Científicos y campesinos piden al Papa Francisco pronunciarse contra los transgénicos
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Carta enviada al Papa Francisco sobre transgénicos
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De nuestra mayor consideración,
Con el mayor respeto, nos dirigimos a Su Santidad por un tema de gran preocupación y alcance global: los cultivos transgénicos y su impacto sobre las poblaciones rurales y urbanas, sobre la soberanía alimentaria de los pueblos y sobre la naturaleza, la tierra, el agua, las semillas y las economías, principalmente de los países del Sur global.
Letter Sent to Pope Francis Regarding GMOs
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Your Holiness:
With the utmost respect, we address Your Holiness regarding a topic of grave concern and global scope—genetically modified (GM) crops and their impact on peoples and on nature, land, water, seeds, and economies, especially those of the Global South.
Case Study: Patchouli and Synthetic Biology
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The unique scent of the patchouli plant is used in many fragrances and scented products. It is mostly grown in Malaysia, China, India and Singapore. One synthetic biology company is aiming to use synthetically modified microbes to produce a patchouli oil substitute, which could have negative effects on farmers.
Case Study: Cocoa Butter and Synthetic Biology
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Cocoa butter, the main ingredient in chocolate, is produced by 30 tropical countries, and is sold for an estimated $6 billion annually. One synthetic biology company has engineered synthetically modified microbes to produce a cocoa butter substitute, which could threaten the livelihoods of millions of farmers.
17 Grupos llaman a empresa ecológica a renunciar a la biología sintética
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Grupos ambientalistas, de consumudores y de agricultores afirman que la biología sintética no es natural ni sustentable
3 de junio de 2014 – En una carta abierta publicada el 2 de junio, 17 organizaciones de diversos países, de consumidores, ambientalistas, de mujeres y grupos de agricultores llamaron a la empresa líder en productos naturales para la limpieza, Ecover, y su subsidiaria Method, a cancelar sus planes para usar aceites y otros ingredientes derivados de algas genéticamente modificadas, alimentadas con azúcar, que cultiva la empresa de biología sintética Solazyme Inc.
17 Groups call on Ecover and Method to drop extreme genetic engineering plans
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Consumer, environmental, farming groups say synthetic biology is not natural or sustainable
Open Letter to Ecover / Method
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re: decision to use ingredients derived from Synthetically Modified Organisms
02 June 2014
Philip Malmberg, CEO
Ecover
Industrieweg 3
Malle, 2390 Belgium
Adam Lowry, Co-Founder
Method Home
637 Commercial Street, Suite 300
San Francisco, CA 9411
USA
Dear Philip Malmberg and Adam Lowry,
RE: Ecover and Method’s decision to use ingredients derived from Synthetically Modified Organisms (SMOs) in its products
International call to stop genetically engineered organisms spreading into the environment!
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MEDIA RELEASE
Start of an international call to stop genetically engineered organisms
spreading into the environment! Coalition calls for the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity and its Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to take action.