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EC-LLD / News! n. 19 of July 2022
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EDITORIAL
We are in the middle of summer, some will already be on holiday while others from southern European countries will be going there soon...
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Within this EC-LLD / News! we have again the Sprouts from Brussels newsletter, shared newsletters and info from other organisations, or highlighted the two petitions that are active right now concerning patents and new GMOs.
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Wishing you a good summer, we look forward to seeing you from 27-29 October in Budapest, for the 11th edition of Let's Liberate Diversity! Forum. If you have some activity or workshop ideas don't be shy and present them, we look for synergies!
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Be well and keep in touch!
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Seeds & Crop Biodiversity in European Policy
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This newsletter wishes to inform the seeds and crop biodiversity movement across Europe on the policy developments which may have an impact on their activities. This month:
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i) Impact Assessment of Seeds Marketing Reform & EP Conference
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ii) Open Public Consultation on New Genomic Techniques
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iii) Open Public Consultation on EU Framework for Sustainable Food Systems
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NEWS from EC-LLD! Members
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The new Balkan Seed Network: opportunities for Eastern Europe
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By Maghaz - Hungarian seed savers
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Bori Lipka, from the Hungarian Seed Savers, attended the meeting of the new Balkan Seed Network. Here is a report of the meeting, which can be very important for other Eastern European realities to network together, for seed diversity!
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Representing ECLLD at the 16th ECPGR meeting in Malmö, Sweden: a report from Sesam
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By Föreningen Sesam - Swedish seed savers
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Dylan Wallman from Föreningen Sesam, swedish seed savers, participated at the the 16th ECPGR meeting. The meeting, organized in collaboration with NordGen, was held in Malmö, Sweden, gathering National Coordinators from 28 countries and observers from NordGen, the FAO Plant Treaty Secretariat and the European NGOs.
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NEWS from the communities
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Check the last newsletter with Updates on Plant Variety Protection
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The quarterly electronic information service of the SAVE Foundation
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Here is the June newsletter and it’s rich in updates and information on the hottest organic topics!
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FiBL: Visiting Friends of Agrobiodiversity Across Europe
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"To get to know this diversity better, we take you on a journey through Europe from north to south, visiting the pioneers of organic plant and animal breeding.
With their diverse and unique activities, they are contributing, not only to ecological, but also to societal resilience. "
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No patents on seeds: tell our ministers to clarify the rules once and for all!
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Sign the petition : Keep new GMOs regulated!
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eMove started an activity where people can directly send an email to the ministries of Germany, Spain, France, Italy, Poland, and the Netherlands forwarding the new No patents on seeds! report.
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First, people have to sign the petition and in the next step, they are asked to address an email to the ministries.
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The addresses of the different countries change when first changing the language settings in the petition. There is no English version of the letter (just of the petition). Feel free to share.
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GMOs are a threat to peasant agriculture. All GMOs are covered by patents, reinforcing the control of seeds by the few multinationals that dominate this market, most of them European companies, destroying peasants’ autonomy and rights to seeds.
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Sign the petition to keep new GM food strictly regulated and labelled!
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Are you an organisation dedicated to the protection of cultivated biodiversity?
Join the Seeds4All census platform by submitting your portrait!
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Seed Gatherings
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SAVE the DATE and join the 11th Let’s Liberate Diversity!
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The first edition of the forum took place in 2005 in Poitiers, France, and since then 10 editions have been organized in different European countries.
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The aim of these events has been to develop the issue of agricultural diversity by linking the work and experiences of the different actors involved, including public awareness, and promoting horizontal and participatory dissemination of knowledge and expertise.
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Let's Liberate Diversity! Calendar
2022
July
August
September
October
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