Second Discovery of Unapproved GM Wheat in the U.S.

Unapproved GM wheat has been discovered growing in Montana following a similar discovery last year in Oregon. The GM wheat was only authorized for field trials between 2000-2003, and no GM wheat has ever been commercialized. […]

Perspectives on FAO International Agroecology Symposium

The FAO’s recent symposium on agroecology has opened the door for what many groups hope will be a transformational change in the agri-food system. However, there is a need to safeguard agrecology from being coopted into the industrial model of agriculture […]

Socio-economic Considerations in GMO Decision-Making: International Agreements in Context

New Book Release

Socio-economic Considerations in GMO
Decision-Making: International Agreements in Context

Publisher: TWN
ISBN: 978-967-0747-02-6
Year: 2014 No. o […]

Gaps in Environmental Assessment for GE Diamondback Moths

The U.S. is considering an application for the field release of GE Diamondback moths in New York State. However, analyses by GeneWatch UK find several serious gaps in the assessment. […]

Gaps in Environmental Assessment for GE Diamondback Moths

GENEWATCH UK COMMENT ON ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE DOCKET NO. APHIS–2014– 0056: ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FOR THE FIELD RELEASE OF GENETICALLY ENGINEERED DIAMONDBACK MOTHS

Conclus […]

Civil Society Organizations Appeal to Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food on GM Crops

Synthetic Biology Could Open a Whole New Can of Worms

Parties to the CBD are meeting in Peyeongchang, S.Korea from 6-17 Oct 2014. CSOs are calling for a moratorium on the environmental release and commercial use of synthetic biology, due to the lack of safety assessments and potential socio-economic impacts. […]

Synthetic Biology Could Open a Whole New Can of Worms

Modest Progress in International Regime on GMOs

This is a report on the outcome of the meeting of Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (29 September to 3 October 2014, Pyeongchang, South Korea) […]

Modest Progress in International Regime on GMOs