The following Basic Guide to Responsible Consumption aims to show readers 10 easy-to-follow ideas in our daily lives so that together we can be part of a shift in consciousness regarding our role in this historic moment in which our actions have deteriorated like never before […]
In the Posorja parish, the following story happened: At a spot on Posorja beach called La Poza, it is said that a parish priest from the San Francisco Church decided to take a dip due to the hot weather. Those who witnessed the event were surprised to see that he never came out of the water again. Afterwards […]
* On behalf of La Via Campesina, this document was delivered to Pope Francis on April 30, 2014, by Ana María Primavesi, Andrés E. Carrasco, Elena Álvarez-Buylla, Pat Mooney, Paulo Kageyama, Rubens Nodari, Vandana Shiva, and Vanderley Pignati. Introduction: Almost twenty years of genetically modified crops. What have they given us? Contrary to what […]
The Chilean documentary "The Seed Route" contributes to revealing, sharing, and strengthening the cultural heritage linked to the ancient practice of seed exchange, which is carried out today by various agricultural and agroecological groups. The documentary contributes to the debate on the various socio-environmental conflicts that occur in the territories of […]
NATIONAL SIT-INS REJECT THE ENTRY OF GMOs INTO ECUADOR. Former Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa, five days before leaving office, vetoed the Law on Seeds, Agrobiodiversity, and the Promotion of Sustainable Agriculture, in order to allow the entry of genetically modified seeds and crops for research purposes, […]
The ancestral writing that emerged as a way of recording the impressions of the relationship between man and nature and man and man, requires LISTENING for its decoding, and being repetitive, who else, if not who, gets up in the morning smelling the air that comes from the ocean and the Andes, who by birth or adoption has made this, […]
10 companies that are "leaders" in sales of their consumer products are not leaders in respect and clarity of information for their consumers. The following list refers to these 10 companies that are present in most of our homes but that manipulate, deceive, and hide information that we, as the purchasing public, […]
A surprising new material was presented at the annual meeting of the American Chemical Association, a leading scientific society, currently meeting in San Diego, California. It's one of the lightest solid substances in the world, yet so strong and resilient that if less than 500 grams were used to build a […]
organic farming, agroecology, genetically modified organisms, transgenics
Why Europe kicked out genetically modified crops from its fields
Nineteen European Union countries have banned GM crops from their fields following citizen petitions that spread across Europe due to environmental concerns. [1] Slovenia, Malta, Luxembourg, Denmark, Bulgaria, Germany, Cyprus, Latvia, Greece, Croatia, France, Austria, Hungary, Poland, the Netherlands, Lithuania, and Italy have banned several already approved GM crops. Regions such as […]
"Half the time you should do what you love most, the other half of the time you don't have to do anything else." Popular Wisdom The idea that "doing nothing" is a skill that can be learned may seem disconcerting at first. It's probably just a matter of letting go of […]
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