By Carey Gillam – The Guaardian, 16 February 2021 | Source Internal government emails reveal Monsanto owner Bayer AG and industry lobbyist CropLife America have been working closely with US officials to pressure Mexico into abandoning its intended ban...
Within the Italian province of South Tyrol, 32 different agricultural pesticides were detected on children’s playgrounds. An international team of scientists strongly advises to take action for public health. Bolzano/Bologna/Brussels/Vienna – Scientists from Italy, Austria and Germany have proven...
UN Environment Programme, 3 February 2021 – Press Release | Source A new Chatham House report highlights that the global food system is the primary driver of biodiversity loss. Biodiversity loss will continue to accelerate, unless we change the way we produce food. Further destruction of ecosystems...
By Ariel Shapiro – Forbes, 14 January 2021 | Source Bill Gates, the fourth richest person in the world and a self-described nerd who is known for his early programming skills rather than his love of the outdoors, has...
ippmedia.com, 14 January 2021 | Source Agriculture minister Prof Adolf Mkenda made the announcement on Tuesday afternoon at the Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute (TARI) Mikocheni centre in Dar es Salaam, saying the decision has been made to conserve genetic...
Third World Network Biosafety Information Service, 11 January 2021 | Source On 5 January 2021, the Peruvian Congress approved Law 31111, extending by 15 years its moratorium on the import and production of GMOs that are intended for release...
The Blue Planet Project, 18 December 2020 | Source We are horrified that on December 7, 2020, CME Group – the world’s largest financial derivatives exchange company – launched the world’s first futures market in water, opening up speculation...
By Natasha Foote – EURACTIV.com, 3 December 2020 | Source The current procedure for the approval of active substances in pesticides “raises concerns” according to the EU Ombudsman, who outlined several recommendations for measures to improve the approval process...
By Marco Bellizi – Vatican News, 20 November 2020 | Source In an interview with L’Osservatore Romano, environmental activist Vandana Shiva, one of the key speakers at the “Economy of Francesco” event, speaks about how her Indian culture has...
Hundreds of civil society and Indigenous Peoples organizations call on the UN agency to renounce planned alliance with CropLife International Rome, 19 November 2020 – Today 352 organizations in 63 countries representing hundreds of thousands of farmers, fisherfolk, agricultural...
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