Sustainable Development
/Natural Resources
/Biodiversity
- Wed Oct 25 2006
Human footprint too big for nature
WWF's 2006 Living Planet Report, the group's biennial statement on the state of the natural world, says that on current projections humanity will be using two planets' worth of natural resources by 2050 — if those resources have not run out by then.
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Biodiversity
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Malaysia: return of Paraquat - activists aghast
The Malaysian government has stunned activists by "temporarily lifting" a ban on the toxic weed-killer paraquat following an intensive lobbying campaign by the Swiss agrochemical giant, Syngenta, that aims to carry out studies on the toxic substance.
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Biodiversity
- Wed Aug 23 2006
Restrictions in US rice urgently needed
Countries importing long-grain rice from the United States should immediately restrict imports of US rice following the official announcement that rice supplies have been contaminated with a genetically modified (GM) strain of rice illegal for human consumption.
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Biodiversity
- Wed Aug 16 2006
Monsanto announces takeover of Delta & Pine Land and terminator seed technology (again)
Monsanto, the world's largest seed enterprise - announced that it will buy the world's leading cotton seed company, Delta & Pine Land. The merger means that Monsanto will command a dominant position in one of the world's most important agricultural trade commodities and that millions of cotton farmers will be under increased pressure to accept genetically modified (GM) cottonseed.
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Natural Resources
/Biodiversity
- Tue Jul 25 2006
Soy industry joins effort against Amazon deforestation
The environmentalist movement, and especially international watchdog Greenpeace, are celebrating a new victory in Brazil: the big companies that process and export soy have decided not to buy soybeans from newly deforested areas in the Amazon jungle.
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Biodiversity
- Tue Jul 25 2006
Earth 'on verge of major biodiversity crisis'
Mindful that life on Earth is seriously threatened by the continued loss of thousands of plant and animal species, an international group of scientists is calling for the creation of a global forum to help officials craft plans to preserve biodiversity on the planet.
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Sustainable Development
/Biodiversity
- Tue Jun 27 2006
Sustainable monoculture? No, thanks
A new report published by GRAIN takes a critical look at corporate initiatives to promote sustainable monocultures. The report draws attention to a disturbing new trend where NGOS and farmers groups are participating in this industry greenwashing.
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Trade and Regional Integration
/Biodiversity
- Thu Jun 08 2006
Positions remain unchanged in TRIPS/CBD consultations
An informal consultation held on 6 June at the WTO on the relationship between the TRIPS Agreement and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) ended with positions among members remaining unchanged on the issue of disclosure of the source of origin of biological resources and associated traditional knowledge.
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Biodiversity
- Fri Jun 02 2006
South countries propose new TRIPS clause to avoid bio-piracy
A long-standing fight by several developing countries to amend the WTO's TRIPS Agreement to oblige members to get patent applicants to disclose the source of origin of biological resources and associated traditional knowledge took a step forward this week when six countries proposed the text of new provisions to be added to the TRIPS Agreement.
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Biodiversity
- Tue May 30 2006
Global coalition sounds the alarm on synthetic biology
A coalition of thirty-eight international organizations including scientists, environmentalists, trade unionists, biowarfare experts and social justice advocates called for inclusive public debate, regulation and oversight of the rapidly advancing field of synthetic biology - the construction of unique and novel artificial life forms to perform specific tasks.
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