WLOE and Planet Diversity


World Congress on the Future of Food and Agriculture
Bonn, Germany      May 12 -16, 2008
A demonstration, festival and conference for the biological and cultural diversity of food and agriculture. Women and Life on Earth is helping with preparations in Bonn and women's workshops and events during the conference. Contact: agyorgy(at)wloe.org  An English-language flyer is available here (warning -- heavy!) in pdf format: back page      front page

Planet Diversity will open on May 12 with a demonstration for biological diversity – regional, fair and GMO-free! Supported by many groups and organizations, including Women and Life on Earth e.V., the demonstration will bring the following demands to delegates of the UN Biosafety Protocol:

  • for the human right to adequate, diverse and healthy food – against the misuse of agriculture for agro-fuel, and other raw materials for international speculation;
  • for the right of consumers and farmers to decide – against genetic experiments with our food and our environment;
  • for the free exchange of seeds and agricultural know-how – against patents on life forms and bio-piracy;
  • for the preservation of regional diversity – against agro-industrial monocultures and the worldwide death of farmers;
  • for biological diversity – regional, fair and GMO-free!
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