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Colombia’s Fight to Reduce GMO Cultivation and Save Biodiversity

10 November 2020

Colombia is one of the most biodiverse countries in the world, a vital ecosystem that is under threat due to the increasing cultivation of GMO crops. For the second year in a row, a petition has arrived at the congress’ table to change the legislation that allowed the cultivation, import, and exports of GMOs in …

United for a GMO-free Peru

20 October 2020

Slow Food supports a GMO-free Peru, and has joined more than 30 organizations across Peru the campaign “Biodiversity is our Identity” (La Biodiversidad es Nuestra Identidad), with the aim of informing Peruvians about the negative impact of GMOs on native biodiversity, gastronomy, and culture that are vital to their national identity. Under the slogan “United …

UN showcases the Impossible Burger: A reaction from Gilles Luneau

6 October 2020 MADELEINE COSTE

The UN Climate Change recently sent a tweet about Impossible Foods, who, one year ago, was awarded a United Nations Global Climate Action Award. The tech start–up that invented the “Impossible Burger”, a plant-based alternative to the regular beef patty, was rewarded by the UN Climate Change’s “Planetary Health” program which seeks to recognize and …