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¿UICN secuestrada por la industria de la biología sintética?

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Empresa de cabildeo financiada por Gates, con papel clave en la discusión sobre biodiversidad y biología sintética
Butterfly in Glen Art Reserve, East Gippsland, Australia

MÉXICO, 2 de septiembre de 2020.- Emerging Ag Inc., empresa de cabildeo de la industria biotecnológica, financiada por la Fundación Bill y Melinda Gates, parece haber conseguido un papel clave en las discusiones sobre conservación de la biodiversidad de la Unión Internacional para la Conservación de la Naturaleza (UICN), que tendrá su próximo Congreso Mundial en 2021 [1].

Celebrating the Life of Sven Hamrell

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Groundbreaking thinker, President of RAFI and ETC Group boards
 
The staff and board of ETC Group are saddened to learn of the passing of Sven Hamrell, aged 92, on July 2nd 2020. Sven was long-term former Executive Director of the Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation (DHF) in Uppsala Sweden and "President for Life" of RAFI (the former name of ETC Group). He left a huge imprint on the shape and thinking of global civil society and on RAFI/ETC Group in particular. 
 

Geoengineering Threatens Oceans

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High-risk geoengineering projects are proceeding in violation of UN moratoria

MONTREAL, SYDNEY, UTQIAGVIK, SANTIAGO—On World Oceans Day, members of a global coalition formed by 195 organizations on 45 countries are raising the alarm about the threat of geoengineering to delicate, life-sustaining ocean ecosystems worldwide. The Hands Off Mother Earth (HOME) Campaign today called on civil society and government officials worldwide to vigorously oppose marine geoengineering experiments.

Covid-19 y el sistema industrial de producción de alimentos

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Diálogo con Silvia Ribeiro y Enrique Dussel

Este 28 de mayo, en el noticiero “Aristegui Noticias”, su sección La Pandemia, conducida por el historiador y filósofo Enrique Dussel presentó un diálogo con Silvia Ribeiro sobre la relación entre la producción industrial de alimentos y la pandemia actual.

El video, de una hora, puede verse aquí.

Video/podcast #3: Which new normal?

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ETC Group on COVID, data giants, the food system and community responses
Those backing risky new technologies are seeing growing profits and power during the COVID-19 crisis. From fast-tracking genomic testing and novel vaccines to automation of ‘people-free’ supply chains, the pandemic is benefitting Big Tech.
 
From the rise of Zoom and Netflix to enhanced data-surveillance of populations, Silicon Valley and its financial backers  are not only shaping how the crisis is lived, but are positioning themselves to shape behaviours and write the rules in a post-crisis new order.
 

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