Action: For the first time, the European Commissioner for Enviornment, Stavros Dimas, proposes to deny approval for the commercial release of two new GM varieties of maize. But his colleagues in the Commission are about to overrule his proposal. More
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EU impact assessment on seed contamination
The European Commission's Environment Department wants to complete an impact assessment on GM seed contamination this year and has conducted an online consultation regarding the establishment of labelling thresholds for the contamination of conventional seeds with GMOs. The results of the questionnaire, , revealed 23d April 2008, clearly indicate a preference of all stakeholders for purity at the detection level more

Planet Diversity: Local, Diverse, GMO-Free
700 people from 100 countries and some 6000 particpants in the "Planet Diversity" demonstration marked the first world congress on the future of food and agriculture during the Contention on Biodiversity (Bonn, May 2008).more

Climate Change and Food Security
The International Commission on the Future of Food has issued a manifesto on the challenges of climate change to food production, outlining principles for agricultural and market perspectives and the role of diversity in adapting to climate change. more