Categoría «Transgénicos y Propiedad Intelectual»

European unitary Patent: The European Parliament votes Wednesday on the privatisation of life by the industry

Press Release of the European Coordination Via Campesina (ECVC), 02/07/2012 The European Parliament, the only democratically elected institution of the European Union, will vote next week on the European unitary patent. This text very directly threatens farmers’ rights over seeds and breeding animals. If passed, it will criminalise the farmers who keep their own seeds, …

The Seed Map

Food, Farmers, and Climate Chaos is a teaching tool that shows the state of global agro-biodiversity today. It identifies key threats to the world’s seed and biodiversity systems, particularly the impact of climate change, and highlights regions where institutions and peoples’ movements are working to preserve agricultural biodiversity. We all want to know where our …