why did germany ban mon 810? heike moldenhauer
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Why did Germany ban Mon 810? Heike Moldenhauer. GMO free regions. GMO free municipalities. EDEKA action. Factors for success. Campaign targets: farmers and consumers Five years tradition in founding GMO free regions and local resistence - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Friends of the EarthGermany
Why did Germany ban Mon 810?
Heike Moldenhauer
Friends of the EarthGermany
GMO free regions
Friends of the EarthGermany
GMO free municipalities
Friends of the EarthGermany
EDEKA action
Friends of the EarthGermany
Factors for success
Campaign targets: farmers and consumers
Five years tradition in founding GMO free regions and local resistence
Broad alliance: cooperation FOE and Association of Familiy Farmers (Via Campesina), other Farmers´ networks, beekeepers, Greenpeace, etc.
Political circumstances:• Bavarias CSU lost absolute majority last autumn due to
GMOs, too• Federal agriculture minister is from Bavaria• EU and national elections cause stress
Friends of the EarthGermany
What did work against Mon 810?
• Local actions: demonstrations in Aigner´s constituency
• Online-campaining (Campact): Mrs Aigner, ban Mon 810
(50 000 emails)
• Lobbying on national and Bavarian level
• Press work
• Own study: Evaluation of all studies done since 2007