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Biodiversity, GMOs, and Privatization of the Living World

The arrival of the first genetically modified plants in 1996 triggered a violent argument at both local and international levels between the advocates and opponents of GMOs. The former argue that this biotechnological revolution will save humanity from malnutrition and certain diseases while protecting the planet against environmental degradation, whereas the latter argue that it makes the world and humanity vulnerable to uncontrolled risks regarding food, loss of independence for small farmers and the loss of biodiversity.

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Yaoundé Declaration; World Conference of Traditional Farmers; Camerun, May 6-11, 2002 :: February 2007 ::

Family farmers: facing the 21st century. Results of the meeting between 130 representatives of family farmers from Africa, Asia, America and Europe, held to discuss and pursue alternatives to the challenges posed by the current trend to neo-liberal globalisation. More than 130 representatives of family and indigenous farmers and artisanal fishermen from Africa, Asia, America and Europe, met at Yaounde in Cameroon to discuss and pursue alternatives to the challenges posed by the current trend to neo-liberal globalisation, by consulting small producers, indigenous people, family farmers (...)

Living Material Is Declared World Heritage
:: Nova, Centre per a la Innovació Social (NOVACIS) :: February 2007 ::

News item 1 inspired by the Proposal Paper: Refusing the Privatization of Life and Proposing Alternatives, coordinated by Bob Brac de la Perrière. In response to the proliferation of patents on plants, animals, and even human embryos throughout the course of the 20th century, the international community is putting a halt to the privatization of both living organisms and biological processes. Documents ENFRPTES260 ko, 2 pages333 ko, 1 pages189 ko, 2 pages159 ko, 1 (...)

GMO: the planet taken in hostage
:: Terre Citoyenne - Agricultures Paysannes et Mondialisation :: February 2007 ::

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Biodiversity and Global Governance
:: Bibliothèque d’Echanges, de la Documentation et d’Expériences (BEDE) :: February 2007 ::

This document presents, in a synthetic way, several facets of the political control exerted on the lifeforms at various levels, from local to global level. In the complex set of forms representing life, the genetic resources of the crop plants are particularly interesting, because of their strategic role in the global food but as well because of the dominating economic stake the rise of biotechnologies conferred to it. The vegetable genetic resources thus became an object of negotiation and control for very varied actors: rural communities, States, agricultural trade unions, (...)

Proposal’s Paper (GMO)
:: Frédéric Prat :: February 2006 ::

Proposal’s Paper (Privatisation of Life)
:: Robert Ali Brac de la Perrière :: February 2006 ::

Documents "Food Security" :: March 2002 ::

Economic consequences of the mad-cow, foot and mouth diseases in Great-Britain and beyondAbel ISOH - 06 May 2002The plight of animal farmers They are sleeping because they are hungryThierry LASSALLE (FPH : Fondation Charles Léopold Mayer pour le Progrès de l'Homme) - 23 January 1999By providing balanced meals to primary school pupils in Lesotho, World Food Programme initiated a dynamic of self reliance in these schools What, Food Security without Fisheries ?Chandrika SHARMA (ICSF : International Collective in Support of Fishworkers) - 14 December (...)

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