Territory, autonomy and defending maize

An interview with Aldo Gonzalez, an indigenous person from the Mexican state of Oaxaca, where community organisations are leading a major resistance movement against the contamination of native maize by transgenic seeds. […]

7th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP-7)

1st Meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

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GM Trees and their Threats

ISIS Press Release 28/02/05 GM Forest Trees – The Ultimate Threat Genetically modified (GM) forest trees do not attract the same immediate health concerns as GM food crops. But in reality, they pose an even greater threat because the […]

New Study on Risk Assessment of GMO Products in the European Union

SUMMARY RISK ASSESSMENT OF GMO PRODUCTS IN THE EUROPEAN UNION – Toxicity assessment, allergenicity assessment and substantial equivalence in practice and proposals for improvement and standardization – The full report is […]

Austria Raises Questions over GM Maize MON810

http://register.consilium.eu.int/pdf/en/05/st06/st06968.en05.pdf COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION Brussels, 3 March 2005 6968/05 ENV 101 AGRILEG 33 NOTE from : General Secretariat of the Council […]

UK Moves for More Protection from GM Crops

Item 1 Immediate release: 25 February 2005 SOUTH WEST REGION TAKES STAND OVER GM THREAT The South West Regional Assembly today called on food and farming in the region to be protected from GM crops, and for strict liability on […]

Bt Cotton Vs. Non Pesticidal Management of Cotton

A study undertaken by Centre for Sustainable Agriculture based on interviews with cotton growing farmers in Warangal and Medak districts in India, to compare various aspects of Bt Cotton as a solution for pest problems in cotton crop and Non Pesticidal Ma […]

Bt Cotton Vs. Non Pesticidal Management of Cotton

A study undertaken by the Centre for Sustainable Agriculture based on interviews with cotton growing farmers in Warangal and Medak districts in India, comparing various aspects of Bt Cotton as a solution for pest problems in cotton crop and Non Pesticidal […]

Why NPM is Solution to Pesticide and GM-Free Farming

Item 1 No Bt Cotton, No Pests ! How cotton farmers are being fleeced By Devinder Sharma For the beleaguered cotton farmers, who consume an overdose of harmful pesticides every year, and are now being lured to adopt genetica […]