This article by Dr Mae-Wan Ho of the Institute of Science in Society describes a proposal for an integrated food and energy rich farm that produces, ‘zero-emission’ and ‘zero-waste’ thus completely obviating the need for fossil fuels. […]
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GE trees are gaining popularity in many countries for purposes such as to address deforestation or for biofuel. But some scientists and environmentalist have serious ecological and safety concerns. […] This report summarizes recent scientific evidence on the toxicity of GE corn. It was submitted by Greenpeace to the British Columbia provincial health minister as part of the public consultation led by the ministry. […] A briefing document from Greenpeace debunking seven myths about genetically engineered corn. […] The current global economic framework poses challenges to agriculture, which need to be resolved if sustainable agriculture is to be taken seriously. […] GRAIN warns that this rush into agrofuels is causing enormous environmental and social damage. Also, figures show that the contribution of agrofuels to combat climate change is not likely to be significant. […] Due to demand from the European people, the European Community has responded by providing a complex set of EC Regulations on GMO traceability, detection and labelling, to provide information to the public about the food they are eating […] The African Centre for Biosafety’s assessment of Monsanto’s GM drought-tolerant maize which received the South African government’s approval to be field-tested in the country. […] This is a summary report which provides an example of an organic and diverse food system in a village in Indonesia. It is a paper submitted to the FAO’s conference on organic agriculture and food security, […] A summary report by Yayasan Mitra Tani Mandiri (YMTM), Yayasan An Feot Ana (YAFA) and TWN on the results of an organic agroforestry programme in Timor, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. […] |
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