In December, staff and members of CAGJ and AGRA Watch traveled to Mexico to present in a conference in Mexico City on the current state of genetic engineering, participate in the UN Conference on Biodiversity in Cancun, and organize a side event with our African and European partners on the Gates Foundation and philanthrocapitalism.
The UN Conference on Biodiversity included meetings and negotiations of the 13th Conference of Parties (COP 13) to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the 8th Meeting of Parties to the COP (COPMOP 8) of the Cartagena Protocol, and the 2nd Meeting of Parties to the COP (COPMOP 2) of the Nagoya Protocol.
Please explore the information below to learn more about what were were up to and the issues we engaged with!
CAGJ/AGRA Watch materials at the COP13 CBD Negotiations:
- Our blogs
- Research on Wageningen University and the Gates Foundation
- AGRA Watch brochure [PDF]
- Flyer for our side event: Biodiversity Under Threat: the Gates Foundation, Philanthrocapitalism, and the Capture of African Agricultural Biodiversity [PDF]
- Our photo albums
Reports and Resources from our allies:
- From International Institute for Sustainable Development:
- Report on CAGJ Panel at UN Conference on Biodiversity
- Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB): Summary of the UN Biodiversity Conference
- Full list of ENB Reports: UN Biodiversity Conference – Mainstreaming Biodiversity for Well-being (select date for specific report)
- Info on Gene Drives from the Civil Society Working Group on Gene Drives (Biofuelwatch, Econexus, ETC Group, Friends of the Earth US, Hawai’i SEED and Navdanya):
- Press Release and Moratorium on Gene Drives that CAGJ signed along with over 160 civil society organizations (including Friends of the Earth International, International Union of Food Workers, La Via Campesina International, ENSSER, TWN, and ETC Group).
- Briefing: The Case for a Global Moratorium on Genetically-engineered Gene Drives [PDF]
- Synthetic Biology and the CBD: Five key decisions for COP 13 & COP-MOP 8 [PDF]
- From European Network of Scientists for Social and Environmental Responsibility (ENSSER):
- Full report on the Conference in Mexico City: Taking Stock – 20 Years of GM Crops – 40 Years of ‘Genetic Engineering’
- Convention on Biodiversity Alliance info:
- CBD Alliance Opening Statement at COP 13
- COP 13 FACT SHEET 1
- COP 13 FACT SHEET 2
- Final statement from CBD Alliance [PDF]
- Coalition Against Biopiracy and SynbioWatch:
- Other useful reporting:
ECO Newsletters distributed daily at the CBD Negotiations:
- List of all Newsletters Dec 4th – 16th
- Volume 54, Issue 4 featuring a piece by AGRA Watch Member Phil Bereano, “When Dollar Signs Grow on Bushes,” p.3
- Special Issue on Agriculture
Our partners websites – who we presented with:
- African Centre for Biodiversity
- European Network of Scientists for Social and Environmental Responsibility (ENSSER)
- Kenya Food Rights Alliance
- Third World Network (TWN)
Official CBD and relevant websites:
- Convention on Biological Diversity
- The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
- The Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing
- COP 13
- COPMOP 8
- COPMOP 2
Other useful websites:
