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Earthlife Africa eThekwini attends the First Meeting of the Parties (MOP1) Kuala Lampur, Malaysia, 23 -27 February 2004 Thoko Makhanya from Earthlife Africa eThekwini is currently attending the First Meeting of the Parties (MOP1) to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, Kuala Lampur, Malaysia, 23 -27 February 2004. Together with Mariam Mayet fromr the African Centre for Biosaftey they form the South African Civil Society representation at this important meeting. Earthlife Africa together with several South African Civil Society groupings have released an open letter to the South African government , raising concerns about the implementation of the GMO Act in South Africa and its compliance with the Biosafety Protocol particularly public particpation as laid out in Article 23 of the protocol. Earthlife Africa has over the last year been monitoring the number of application for permits to import and grow GMO, and have set up a process on our website to publish the applications and comments when brought to our attention as public service. We have also asked the Legal Resource Centre's Durban office to monitor the legalities of such applications and to seek compliance with the National Environmental Management Act over 2003/04 period. Please keep informed about developments in Malaysia on Biosafety MOP1 on our webpage. For e-mail contacts in Kuala Lampur: Thoko Makhanya (South Africa) - Earthlife Africa eThekwini: [email protected] Mariam Mayet (South Africa) - Africa Centre for Biosafety : [email protected] Nnimmo Bassey (Nigeria) - FOEI GMO Africa Group:[email protected] Juan Lopez (Friends of the Earth International): [email protected] Chee Yoke Ling (Malaysia) - Third World Network:[email protected] For local information in South Africa please contact: Helene Epstein: 0828684437 Bryan Ashe: 0826521533 Earthlife Africa is an affiliate member of Friends of the Earth International Earthlife Africa is a founder member of SAFeAGE Friends of the Earth International Africa Strategy meeting: 5&6 February 2004. This GMO meeting brought together a number of the African members of Friends of the Earth in Lagos to develop a strategy for FOE members in Africa. Earthlife Africa is an affiliate member of Friends of the Earth International and we were represented by Thoko Makhanya of Earthlife Africa eThekwini branch.   FOEI AFRICA STATEMENT Applications Update The Earthlife Africa website applications alerts and worked well with the recent GE Wheat application by Monsanto three known objections (sign on letters) were circulated and submitted and a number of enquiries from South Africa and overseas coming including information on other countries. See the applications page for the objections. Please watch your press for further applications and don't forget to fax them to us. ?? |
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