Food Sovereignty essential as Climate Change solution for African farmers. PRESS RELEASE Monday 5 December 2011 Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA) African farmer and civil society groups in… Read More

Gathuru Mburu on indigenous knowledge and African-led solutions to the challenges of climate change. As part of their coverage in the lead-up to the COP17 climate negotiations in Durban, BBC… Read More

On Tuesday 18th October a new Global Citizens’ Report on the State of GMOs “The GMO Emperor has no Clothes”, was launched by our partner Vandana Shiva at a press conference in… Read More

In landmark ruling, NGOs intervene at South Africa’s Competition Tribunal to avoid takeover of South Africa’s seed industry. Biowatch was notified on Friday 20th August that it has been granted… Read More

Dr.Melaku Worede, Gaia Associate, receives the Herman Warsh Memorial Award. For his outstanding service to the genetic resources community and in preserving the genetic wealth of Ethiopia, Dr. Melaku Woredehas been… Read More

A key pressure point is the dynamic between the Copenhagen Accord agreed last year, and the Kyoto Protocol. The Kyoto Protocol (KP) is the only legally-binding international agreement for emissions… Read More