This paper provides insights on how socio-economic considerations related to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity are rooted in the CBD and, accordingly, inherited by the Cartegena Protocol on Biosafety. […]
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Third World Network submission related to decision BS-VI/16: Unintentional transboundary movements of living modified organisms (Article 17) […] Nearly 70 scientists and scholars of sustainable agriculture and food systems sent an open letter to the FAO calling for a solid commitment to agroecology from the international community. […] Speakers at FAO symposium on agroecology call for this new agricultural model that ensures that enough quality food is produced where it is most needed, that preserves nature and that delivers ecosystem services of local and global relevance. […] TWN report on the outcomes of COP-MOP6, which met in Hyderabad, India from 1-5 October 2012. […] A broad coalition of organisations is calling on COP-MOP7 to take decisive action to stop the uncontrolled spread of genetically engineered organisms into the environment. In particular, EU Member States are urged to take the lead. […] There has been strong opposition to Dow AgroScience’s application for approval of its “Enlist Duo” GE crops made resistant to 2,4-D and glyphosate. […] This paper identifies injustice as the main cause of hunger and makes recommendations on how to address power inequalities in order to bring about a just and sustainable global food system, including opting for agroecological methods of production. […] A particularly robust herbicide-resistant weed called Palmer amaranth which has wreaked havoc on cotton farms in southern USA is spreading throughout the Midwest, threatening farm economies. […] A Mexican court has upheld an injunction against the further testing or commercialization of GM maize in the country, on the grounds of risk of imminent harm to the environment. […] |
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