21 February 2008, Rome, Italy
This morning many civil society organizations held a peaceful demonstration outside the plenary room here in rome. Two statements were read in the plenary on behalf of many - but not all - civil society organizations present here. One focused on GE trees and agrofuels, and the other reflecting on the process at this SBSTTA. The Statement on GE trees and agrofuels is below, read in the plenary by Ana Filippini from World Rainforest Movement.
SBSTTA13/CBD
18 - 22 February 2008 - FAO, Rome, Italy
Thirteenth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice of the Convention on Biological Diversity
Action alerts
20 February 2008
On 19 February 2008, a large number of civil society organizations sent an open letter to the Convention on Biological Diversity's Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice, currently meeting in Rome, expressing their "deep concern" about genetic engineering of trees.
20 February 2008
18 - 22 February 2008 - FAO, Rome, Italy
Thirteenth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice of the Convention on Biological Diversity
Action alerts
19 February 2008
February, 2008
The undersigned, members of organizations from countries where research on the genetic modification of trees is being carried out, or has been recently, would like to express in this letter some of the reasons of our deep concern.
Other information
15 February 2008
Commentary on CBD/SBSTTA/INF/6 Paper on Potential Impacts of GE Trees
Prepared for CBD SBSTTA Meeting, Rome, Italy, 18-22 February, 2008
This document is a joint commentary prepared by those organizations involved in the CBD process that are urging for clear moratorium on the open release of GE trees, and was written in response to the INF-6 background document, to highlight areas of particular relevance and to point out areas where information has not been included or considered.
Action alerts
6 February 2008
The Thirteenth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice will be held in FAO, Rome, Italy (18 - 22 february 2008). Forest biodiversity will be one of the main items on the agenda.
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23 January 2008
The Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSSTA) of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), will hold its thirteenth meeting in Rome from 18 to 22 February 2008.
In the meeting’s agenda there are two items of extreme importance for WRM’s concerns: forest biodiversity and invasive alien species. Though they will be treated separately (the former by the full meeting and the latter by a working group), we believe that they are inextricably linked.