Open Letter from World Scientists to All Governments Concerning GMOs
— In Gettingwell@y…, FWD.
> Open Letter from World Scientists to All Governments Concerning
Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs)
> The scientists are extremely concerned about the hazards of GMOs
to biodiversity, food safety, human and animal health, and demand a
moratorium on environmental releases in accordance with the
precautionary principle.
> They are opposed to GM crops that will intensify corporate
monopoly, exacerbate inequality and prevent the essential shift to
sustainable agriculture that can provide food security and health
around the world.
> They call for a ban on patents of life-forms and living
processes which threaten food security, sanction biopiracy of
indigenous knowledge and genetic resources and violate basic human
rights and dignity.
> They want more support on research and development of non-
corporate, sustainable agriculture that can benefit family farmers
all over the world.
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> Previous versions of this letter were submitted to many governments
and international forums including:
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> World Trade Organization Conference in Seattle (November 30 –
Dec. 2, 1999)
> UN Biosafety Protocol Meeting in Montreal (24 – 28, Jan. 2000)
> UN Commission on Sustainable Development Conference on
Sustainable Agriculture in New York (April 24-May 5, 2000)
> UN Convention on Biological Diversity Conference in Nairobi (May
16-24, 2000)
> United States Congress (29 June, 2000)