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[SANET-MG] seds of doubt
Eco soundings
John Vidal
Wednesday March 8, 2006
The Guardian
Seeds of doubt
Mayday, Mayday! Calling biodiversity minister Jim Knight! As the
political representative for all life, it is up to you to consider the
merits of GMO giant Monsanto's "terminator" or "suicide" seeds, which
are sterile and cannot be replanted. These could be unleashed around the
world if the UN Convention on Biological Diversity's (CBD) current
moratorium is not reinforced at the end of the month at a meeting you
will attend in Brazil. Eco Soundings is worried because although you
recently told the UK group on terminator technology that you would
"strongly support" the existing decision at the CBD meeting, one week
later the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)
published its "position" on the web and called for "assessments" of the
technology on a case-by-case basis. Tell us it was a mistake, Mr Knight,
and that nature is safe with you.
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