There has been a persistent conflict over agricultural biotechnology, and existing governance institutions relying on traditional processes of scientific risk assessment have failed to address the sociopolitical dimensions of this disagreement. […]
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The African Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) welcomes the decision of the South African biosafety authorities, rejecting Monsanto’s application for the commercial release of its GM drought tolerant triple stacked maize: MON 87460 x MON 89034 x NK 603. […] Over the past 25 years, the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) has established a system of global oversight for living (a.k.a. genetically) modified organisms (LMOs) based on the principles of precaution, fairness (equitable sharing of benefits) and prior informed consent. COP 14 and COP-MOP 9 will be key to upholding those principles and ensuring they are extended to the governance of next-generation genetic engineering technologies: i.e., synthetic biology, which increasingly encompasses genome editing and gene drive technologies. […] Critics of an agricultural research project by the US Military warn about possible weaponization of the resulting technology, which would use infected insects to deliver genetically modified viruses to plants. […] GMO GOLDEN RICE OFFERS NO NUTRITIONAL BENEFITS SAYS FDA &nb […] Item 1 PRESS RELEASE: GLO […] Item 1 ECJ ruling on gene editing products: Victory for […] Item 1 FAILED IN THE FIELD? NEW EVIDENCE OF FAILURES OF OXITE […] Calls for precaution on "gene drives" at Biodiversity meeting July 18th, 2018 | Category: Global Agreements and Fora |
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