After a run of low quality GM cotton crops with unusually short fibres, Burkina Faso has ended its love affair with Monsanto's Bt cotton, writes Claire Robinson. In a further blow to the company, growers are demanding $280 million compensation for their losses.
Burkina Faso calls time on Monsanto's GM cotton, demands $280m damages Claire Robinson GMWatch | 1st February 2016 News Burkina Faso Gm Cotton Africa Burkinabè Monsanto dadjan wassinatou, 34, holds a …
In this joint statement to COP21 Amnesty International and Greenpeace International call on all governments to protect human rights by including making respect for human rights an explicit purpose of any agreement, while agreeing to phase out fossil fuels and deliver 100% renewables for all by 2050.
To protect human rights means 100% renewable energy for all by 2050 Greenpeace Amnesty International | 9th December 2015 Comment Climate Change Human Rights COP21 Law Unfccc Energy Renewables …