The negotiations at Cartagena in 1999 were doomed to failure, argues Lavanya Rajamani, given the backdrop in which they were conducted. The real battle was over trade, not biosafety. […]
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At Cartagena in 1999 during the negotiation on the Biosafety protocol, the South put forward the basic constituents of a strong Biosafety Protocol. Gurdial Singh Nijar, sets out and discusses these key elements. […] When highly respected British scientist Dr Arpad Pusztai took on a publicly-funded research project to study the effects of GM crops on animal nutrition and the environment, little did he know his findings would place him in the midst of a controversy. […] GM crops have been an “economic disaster” in the USA and Canada, according to a new report published by the Soil Association. […] Item 1 Syngenta goes on RRsoya blitz By Lilian Joensen Molecular Biologist, Grupo de Reflexion Rural (Argentina) “Republiqueta Sojera” (Soya Republic), is the name that NGOs in Argentina have used to warn the po […] MONSANTO PUSHES GM WHEAT THROUGH BIOSAFETY CRACKS TO SECURE FUTURE ACCESS TO LUCRATIVE AFRICAN MARKETS Introduction On the 19th January 2004, Monsanto SA (Pty) (“Monsanto) Ltd stunned South Africans when it announced that it was se […] PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AFRICAN CENTRE FOR BIOSAFETY January 20, 2004 AFRICA: DUMPING GROUND FOR REJECTED GE WHEAT As Monsanto Corporation battles declining profits, worldwide rejection of its genetically e […] GM corn to be approved for one year only By Geoffrey Lean, Environment Editor Independent on Sunday, 18 January 2004 (http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/environment/story.jsp?story=482346) GM crops will be given the go-ahead for a […] Scientists’ bid to combat TB made it more virulent By Oliver Wright, London Times, UK Dec 27, 2003 (http://www.timesonline.co.uk/printFriendly/0,,1-2-944108,00.html) Scientists’ bid to combat TB made it more virulent SCI […] |
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