Worldwide Honey Bee Collapse: A Lesson in Ecology
We know what is killing the bees. Worldwide Bee Colony Collapse is not as big a mystery as the chemical companies claim. The systemic nature of the problem makes it ...
STOP G8MOs
Source: progressivedevelopmentforum.wordpress.com G8 summit – a moment for NGOs to stick to supporting social movements in the global South, not cosy up to G8 governments: support for the G8 is support for its ...
Victory: Connecticut Becomes First State to Require GMO Labelling!
In a landmark act, Connecticut has become the first state to require the labeling of genetically modified (gmo) foods. The gmo labeling bill overwhelmingly passed in the House in a 134 – 3 vote ...
Illegal Monsanto GMO Wheat Found in Oregon
Unapproved genetically engineered wheat has been found growing on a farm in Oregon, federal officials said Wednesday, a development that could disrupt American exports of the grain. The Agriculture Department ...
Dr Melaku Worede: An African Success Story in Canada
Dr Melaku Worede is a long-term ally of Gaia and the African Biodiversity Network (ABN). He has been helping train members of the ABN to support their vital work with ...
Frankenfoods: Good for Big Business, bad for the rest of us
Thirty years ago, scientists figured out how to directly modify the genes in our food crops. No more of that inefficient and slow breeding! Farmers would grab plant genes by ...
March Against Monsanto on May 25th!
SEATTLE, Wash. (May 1, 2013) – March Against Monsanto has announced that on May 25, tens of thousands of activists around the world will “March Against Monsanto.” Currently, marches are ...
Navdanya Launches NO to GMO Banana Campaign
On May Day , 2013 Navdanya/Mahila Anna Swaraj/Diverse Women for Diversity/Initiative for Health& Equity in Society/ Guild of Services/ CISSA/ Azadi Bachao Andolan/ Appiko/Save Honey Bees Campaign / Gene Ethics, ...
Seed that can be saved is disappearing from the market
Bonn, Germany, 6 May 3013 – In Brussels, the EU Commission presented today the draft regulation package on animal and plant health, one of the most important regulations of the ...
Bee-harming pesticides banned in Europe
Europe will enforce the world’s first continent-wide ban on widely used insecticides linked to serious harm in bees, after a European commission vote on Monday. The landmark suspension is a victory for millions of environment ...