moratorium on Geoengineering Adopted by CBD Parties

In a landmark decision, the UN conference on biodiversity adopted a de facto moratorium on geoengineering projects and experiments on 29 October 2010. […]

Biodiversity Convention Adopts Landmark Decisions; Doubts Prevail on ABS Protocol

The UN conference on biodiversity which ended on 30 Oct 2010 adopted more than 40 decisions, including a new legally binding agreement to combat biopiracy. […]

Ecological Agriculture is ‘Development-Smart’

TWN briefing on ecological agriculture as the solution for food security, farmers, livelihoods and addressing climate change. […]

Biosafety Protocol Steps Forward

Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety held their fifth meeting (COP-MOP5) in Nagoya, Japan from 11-15 October 2010. This is a TWN report of the key COP-MOP5 outcomes. […]

Summary Findings of IAASTD on GMOs

A synthesis of the findings from the IAASTD as they relate to GMOs. […]

Making Agricultural Research Work for Small Farmers and Agroecological Approaches in West Africa

This paper highlights some of the outcomes of recent farmer deliberations on the governance and priorities of food & agricultural research in West Africa. […]

Genetic Engineered Fish

There is an attempt to commercialise GE salmon. This briefing looks at the issues pertaining to GE fish and their release. […]