Ecological Food Provision for the Future

A new report from the UK Food Group points to the need for a radical shift towards more ecological and equitable food provision. […]

Surge in Pests Around BT Cotton Farms in China

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Published Online May 13, 201 […]

TWN Comments on Draft Civil Liability Guidelines

TWN Comments on Draft Civil Liability Guidelines

TWN’s comments on the draft civil liability guidelines prepared by the ‘Group of Friends of the Co-Chairs on liability and redress in the context of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety’ (GFCC). […]

Impact of Glyphosate Resistant Palmer Pigweed on US Agriculture

The rapid spread of glyphosate resistant Palmer pigweed constitutes a major agronomic failure of genetically engineered Roundup Ready seeds. This TWN paper examines the phenomenon and its impacts on US agriculture. […]

Impact of Glyphosate Resistant Palmer Pigweed on US Agriculture

Scientists Build Synthetic Organism Amid Calls for Global Moratorium

As lab-made life was announced, the ETC Group calls for Global Moratorium on Synthetic Biology due to ethical concerns and the implications of the largely unknown field. […]

Scientists Build Synthetic Organism Amid Calls for Global Moratorium

Rise of the ‘Superweeds’?

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/04/business/energy-environment/04weed.html?hp=&pagewanted=all

Organic Agriculture and Climate Change

This paper makes the case for good agricultural management via organic agriculture practices that can compensate for most of the agriculture sector’s greenhouse gas emissions. […]