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Agriculture experts endorse sustainable agriculture over GMOs
'Go for sustainable agriculture.'
CA COMMUNITY RIGHTS THREATENED BY BIOTECH
Biotech corporations led by Monsanto attempt to revoke California consumers rights to regulate genetically engineered food crops..
Curitiba – Designing a sustainable city
Curitiba in southern Brazil recently hosted the UN biodiversity convention COP8 MOP3. Curitiba is also an example of a well-designed city.
Eucalyptus Industry applies pressure to allow genetic
The subject of the genetically modified trees entered the lineup of the COP8 on this Thursday, March 30th. Korea and Venezuela presented a text that asked the moratorium on plantations or experiments with genetically modified trees, until more profound studies have been conducted. This discussion was not approved during the morning, which made possible meetings between countries and its delegations, before the discussion got resumed in the afternoon. The lobby of big corporations that form part of the Brazilian Delegation succeeded in getting the lawyer for Embrapa, Dr Simone Meira Dias, to represent Brazil. Simone, contradicting the agreement reached by the Delegation, spoke against the moratorium, as did Canada and Austria. Audio:: NGO Biogaucha Defense | Claudio Roberto, executive secretary of MMA Articles:: Brazil without leadership | Lobby of biotechnology companies | Brazil start world’s biggest forestall experiment| Field Work | CTNbio web site | NGO Biogaucha Defense web site Older Features:: Three Countries block MOP3 | Brasil defends labelling, but biosafety is not granted | Expotrade prevents sale of organic meal | Via Campesina pressures the Brazilian Government at UN conference opening | Via Campesina's Parallel Convention Takes Shape | Worldwide Convention will discuss biosafety at Curitiba Related Links:: Biotech IMC | Coptrix | Mea Bulletin | CDB web site | Brazilian government web site about CDB | Eco Info | UK Agricultural Biodiversity Coalition | FBOMS
Anti ministerial meeting photos
"We're practically in a play"
With this sentence, Fernando Mathias, from the Social-Environmental Insitute, sums up the indecision of the Biological Diversity Convention (CDB-COP8) on the matter of access to genetical resources and division of benefits. According to him, the conflict of interests between countries that hold genetical resources (underdeveloped) and countries that hold the tecnology to explore them (developed) is being moved to foruns where developed countries are stronger, like Free Trade Agreements (FTAs), World Trade Organization (WTO) and World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). Reinforcing the tesis of the ending of CDB's competences, the president of the US, George W. Bush, has sent to the american congress a law project for a 50% reduction on the amount of resources sent to the Global Environment Facility (GEF). GEF is responsible for maintaining CDB, which is in serious danger of becoming unviable in case the project is aproved.
Terminator rejected! A victory for the people
Just an hour ago here in Brazil, the Chair of the UN meeting announced that governments have agreed to reject language that would have undermined the moratorium on Terminator.
International delegation Solidarity Visit to Occupied Syngenta Fields
On Wednesday, 22nd of March, an international delegation of people attending
Victory Terminator: 2.b is NOT to be!
Friday, March 24, 2006
Terminator decision NOW (?)
Right at this moment (15.00 brazilian time), the chair is giving an hour to proponents of lifting the moratorium on Terminator (or GURTS) to come up with an alternative. Basically, he said the opinions are very tense, therefore there is no consensus, and in UN circles that means its off the table.
COP8: de grote thema’s en de kleine letters
Vanavond begint COP8 van het VN Biodiversiteitsverdrag met een poshe borrel in de botanische tuinen van Curitiba. Voordat ik verder ga met inzichten vanuit de bijeenkomst van het netwerk voor een GMO-vrij Latijns Amerika, een paar grote thema’s en kleine letters uit het programma van COP8.
{Curitiba} Biodiversidade e a operação esconde-pobre
As atrocidades que foram aplicadas aos pobres curitibanos por ocasião do reunião da ONU, que tinha por finalidade discutir o tema da biodiversidade.
MAB quer população urbana na luta por mudanças no modelo energético
Em encontro nacional em Curitiba, o Movimento dos Atingidos por Barragens traça estratégia de nova frente contra modelo que subsidia energia para grandes empresas e quer contar com apoio da população urbana. O movimento também pretende se fortalecer em todo o país com adesão massiva de atingidos.
VIA CAMPESINA PRESSURES Brazilian GOVERNMENT IN THE OPENING OF THE CONFERENCE OF THE UN
At the monday's afternoon(03/13), in the metropolitan region of Curitiba, the Via Campesina carried out a march during the opening of the MOP3. The peasants were pressure the brazilian government for that this mark favorable position to make clear the labelling of genetically modified shipments. Around 500 militants entered marching in the Expotrade Pinhas, to participate of the Global Forum of the Civil Society, organized by NGOs and social movements. know more: [MOP3] march 13rd | Notes about debates 13/03
Biosafety agreement reached in Curitiba
Interesses comerciais vencem na MOP3
COP8/MOP3: ´contains´ of ´may contain´?
Langzamerhand wordt duidelijk dat allerminst duidelijk is wat er nu eigenlijk bereikt is tijdens MOP3. Er ligt een akkoord, dat er tegen 2012 wellicht een beslissing genomen gaat worden over ´contains´ of ´may contain´. Mexico heeft daar echter bij weten te bedingen, dat ladingen met ´preserved identity´ NIET geetiketteerd zullen hoeven worden.
Acordo com o México possibilita consenso sobre o "contém "
Transição para o "contém" agora vai até 2012; Marina Silva avalia que resultados da MOP3 permitem a convivência entre cultivos convencional e transgênicos
[MOP3COP8] Terminator, a próxima batalha em Curitiba
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Indecisão na MOP 3: secretário executivo antecipa impasse entre os países
Os delegados dos 188 países que vieram a MOP 3 devem passar todo o dia de hoje, 17, em discussões. Até agora não há nenhuma decisão.
URGENT: Send emails to the Mexican President
interview: The environment minister of Ethiopia
[MOP3] Fotos do ato da Via Campesina
Victims of Glyphosate
CURITIBA, Brazil, Mar 16 (IPS) - The pain and suffering of victims of toxic agrochemicals invaded the international negotiations on biosafety in Curitiba, Brazil this week with the accounts of a Paraguayan mother whose son died from herbicide poisoning and local residents of a neighbourhood in Cordoba, Argentina facing a severe health crisis caused by the fumigation of surrounding fields.
Expotrade impede venda de refeição orgânica
Via Campesina exige o “contém” já
"Transgênico é veneno. Monsanto é assassina. Vocês estão na mira da Via Campesina".
Southern Farmers Confront Challenge of Terminator II
Unknown perhaps to most farmers, the governments of Australia, Canada and New Zealand - apparently prompted by Washington - have just been trying to get the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, or CBD, to overturn a six-year-old moratorium on the production and use of what have come to be called 'Terminator Seeds'.
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In 28/03 morning anti-ministerial meeting
It was with relief but mixed feelings that the delegates and observers of the Biosafety Protocol meeting in Curitiba welcomed a last minute agreement on the contentious issue of identification and documentation of international shipments of GMOs in food, feed and for processing. After 4 days of intensive negotiations, which went into 6 a.m. in the morning of Friday in the "friends of the chair" drafting group and lasted until 8 p.m.
Após uma semana marcada pelo impasse da rotulagem de cargas transgênicas,a Reunião das Partes do Protocolo de Cartagena (MOP3) alcançou o consenso pela proposta do contém transgênicos. O acordo foi atingido com a inclusão de um adendo proposto pelo México, que junto com Nova Zelândia e outros países estava bloqueando o avanço das negociações. O resultado pode ser considerado uma vitória das transnacionais de biotecnologia, pois o prazo para regulamentação foi estendido de quatro para seis anos, e foi eliminada a identificação obrigatória de exportações e importações de produtos geneticamente modificados no comércio entre países membros (que adotaram o Protocolo) e aqueles não-membros (que não adotaram o Protocolo). Desse modo o documento final permite importações de transgênicos originados de países não signatários do protocolo, como os EUA. Os EUA, apesar de não ter ratificado o protocolo, mandou uma forte delegação pra fazer o lobby de seus interesses.
The implementation of the Biosafety Protocol is in serious danger of collapse. New Zealand appears to have backed off but as we enter the final hours it look like Mexico is the main problem. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE send an email as soon as possible to the Mexican President AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
March, 16. 2006, Curitiba - Tewolde Berhan Gebre Egziabher, representative from Ethiopia tells about the position of the African group at the MOP3 negotiations. The African states present a common position in the negotiations: They are in favour of a detaild documentation of LMOs in international trade.
Hoje de manhã a Via Campesina realizou ato na Av. João Leopoldo Jacomel, em frente ao ExpoCenter. O movimento exige que a conferencia da ONU defina rotulagem JÁ no transporte de cargas transgênicas.
Na manhã de hoje (16/03) o espaço do Fórum Global da Sociedade Civil sofreu intervenção da administração do Expotrade (local aonde se realiza o Fórum e a MOP3COP8). A feira de produtos orgânicos - localizada no Fórum - foi impedida de comercializar lanches e refeições, sob o argumento da venda de alimentos não estar no contrato e depois sob alegação de não cumprimento das exigências da vigilãncia sanitária. Até o fim da tarde os expositores não foram informados quais os requisitos necessários para recomeçar a venda.