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Seeds of hope
The front line of our battle against GMOs takes place in Brazil, the only major non-GE soya exporter left in the world that still has large GE Free zones. In the past few years, illegal Monsanto GE seeds have been smuggled over the border to southern Brazil and Paraguay from Argentina where all soya is now transgenic.
Faced with widespread GE contamination in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, the Brazilian government last year temporarily approved planting of GE soya. Should Brazilian farmers go down the GE path then consumers across the world will find ever more of their food contaminated with GE.
Another important development is taking place in China, the world's largest importer of soya after the EU. GE soya planting is still banned in China and we are working hard to prevent imported GE soya polluting traditional Chinese soya varieties. Working with local farmers and consumers whether in China or Brazil to reject GE seeds and GE food is key to our success.
Food for Thought:
Hanging in the Balance: GE Battle in Brazil
Why reassessment is needed in EU accession countries
Save our Seeds!
Real Green Revolution - Organic and Agoecological Farming in the South
Recipes Against Hunger - Success Stories for the Future of Agriculture
Seeds of Doubt: North American Farmers' Experiences of GM Crops
A piece of the GE action
 Over the last few months our campaigners, activists and volunteers have been telling the world that they don't want genetic engineering anywhere near their food, their fields nor their animal feed.
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France v Brazil in a GE-free future
 Some friendly football supporters who would also like a GE-free world made an appearance at the France-Brazil match in Paris yesterday evening. The four couples arrived at the Stade De France stadium with streamers that read France - Brazil: better without GMO in French, Portuguese and English.
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Monsanto retreat continues in Australia
According to the Grains Council of Australia the controversial biotech giant Monsanto is to announce that it will shelve plans to introduce GE canola in Australia. The news comes just one day after Monsanto announced it would delay their Roundup Ready wheat program by several years.
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Victory: Monsanto drops GE Wheat
Thanks to years of pressure from environmental groups, the consumers, our cyberactivists and Greenpeace, today we can annnounce a victory for the environment following the announcement by Monsanto that they would suspend further development or open field trials of its genetically engineered, Roundup Ready wheat.
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National Anti-GE Day in France
To mark a National Anti-GE Day Greenpeace France organised events in 12 regions of the country and invited regional presidents to come and debate the GE question over the week end. Certain areas in France and other EU countries have already declared themselves GE free and it is hoped that after this weekend's events more areas in France will remain uncontaminated.
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Paranagua Victory
After 19 hours our action came to an end in Paranagua as our activists prevented conventional soya being loaded onto the GE contaminated ship - 'Global Wind', the ship has left the port of Paranagua, Parana, Brazil without loading.
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Global Winds has wind taken out of its sails
Activists from the Arctic Sunrise have prevented the entrance of the 'Global Wind' ship into the port of Paranagua, Brazil. The ship is carrying 30 000 tons of GE soya from Argentina.
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Save Our Seeds Petition
The Save Our Seeds coalition, which includes Greenpeace, today presented EU Environment Commissioner Margot Wallström a petition demanding that all seeds containing even the smallest Genetically Engineered Organisms (GMOs) be labelled.
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Sailing GE FREE
 Greenpeace activists 'waved goodbye' to the Galateia ship from Paranagua port in Brazil yesterday. The bulk carrier left carrying 60,900 tons of GE free soya to Asia.
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Xu Xu's Brazilian Affaire
My name is Xu Lijun, people call me Xu Xu - I come from Beijing (China) and work there as Greenpeace GE assistant campaigner. This is my first time working on ship and also the first time I have been in South America.
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Old GMOs threaten new Europe
Greenpeace today called on the governments of EU accession countries to ban genetically modified organisms (GMO), approved back in the 1990s, for commercial planting in the EU, to protect their unique ecosystems.
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GM firm retreats from the UK
Following the controversial UK government approval of genetically engineered (GE) maize for commercial planting, the only company authorized to grow GE maize has withdrawn its application. It now appears unlikely the UK will see any commercialised GE crops before 2008.
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GE Soya The First & Final Fight?
In 1996 the first US shipments of Genetically Engineered (GE) soya arrived at European shores. They were met by Greenpeace protesters and consumer activists, who were adamant that Monsanto, one of the worlds leading producers of GE seeds, would not get away with sneaking Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) into the food chain without public debate, consumer choice and safety testing.
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