[Pirateninfo] Fw: Announcing - The Case for A GM-Free Sustainable World

Son Jun 15 05:59:19 CEST 2003

Hallo Miteinander,
die meisten werden sich sicherlich noch an die äusserst hilfreiche Sendung von Karsten erinnern (ISP.pdf). Es gibt seit heute den final_report unter u.g. Adresse sowie einige Powerpoint-Präsentationen (empfehlenswert, die zu Koexistenz). Bis die deutsche Version des Berichtes vorliegen wird, kann es allerdings noch ein bis zwei Monate dauern. Wenn jemensch eine Idee hat, wo dieses (für Einsteiger weniger geeignete) Werk gedruckt werden könnte, möge sie/er sich bitte bei mir melden,
friedliche & gv-freie Grüsse,
martin

      Embargoed until 15 June 2003

      Announcing 
      The Case for A GM-Free Sustainable World
      The Independent Science Panel on GM Final Report
      Now on ISP Website www.indsp.org 

      The independent Science Panel (ISP) on GM - launched 10 May 2003 at a public conference in London attended by the then UK environment minister Michael Meacher and 200 other participants - consists of dozens of prominent scientists from seven countries, spanning the disciplines of agroecology, agronomy, biomathematics, botany, chemical medicine, ecology, histopathology, microbial ecology, molecular genetics, nutritional biochemistry, physiology, toxicology and virology. 

      As their contribution to the global GM debate, the ISP has compiled a complete dossier of evidence on the known problems and hazards of GM crops as well as on the manifold benefits of sustainable agriculture. This dossier, based on more than 200 references to primary and secondary sources, is now published as their official report, The Case for a GM-Free Sustainable World.

      This ISP Report will be submitted to all national and international forums to call for a ban on all environmental release of GM crops to make way for sustainable agriculture. 

      Coinciding with the launch of the ISP report on 15 June 2003, The Case for a GM-Free Sustainable World will also be available on the following websites worldwide: 

      Institute of Science in Society, UK www.i-sis.org.uk

      Third World Network www.twnside.org.sg 

      Institute for Food and Development Policy (Food First), USA www.foodfirst.org

      Please log onto www.indsp.org to add your signature in support of the ISP Report, or send an e-mail message to info at indsp.org indicating your support.

      Distribute this message widely. 

      Demand that proponents of GM crops answer the case presented, as their case has yet to be made. 

      ***Also on the ISP website are photographs from the highly successful launch conference, summaries and texts of the talks, with power point presentations and slides. Available for sale are hard copies of the ISP Report, audio CDs/cassettes and video cassettes of the entire conference ***

      Quotes from some ISP members & contact details:
      Prof. Joe Cummins 
      Prof. Emeritus of Genetics, University of Western Ontario, Canada

      "The public must be informed of the extensive crop contamination, genetic instability and reduced yields from the widespread use of genetically modified crops in North America. Even more, the looming tests and production of biopharmaceutical crops threaten the health and survival of humans and wildlife alike. Britain should say ‘no’ now to stop this global nightmare."
      Contact: jcummins at uwo.ca; tel: + 1-519-681-5477

      Dr. Mae-Wan Ho 
      Director of the Institute of Science in Society, who initiated the move to set up the ISP

      "Many scientists are concerned over the safety of GM. We believe people should have all the evidence in front of them, so they can make the right choice for the future of agriculture and food security. But all they’ve been getting from official sources are hype and propaganda on the supposed benefits of GM crops. We set up the Independent Science Panel because we have lost confidence in the official process." 
      Contact: m.w.ho at i-sis.org.uk; tel: 44-(0)20-7272-5636

      Lim Li Ching 
      Researcher, Institute of Science in Society and Third World Network

      "Many farmers around the world already have the knowledge, experience and innovative spirit that motivate sustainable agriculture. Learning from them means rethinking agriculture and associated policy making, and exploring how traditional knowledge and science can work together." 
      Contact: ching at i-sis.org.uk; tel: 44-(0)20-8643 0681

      Dr Eva Novotny 
      Astronomer and campaigner on GM issues for Scientists for Global Responsibility, SGR

      "Even minor tampering with nature is apt to bring serious consequences, as did the introduction of a single chemical (DDT). Genetic engineering is tampering on a monumental scale, and nature will surely exact a heavy toll for this trespass."
      Contact: eva.novotny at care4free.net; tel: 44(0)1223-351772 

      Prof. Bob Orskov 
      Formerly Rowett Research Institute, Aberdeen, Scotland; Director, International Feed Resources Unit; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, FRSE; Fellow of the Polish Academy of Science

      "I am very happy to be a member of the ISP. My concern is mainly the relentless push by GM protagonists to pretend to have the solutions for hunger and poverty in Africa and Asia, who think they can by corrupt means get them to grow GM crops. How wrong they are. Having been concerned with poverty alleviation in many countries, I have yet to meet a situation that can be solved by GM. There are so many other solutions that are safe and sustainable." 

      Contact: Boborskov at hotmail.com or b.orskov at macaulay.ac.uk; tel: 44(0)1224 498243 (work) or 44(0)1651 862351 (home).

      Dr. Peter Rosset 
      Agricultural ecologist and Co-Director, Institute for Food and Development Policy, Oakland, California, USA 

      "There is no pressing need for GM crops, as world agriculture is in overproduction, and people go hungry because of poverty, not because of lack of GM seeds, when they are too poor to buy from the plenty around them."

      Contact: rosset at foodfirst.org; tel: +1-510-654-4400 x224; fax: +1-253-295-5257; cell: +1-510-717-5490

      Prof. Oscar Zamora 
      Professor of Agronomy, Department of Agronomy, University of the Philippines Los Banos-College of Agriculture (UPLB-CA), College, Laguna, The Philippines

      "For every application of genetic engineering in agriculture in developing countries, there are several less hazardous and more sustainable approaches and practices with hundreds, if not thousands, of years of safety record behind them." 

      "None of the GM applications in agriculture today are valuable enough to farmers in developing countries to make it reasonable to expose the environment, farmers and the consumers to even the slightest risk."
      Contact: obz at mozcom.com; tel: +(6349) 536-2217/ 2466/ 2468; tel/fax: +(6349) 536-2468 

      For further quotes see "Quotes from ISP members" 

      For more information, please contact: ISP, PO Box 32097, London NW1 0XR

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