Socio-economic considerations related to LMOs: From the Convention on Biological Diversity to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

This paper provides insights on how socio-economic considerations related to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity are rooted in the CBD and, accordingly, inherited by the Cartegena Protocol on Biosafety. […]

Third World Network submission related to decision BS-VI/16: Unintentional transboundary movements of living modified organisms (Article 17)

Third World Network submission related to decision BS-VI/16: Unintentional transboundary movements of living modified organisms (Article 17) […]

TWN Briefings for COP-MOP7 #2 – TWN submission related to decision BS-VI/16: Unintentional transboundary movements of LMOs (Article 17)

TWN Briefings for COP-MOP7 #3 – Socio-economic considerations related to LMOs: From the Convention on Biological Diversity to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

Scientists Praise and Challenge FAO on Agroecology

Nearly 70 scientists and scholars of sustainable agriculture and food systems sent an open letter to the FAO calling for a solid commitment to agroecology from the international community. […]

The Time has Come for Agroecology

Speakers at FAO symposium on agroecology call for this new agricultural model that ensures that enough quality food is produced where it is most needed, that preserves nature and that delivers ecosystem services of local and global relevance. […]

Stop the Uncontrolled Spread of Genetically Engineered Organisms: EU Countries Should Take the Lead

Report of COP-MOP 6: Parties to the Biosafety Protocol adopt key decisions

TWN report on the outcomes of COP-MOP6, which met in Hyderabad, India from 1-5 October 2012. […]

TWN Briefings for COP-MOP7 #1 – Report of COP-MOP 6: Parties to the Biosafety Protocol adopt key decisions

Stop the Uncontrolled Spread of Genetically Engineered Organisms: EU Countries Should Take the Lead

A broad coalition of organisations is calling on COP-MOP7 to take decisive action to stop the uncontrolled spread of genetically engineered organisms into the environment. In particular, EU Member States are urged to take the lead. […]