Australia and New Zealand
GMO-free news from Australia and New Zealand
This links to a page with GENET-news from Australia and New Zealand that are relevant for the development of GMO-free zones.
Updates + Overviews
Tasmania's ban on the release of GM organisms to the environment will continue until 2014.
South Australia has reaffirmed their commitment to ban all commercial GM crops until 2014.
Organisations and institutions active on GMO
Biological Farmers of Australia, BFA is the pre-eminent organisation for the organic industry and movement – on matters relating to education, trade, promotion and advocacy.
GM Watch, A global directory on the massive and deceptive PR push behind genetically modified (GM) food.
GE Free Australia
Gene Ethics Network
GE-Free New Zealand, GE-Free New Zealand promote making the NZ environment & food FREE of Genetically Engineered [GE] organisms
MAdGE, MAdGE (Mothers Against Genetic Engineering) are a network of people concerned about the health and environmental effects of GE food.<
Network of Concerned Farmers, An Australia wide network of conventional and organic farmers who are concerned about the economic, environmental and social impacts of genetically modified crops.
Union of Concerned Scientists, Citizens and scientists for environmental solutions
True Food Network, Your guide to avoiding genetically engineered food
Presentations
The GMO Situation in Australia and The situation in Australia - Pacific, Maggie Lilith, Conservation Council of Western Australia, Planet Diversity, May 2008, Bonn, Germany
GE Free New Zealand, Claire Bleakley, Planet Diversity, May 2008, Bonn, Germany
