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gmos out of our food and the environment
Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are already in our food and GM crops are growing in the fields of a several countries around the world - yet we do not know if they are safe.
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The companies that profit from GM crops, and even some governments,
claim that our health and the environment are not at risk. Many people, however,
including independent scientists, believe that not to be true. Friends of the
Earth International GMO Campaign is working to safeguard GMO-free agriculture
and to ensure that citizens around the world have the right to choose GMO-free
food”
Who Benefits from GM crops?
an analysis of the global performance
of gm crops (1996-2006) - 2008 update
Download:
full
report
Executive summary
All the reports from the Who Benefits from GM crops
series
Friends of the Earth Groups around the
world are campaigning worldwide to keep GMOs
out of our food and the Environment:
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In
Europe
Friends of the Earth groups are calling for
the right to establish GMO Free
Territories.
- In
Africa
Friends of the
Earth groups are calling for a moratorium on
GM crops.
- In
North America
Friends of the Earth is
campaigning for adequate testing and
labelling of GMOs.
- In
Central America
Friends
of the Earth monitors GM contamination in
Food aid and commercial imports.
- In
South America
Friends of the Earth is
promoting sustainable alternatives to
GMOs.
- In
Asia
Friends of the Earth groups are opposing GM
papaya.
- In
the Caucasus region, Friends of the Earth is campaigning to keep their region free of GMOs.
campaign activities
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Hunger, food
aid
main
and GMOs.
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GMO
Contamination.
-
Biosafety
Protocol
and other international
agreements.
-
GMO Free Zones.
-
Monsanto
and Corporate control, (see
also
key facts
).
Campaign coordination:
Juan Lopez
Nnimmo Bassey
Contact
the coordinators using the contact form at the bottom of the page. |
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