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Section: Assessment & Impacts Date: Jan 20, 2012  USDA Scientist Reveals Hazards of Glyphosate Don Huber painted a devastating picture of glyphosate and GM crops at UK Parliament. » Read more ...   Section: Assessment & Impacts Date: Jan 19, 2012  Genetically Modified Organisms - A Summary of Potential Adverse Effects Relevant to Sustainable Development This report examines the potential impacts of GMOs on the achievement of sustainable development and emphasizes that the potential impacts of GMOs take place along their life cycle and value chain. » Read more ...   Section: Sustainable Systems Date: Jan 19, 2012  Agroecologically Efficient Agricultural Systems for Smallholder Farmers This article analyzes the fundamental reasons why the promotion of agroecology based on the revitalization of small farms is the only viable option to meet the world’s food needs in the face of increasing oil prices and climate change. » Read more ...   Section: Biomedical Applications Date: Jan 16, 2012  TWN Brief on Smallpox for WHO Executive Board (Jan 2012) This TWN brief summarizes key issues on variola virus for the WHO Executive Board’s 130th Session, beginning in Geneva on 16 January 2012. » Read more ...   Section: Agriculture / Organisms Date: Jan 05, 2012  GE Mosquitoes in the US A briefing by Friends of the Earth US on GE mosquitoes and the possible release in the Florida Keys. » Read more ...   Section: Agriculture / Organisms Date: Jan 05, 2012  US Delays Release of Controverisal GE Mosquitoes The Florida Keys Mosquito Control District has delayed the US' first-ever release of GE mosquitoes until late spring at the earliest. » Read more ...   Section: Policy and Regulation Date: Jan 04, 2012  Database on the Risks Of Genetically Engineered Crop Plants Published by Testbiotech, this database gives an overview of the authorisation of genetically engineered plants in the European Union. » Read more ...   Section: Assessment & Impacts Date: Jan 04, 2012  The Norwegian Gene Technology Act and Socio-Economic Considerations Factsheet produced by the Norwegian Directorate for Nature Management on the Norwegian Gene Technology Act as it relates to socio-economic considerations. » Read more ...   Section: Sustainable Systems Date: Dec 23, 2011  Data from Tigray, Ethiopia Show Increased Yields with Bioslurry Compost Anaerobic digester plants have been installed to provide Ethiopian small farming families with renewable, cleaner and safer energy. Bioslurry compost from the digesters has increased average wheat grain yields by 64%, and barley grain yields by 72%. » Read more ...   Section: Agriculture / Organisms Date: Dec 23, 2011  Transgenes in Mexican Maize, Ten Years On A briefing from GenØk -Centre for Biosafety relecting on the contamination of GM maize in Mexico, 10 years on » Read more ...

»  Genetic Engineering and Omitted Health Research »  CAP/SAM Raise Serious Concerns on Planned GM Mosquitoes Release »  The Genetic Engineering of Smallpox »  Biotechnology and Sustainable Development »  Why Biotech Patents Are Patently Absurd - Scientific Briefing on TRIPs and Related Issues »  Capacity Building and the Biosafety Protocol: A TWN report »  Model Law for Safety in Biotechnology for Africa »  Post-Market Oversight of Biotech Foods: Is the System Prepared? »  Biotechnology and Indigenous People   TWN briefing on the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress     1) Regional Biosafety Course 2012 hosted by GenØk and University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Date: April 23, 2012 to April 28, 2012 Venue: Dar es Salaam (University of Dar es Salaam)     1) Campaign To Stop Smallpox Genetic Engineering Date: March 15, 2011

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