Guest guest Posted September 3, 2004 Report Share Posted September 3, 2004 > 3 Sep 2004 03:58:02 -0000 > European Parliament Briefing > press-release > > > The Institute of Science in Society Science Society > Sustainability http://www.i-sis.org.uk > > General Enquiries sam Website/Mailing > List > press-release ISIS Director > m.w.ho > ======================================================== > > > ISIS Press Release 02/09/04 > > European Parliament Briefing > ********************* > Science for a GM-Free Sustainable Europe > > Event of the year > > Farmers' and organic producers' representatives and > politicians are to join an international panel of > independent scientists to call on Europe to ban all > environmental releases of genetically modified (GM) > crops > and instead to promote and adopt sustainable > agricultural > practices as a matter of urgency. To help make this > event a > success, please sponsor it by making a donation. > > http://www.i-sis.org.uk/donation2.php > > > > The conference will be co-chaired by > > Dr. Felix Prinz zu Löwenstein, president of the > federation > of organic food producers in Germany > > Jill Evans, MEP Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales > (Greens/EFA) > > Invited speakers include: > > José Bové, celebrated anti-globalisation French > farmer > representing Confédération paysanne, who will speak > on his > struggles against bad science and scientific > research that > do not serve farmers or society at large > > Dr. Beatrix Tappeser, Head of Division, > GMO-Regulation, > Biosafety Federal Agency for Nature Conservation, > Germany, > will speak about GM-Free zones > > Dr. Edward Orskov, Macaulay Institute, Scotland, > will speak > on how agroforestry is productive and sustainable in > the > Third World and in Europe > > Dr. Tewolde Egziabher, distinguished agronomist and > director > of Ethiopia's Environmental Protection Authority, > will tell > Parliament why his country is going organic to feed > the > poorest; an important policy decision based on the > remarkable increase in crop yields subsequent to the > > introduction of a simple composting package in the > State of > Tigray since 1996 > > Edward Goldsmith, founding editor of The Ecologist, > will > present evidence on why sustainable agriculture must > be > adopted to ameliorate climate change > > Michael Meacher MP, former environment minister of > the UK, > will call for changes in science research and other > policies > that are needed to shift away from GM in order to > support > and invest in sustainable agriculture > > Dr. Mae-Wan Ho, director of the Institute of Science > in > Society, will tell Parliament that genetic > modification is > based on the discredited science of genetic > determinism and > hence unlikely to deliver its many promises; and > that the > new genetics of the 'fluid genome' demands a > thoroughly > ecological approach to health and agriculture. > > > > Organised by the Institute of Science in Society, > the > Independent Science Panel, GM Free Cymru and Third > World > Network. The English, French and Spanish editions of > the > Independent Science Panel Report, The Case for a > GM-Free > Sustainable World, will be released on the occasion. > This > Report is a comprehensive dossier of evidence on the > > problems and hazards of GM agriculture and the > proven > successes of all forms of sustainable farming > systems around > the world. > > 20 October 2004 - Venue: European Parliament - > Time: > 13:30 - 17:00 > > Put a GM-Free Europe firmly on the European > Community's > agenda as the biotech industry is in retreat! > > Spaces are limited and participants must register by > 1st > October, 2004 (tickets). Attendance is > Free. To > help make this event a success, please sponsor it by > making > a donation. 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