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African Conservation Foundation
A project to help conserve the wildlife and flora of Africa through capacity-building, training and education.
AgBioIndia
Effort by the Forum for Biotechnology & Food Security to bridge the yawning gap of the politics of food.
Atlas of our changing environment
Through illustrations, satellite images, ground photographs and powered by Google and UNEP, this interactive media depicts and describes humanity's past and present impact on the environment.
Biodiversity Rights Legislation
BRL is a collection of public legal documents -laws, bills and other legislative proposals- maintained by GRAIN as a specialised information service for NGOs, peoples' organisations, policy makers, researchers and journalists. The site contains the full texts or the Internet links of emerging laws and policies that affect peoples' control over agricultural biodiversity in developing countries.
ETC Group
ETC is dedicated to the conservation and sustainable advancement of cultural and ecological diversity and human rights. Formerly RAFI. Canada.
Indigenous Peoples Council on Biocolonialism (IPCB)
IPCB is organized to assist indigenous peoples in the protection of their genetic resources, indigenous knowledge, cultural and human rights from the negative effects of biotechnology. The IPCB provides educational and technical support to indigenous peoples in the protection of their biological resources, cultural integrity, knowledge and collective rights. United States.
Institute of Science in Society (ISIS)
ISIS is a not-for-profit organization founded in 1999 to work for social responsibility and sustainable approaches in science. A major part of its work is to promote critical public understanding of science and to engage both scientists and the public in open debate and discussion. UK.
Latin America Alliance Network (LAA)
The mission of LAA is to present and develop environmental information for Latin American countries, and to facilitate communications for the Consejo Interreligioso de Mexico (Mexican Interfaith Council). The website includes information about protecting biodiversity, sustainable management, ecological distribution, genetics, habitat protection, aspects of Latin America, and the promotion of responsible, sustainable commerce in Latin America. United States.
Terralingua
Terralingua is an international, non-profit organization that aims to support the perpetuation and continued development of the world's linguistic diversity by exploring the connections between linguistic, cultural and biological diversity, through a programme of research, information, applied work, and advocacy.
The Edmonds Institute
A public interest organization committed to the health and sustainability of ecosystems and their inhabitants. USA.
WCMC Animals Database
Information on threatened species and others of conservation concern from UNEP's World Conservation Monitoring Centre (WCMC).
 
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NEWS
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La Via Campesina Call to Action – Help Stop Terminator’s Return!
Fri Aug 06 2010 - Source: La Vía Campesina
Four years after the moratorium on Terminator technology was reaffirmed by the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), proposals to develop and commercialize ‘genetic-use restriction technologies’ (GURTs) are back on the agenda for policymakers and the biotechnology industry.
GM in the public eye in Asia
Thu May 27 2010 - Source: Grain
Public agricultural research on genetically modified crops in Asia is becoming less about the needs of ordinary people and small farmers and more about scientific control and corporate interests. For Asia’s small farmers is there really any difference between a national GM crop and a transnational one?
GM contamination a crime against humanity
Mon Mar 08 2010 - Source: Real World Radio
The authorization of GM corn crops in Mexico and the attempt by the FAO to legitimize this practice are strongly questioned by tens of organizations meeting in Guadalajara, Mexico, in the parallel activities to the FAO Conference.

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