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Aktionsbündnis | 14.05.2008 21:24 | Bio-technology | Indymedia
Nature for people - not for business!
The 4th Meeting of Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (MOP 4) and the 9th Conference of the Parties (COP 9) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is taking place in Bonn from the 12th to 30th May.
The 4th Meeting of Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (MOP 4) and the 9th Conference of the Parties (COP 9) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is taking place in Bonn from the 12th to 30th May.
Behind the disguise of nature protection, transnational companies use these negotiations to increase their control over natural resources. Many of the solutions they push for to tackle climate change and the loss of biodiversity (agrofuel, GM crops and trees, Terminator, protected areas,...) in fact lead to the privatisation of biodiversity, at the expense of rural and indigenous communities.
A coalition of social movements and activists' networks calls to protests under the motto "Nature for people, not for business!" We believe that in front of massive environmental destruction resulting from the plundering of resources by corporate interests, the priorities are an immediate end to privatisation and a fair distribution of natural resources in the benefit of local communities.
On
http://biotech.indymedia.org you can find an overview of the action plans, reports and critical news about the negotiation inside the conference.
A coalition of social movements and activists' networks calls to protests under the motto "Nature for people, not for business!" We believe that in front of massive environmental destruction resulting from the plundering of resources by corporate interests, the priorities are an immediate end to privatisation and a fair distribution of natural resources in the benefit of local communities.
On
http://biotech.indymedia.org you can find an overview of the action plans, reports and critical news about the negotiation inside the conference.
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First kill for biggest ever Norwegian whale hunt
15.05.2008 12:16
They recommend you email or petition Norway:
There are reports that New Zealand and Australia are considering a compromise deal with the whaling nations at next months International Whaling Commission meeting so it is worth contacting them too. This is effectively a back down from last years populist confrontational stance adopted after being embarrassed into action by the Sea Sheperds 'Steve Irwin' direct action.
A new history of whaling has been released, reviewed here:
WDCS have a beautiful flash animation of a life size whale now which is worth seeing:
Orca
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http://www.wdcs.co.uk/media/flash/whalebanner/content_pub_en.html