The Yurok Tribe of California has just announced the adoption of an ordinance supporting indigenous food sovereignty while banning the use of genetically engineered organisms (GEOs)
CONTINUE READINGThe Swiss Federal Council, meeting in Bern on 18 December 2015, has declared that it is in favour of continuing the country’s moratorium on the cultivation of GM plants until 2021.
CONTINUE READINGEarlier this year, dozens of food, farming, and environmental justice groups announced they will put Monsanto on trial for “crimes against nature and humanity” on October 16, 2016 (World Food Day), in The Hague, Netherlands.
CONTINUE READINGSustainable Pulse, 17 December 2015 Source: http://sustainablepulse.com/2015/12/17/european-parliament-rejects-to-imports-of-monsantos-gm-liberty-link-maize/#.VnR321KYFdt Today, the European Parliament dealt another blow to the Commission over GM crops, […]
CONTINUE READINGCenter for Food Safety, 16 December 2015 Source: http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/press-releases/4171/public-pressure-and-allies-in-congress-keep-rider-blocking-state-labeling-of-gmos-out-of-spending-bill# WASHINGTON, DC—Center for Food Safety today praised Congress for not including […]
CONTINUE READINGThai PBS, 15 December 2015 Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/pm-orders-shelving-of-gmo-bill Amid mounting protests from farmers and environment groups, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha on […]
CONTINUE READINGGreenpeace International, 11 December 2015 Source: http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/press/releases/Philippines-Supreme-Court-bans-development-of-genetically-engineered-products-/ Press Release Manila, 11 December 2015 – The Supreme Court of the Philippines […]
CONTINUE READINGTo defend Gandhi’s Ghani (Ghani = a traditional method of oil processing in India), Dr Vandana Shiva joined with Gandhian organisations […]
CONTINUE READINGteleSUR, 15 December 2015 Source: http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Venezuela-to-Soon-Approve-Seed-Law-to-Ban-GMO-Seeds-20151215-0034.html The Seed Law will regulate the production of hybrid seeds in Venezuela and prevent […]
CONTINUE READINGIn a resolution backed by a large majority of its members, the European Parliament has taken a clear position against granting patents on plants derived from conventional (“essentially biological”) breeding.
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