A ONU Mantém a Moratória sobre a Tecnologia das Sementes Terminator
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Movimentos de Agricultores, de Povos Indígenas e de Organizações da Sociedade Civil ao Redor do Mundo Exigem Banimento
É oficial. Os governos na Convenção de Diversidade Biológica das Nações Unidas (CDB), de forma unânime, mantiveram a moratória internacional de facto sobre a tecnologia Terminator - plantas que são geneticamente engenheiradas para produzirem sementes estéreis na colheita. A 8ª reunião da CDB foi encerrada hoje, em Curitiba, Brasil.
La ONU mantiene moratoria sobre tecnología Terminator
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Es oficial. Los gobiernos reunidos en el Convenio de Diversidad Biológica de la ONU (CDB) resolvieron por unanimidad mantener la moratoria internacional de facto sobre la tecnología Terminator -cultivos diseñados genéticamente para producir semillas estériles. La 8ava reunión del CDB terminó hoy en Curitiba, Brasil.
"El CDB rechazó decididamente los esfuerzos de Canadá, Australia y Nueva Zelanda -apoyados por el gobierno de Estados Unidos y la industria biotecnológica- para terminar con la moratoria sobre las semillas suicidas" dijo María José Guazzelli de Centro Ecológico, una organización agroecológica con sede en Brasil.
Y los ganadores son... Premios Capitán Garfio a la Biopiratería
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Los ganadores de los Premios Capitán Garfio a la Biopiratería otorgados en Curitiba son un grupo ecléctico que incluye algunos muy conocidos y a otros que dieron la sorpresa, y especialmente fueron reconocidos por su resistencia grupos que defienden las semillas y se oponen a las amenazas a la seguridad alimentaria.
Se le cayó el sistema a Google el viernes pasado, cuando le dieron su premio Capitán Garfio en la Octava Conferencia de las Partes (COP) del Convenio sobre Diversidad Biológica (CDB). No, no piensen que el servicio de internet se interrumpió en el Expotrade donde la reunión del CDB se lleva a cabo hasta el 31 de marzo. Significa que Google obtuvo un premio inesperado. En total, se entregaron 11 premios en diez categorías relacionadas con la biopiratería y siete premios Cog en seis categorías para aquellos que se oponen a la biopiratería y por su cuidado a toda costa de la biodiversidad del planeta.
And the Winners Are...Captain Hook and Cog Awards announced in Curitiba
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The winners of the Captain Hook Awards for Biopiracyare an eclectic group that includes old favorites and new up-and-comers; Community-based biodiversity efforts win Cog Awards for defending food sovereignty
Google "Crashed" today (March 2006) at the Captain Hook Awards ceremony during the meeting of the Eighth Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). No, this doesn't mean that Internet service was interrupted in Curitiba's ExpoTrade Convention and Exhibition Centre where the CBD meeting is being held through March 31. It means that Google walked away with an unexpected big win - just as the movie "Crash" did a few weeks ago at Hollywood's Academy Awards. In all, eleven Captain Hooks received prizes in ten categories related to biopiracy. There were seven Cog Award winners in six categories related to biopiracy resistance and community-based biodiversity strengthening.
Terminator Rejected! A victory for the people
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A broad coalition of peasant farmers, Indigenous Peoples and civil society today (24.03.2006) celebrated the firm rejection of efforts to undermine the global moratorium on Terminator technologies - genetically engineered sterile seeds - at the meeting of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Curitiba, Brazil.
"This is a momentous day for the 1.4 billion poor people worldwide, who depend on farmer saved seeds," said Francisca Rodriguez of Via Campesina a global movement of peasant farmers. "Terminator seeds are a weapon of mass destruction and an assault on our food sovereignty."
"Terminator directly threatens our life, our culture and our identity as Indigenous Peoples," said Viviana Figueroa of the Ocumazo indigenous community in Argentina, on behalf of the International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity.
"Today's decision is a huge step forward for the Brazilian Campaign against GMOs," said Maria Rita Reis from the Brazilian Forum of Social Movements and NGOs. "This reaffirms Brazil's existing ban on Terminator. It sends a clear message to the national government and congress that the world supports a ban on Terminator."