5 January 2023 – 11am GMT In the Name of the Farmer: Vandana Shiva recalls a lifetime of campaigning for small-scale farmers For over four decades, Vandana Shiva, has vociferously advocated for farmers’ rights, indigenous knowledge, diversity, localisation, and...
During December 7- 19, 190 country representatives, members of civil society and delegates met for the UN Biodiversity Conference or COP15 of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). The meeting was set to deliberate the new global biodiversity framework,...
I could tell you that, around the world, three people are killed every week while trying to protect their land, their environment, from extractive forces. I could tell you that this has been going on for decades, with the...
From December 7- 19, the 15th COP of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) will be taking place in Montreal, Canada, the first COP to take place since 2018, after being delayed due to the pandemic. This upcoming CBD...
Civil society organisations around the globe demand a moratorium on genetically engineered gene drives at UN Biodiversity Conference – Berlin, 1 December 2022 – Ahead of the UN Biodiversity Conference COP 15 and its Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety in...
Exports of banned hazardous chemicals: time to put an end to double standards 1. Hazardous chemicals, banned at a domestic level in order to protect human health and the environment, are currently produced and exported by EU countriesto third...