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And a huge shout-out to all the people who signed and to the NGOs who helped to make this signatures visible today 💚

Thank you to everyone who took the time to meet us today ✨ @christopheclergeau.bsky.social @martinhaeusling.bsky.social Jessica Polfjärd @pcanfin.bsky.social @anjahazekamp.bsky.social @eu2025dk.bsky.social

🚨 Big day in Brussels:
NGOs representatives handed over a 500.000 signature petition demanding that GM food remains labelled.

Tonight’s trilogue might be the last one on this file.
EU negotiators now have half a million reasons to protect transparency & consumer choice.

Fingers crossed. 💥🌱

Den Levende Løsning - et opgør med GMO dereguleringen / The Living Solution - Challenging GMO deregulation The documentary film The Living Solution (Den Levende Løsning), a film by Isabelle Denaro, is in Danish with subtitles in English. Below please find descriptions…

🍿Watch the short films for free here vimeo.com/1137871575 and here www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrzK...

What happens to ecosystems when we release these plants without proper testing? What about organic farmers who've built their whole practice on staying free from genetic engineering? And here's the real question – can agroecological farming already deliver what NGT promises, without the risks?

🎥Two Danish short films are asking the questions Brussels would rather skip

Right now, the EU is negotiating whether to deregulate gene-edited plants – current proposals are without risk assessment and no labeling on food. 🕵️
These films take a step back and ask: Do we actually need this? ✨🌻

Mit einer Aktion vor dem Bundeskanzleramt haben wir heute im Bündnis gegen die Pläne zur #Deregulierung neuer #Gentechnik demonstriert. Die #Bundesregierung darf keinem Trilog-Kompromiss zustimmen, das nicht zentrale Schutzmechanismen enthält.

Two farmers just handed over 130.000 signatures calling on German ministries to protect GMO-free farming ✨

A massive call for transparency, risk assessment, and the precautionary principle regarding genetic engineering.

Huge thanks to everyone who signed, shared and supported💚

#newGMO #GMOfree

Modified food, modified rights? Why genetically modify organisms labelling must stay

📣 NGOs from Austria, Spain, France & Slovenia call on the EU to “defend the right of consumers to know what they eat.”

They demand traceability & labelling for all #GMOs

In the #NGT trilogue talks on 13.11., the European Parliament must stand firm for consumers’ rights!

bit.ly/43Je4ov

#NoNewGMO

IUCN backs risky genetic engineering in nature, rejects call for precaution Abu Dhabi, 15 October 2025 — In a widely anticipated but deeply concerning decision, IUCN members have implicitly endorsed the use of genetic engineering in nature conservation — despite insufficient ...

🚨 IUCN just rejected a moratorium on genetically engineered species — by one government vote.

Governments: 49.71% yes / 50.29% no
NGOs and IPLCs: 55.75% yes / 44.25% no

Over 100 scientists warned of irreversible ecological risks, but precaution lost to belief in risky technologies.
bit.ly/46Xdg1g

🌿As the #IUCNcongress2025 kicks off over 90 NGOs demand to adopt a moratorium on genetically engineering wild species.

We need pause, precaution, and inclusive public debate before irreversible releases of experimental technologies.

Read more 👉 www.saveourseeds.org/news/ngos-sc...

#MoratoriumNow

Once released, genetically engineered wildlife can’t be recalled.
Over 90 NGOs call for a global moratorium to protect biodiversity. 🌿

🤓 Learn more: www.engineeringnature.org
📢 Or sign here: www.saveourseeds.org/nature-is-no...

#IUCNCongress2025 #MoratoriumNow #NatureIsNotALaboratory

#NatureIsNotALab
#StopGeneticEngineering
#ProtectBiodiversity
#SafeguardNature
#MoratoriumNow

Nature is not a laboratory Sign the petition! A moratorium on genetically engineered wild species is crucial to prevent unintended ecological consequences in conservation efforts.

🚨 At the #IUCNcongress this October, some want to treat genetic engineering as a “tool” for conservation.
But once released, engineered species can’t be recalled. Nature has no undo button.
Call with us for a global moratorium on the release of genetically engineered wild species
👉 bit.ly/4nrNNTo

Key takeaways:
– “De extinction” and gene drives do not serve conservation needs
– GMO interventions risk irreversible environmental changes
– GMO risk assessments today are flawed

#GeneticEngineering #Conservation #SyntheticBiology

Genewatch UK has just released “Chimera: The Genetic Modification of Nature” — a major briefing ahead of the #IUCNcongress2025 warning about the risks of releasing GM organisms into the wild. 🌱

🤓 tinyurl.com/4459czr8

Re-designing nature isn’t the same as protecting it. The stakes are huge.

@corporateeurope.org @caneurope.org @foeeurope.bsky.social @global2000.bsky.social @epsu.bsky.social @eeb.org

❗Ahead of von der Leyen's State of the Union speech, our Foundation on Future Farming has joined over 470 NGOs and trade unions to deliver a clear message: we need rules to protect people and the environment!✊🌳🐙

#RulestoProtect #SOTEU

corporateeurope.org/en/2025/09/o...

A collage of headlines and quotes promoting the proclaimed benefits of genetically modified (GM) crops and genetic engineering. Text snippets include statements such as “Genetic engineering could ‘reverse the Silent Spring scenario’,” “Millions served – While the West debates the ethics of genetically modified food, Florence Wambugu is using it to feed her country,” and “GMO golden rice could save 40,000 lives a day, people that are malnourished and dying.” Other phrases emphasize medical and agricultural benefits like “Purple tomato can beat cancer,” “Genetic engineering could make crops resistant to a wide range of diseases,” and “The vilification of genetically modified crops could jeopardize efforts to feed the world’s growing population.” One quote reads, “Protest against GM crops are a crime against humanity.” The background is styled with torn-paper textures.

🌾 Bitter harvest 🌾
30 years after the first GMO crops hit the fields, their promises - like feeding the world & cutting chemicals - mostly failed. Our new website exposes 8 broken biotech promises. Time for a fairer food system✊
👉 gmopromises.org

#GMOs #NoNewGMOs #agriculture #natureconservation

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👀 Food labels give us the information we need to choose what we eat — including whether products contain GMOs. ✔️

💼 But EU politicians are considering scrapping labelling requirements for most #NewGMOs

✊ We call on them to defend our right to choose — all GMOs must remain labelled!

#NoGMOsInMyFood

Op Ed | Big Ag Pushes Lawmakers to Roll Back Consumer Rights | Agricultural and Rural Convention In advance of the first trilogue meeting on “new genomic techniques” that took place this week, the industry launched a statement against GMO labelling. Only the Parliament, not the Council nor the Co...

Ahead of trilogue negotiations on #GMO deregulation, industry groups have launched a full-blown attack on consumer rights. But it is not for them to decide what we buy! #NewGMO #IchooseGMOfree

www.arc2020.eu/op-ed-big-ag...

New GMOs: sorting spin from facts – media briefing - Greenpeace European Unit The European Parliament’s environment committee will vote on Tuesday to start the final phase of negotiations on a controversial draft EU law on a new breed of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). T...

The @europarl.europa.eu's environment committee will vote tomorrow to start the final phase of negotiations on a controversial draft EU law on a new breed of GMOs. 🍅🌱

We've debunked 5 misleading claims used by the biotech industry and politicians who want the EU to deregulate new GMOs. 🙅👀

- Save Our Seeds Gentechnik bald auf dem Teller? Darum geht es In Europa gilt bisher das Vorsorgeprinzip: Strenge Gentechnik-Regeln stellen sicher, dass alle gentechnisch

Helfen Sie jetzt mit, die Wahlfreiheit von Verbraucherinnen und Bauern in Sachen Gentechnik bei den Koaltionsverhandlungen nicht unter die Räder kommt! Schreiben Sie JETZT an SPD, CSU und CDU www.saveourseeds.org/de/gentechni...

The Impossible Burger Check out the Impossible Burger, a lab-made, genetically-modified meat substitute to taste like real meat - and decide if you would actually want to eat it!

🍔Heard about the Impossible Burger?

It ‘bleeds’ like beef, but it’s made in a lab with genetically modified yeast & soy 🧪

It's now pushed for direct human consumption in the 🇪🇺 when we have so many better plant-based alternatives!

Explore our cool infographic 👇 friendsoftheearth.eu/impossible-b...

So now is the time to get aktive!

EU Heads Towards Deregulation Of New GMO Technologies | Agricultural and Rural Convention EU countries have officially sealed their position on plans to loosen rules on the use of new genetic technologies, setting the ball rolling towards deregulation of new GMOs in the near future. But th...

EU countries have officially sealed their position on plans to loosen rules on the use of new genetic technologies. But this isn’t the end of the story just yet. So what happens now? @natashafoote.bsky.social brings you the latest from Brussels:
www.arc2020.eu/eu-heads-tow...
#GMO #NGT

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Poland backtracks on patents in efforts to push ahead with EU plans on new GMOs A new proposal on the EU’s plans to loosen the rules on new genomic technologies has been tabled in efforts to break the impasse in negotiations between EU countries. But could this be enough to tip t...

⚠️ After months at an impasse, the EU plans to loosen rules on new genetic techniques may have just edged closer to a compromise thanks to a new 🇵🇱 proposal

What does this all mean? Here I’ve put together an overview of what you need to know for @arc2020.bsky.social 🧬 www.arc2020.eu/poland-backt...

Genetic Engineering and Generative AI: An Explosive Mix The field of plant biotechnology is undergoing a profound transformation. The rise of generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools is fundamentally reshaping the way genetic engineering is conducted....

The rise of generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools is fundamentally reshaping the way genetic engineering is conducted. How should the EU respond? Benny Haerlin and Franziska Achterberg of @saveourseeds.bsky.social have more.
www.arc2020.eu/genetic-engi...