On 19 February 2008, a large number of civil society organizations sent an open letter to the Convention on Biological Diversity's Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice, currently meeting in Rome, expressing their "deep concern" about genetic engineering of trees.
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February, 2008
The undersigned, members of organizations from countries where research on the genetic modification of trees is being carried out, or has been recently, would like to express in this letter some of the reasons of our deep concern.
The Thirteenth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice will be held in FAO, Rome, Italy (18 - 22 february 2008). Forest biodiversity will be one of the main items on the agenda.
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Comunicado de Prensa de RECOMA
16 de enero de 2008.
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15 de enero de 2008
Exmo. Sr. Luíz Inácio Lula da Silva
Presidente da República Federativa do Brasil
Exma. Sra. Marina Silva
Ministra de Meio Ambiente (MMA)
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15 de enero de 2008
Señora Michelle Bachelet
Presidenta de La República
Palacio de La Moneda
Santiago, Chile
Dear FSC Board members and Director
We are writing to you in relation to the upcoming consultation process to be carried out by SGS from 23-27 July as part of the certification process of Veracel’s plantations in Bahia, Brazil.
The undersigned participants of SBSTTA or of meetings leading up to SBSTTA wish to share their concerns about the issue of genetically modified trees within the process of the Convention of Biological Diversity.
Paris, France, July 4th 2007 -- Over 50 Indigenous Peoples Organizations and Non-Governmental Organizations involved in meetings surrounding the Convention on Biological Diversity, presented an open letter today recommending a ban on Genetically Modified trees on the basis of their potential impacts on forest biological diversity.
Call to immediately suspend forms of support for the import and export of biofuels - November 2006.
The undersigned NGOs, Indigenous Peoples Organizations, farmer’s movements and individuals call upon the Parties to the Framework Convention on Climate Change to immediately suspend all subsidies and other forms of inequitable support for the import and export of biofuels.