GMO-free news from Lativa
2012-01-09 | permalink
Latvia on the brink of complete ban of GE crop cultivation
More than 100 of the 110 municipalities (novads) of Latvia have decided that their land will be GMO-free by the end of 2012. Cultivation of GM crops will be prohibited on municipal land, according to Eric Leitis, senior consultant of the protection of species and habitats at the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development of Latvia. The 101 novads have adopted mandatory rules on the cultivation of genetically modified plants on their territory, including the five districts that already made this policy-move last year.
2012-01-09 | permalink
Lettland so gut wie gentechnikfrei
In Lettland sollen keine gentechnisch veränderten Pflanzen wachsen. Foto: Dieter Schütz/pixelio.de
In Lettland haben nahezu alle Verwaltungsbezirke (Novads) beschlossen, bis Ende 2012 gentechnikfrei zu sein. In 101 Novads wird dann der Anbau von gentechnisch veränderten Pflanzen auf kommunalen Flächen verboten sein, berichtet ein Berater des lettischen Umweltministeriums. Diese Bezirke haben die obligatorischen Anbau-Regeln bereits umgesetzt und können nun nach einer Gesetzesänderung durch lokale Referenden Anbau-Verbote durchsetzen. Die Ablehnung von Agro-Gentechnik ist in Lettland besonders groß. In einer vom Umweltministerium durchgeführten Umfrage sprechen sich über 90% der Bevölkerung gegen einen Anbau von gentechnisch veränderten Pflanzen aus.
2011-09-29 | permalink
Almost all local governments in Latvia ban GE crops
According to the Law on Circulation of Genetically Modified Organisms, a local government may determine a prohibition by issuing binding rules for the cultivation of genetically modified crops in the relevant administrative territory upon its own initiative, or on the basis of a proposal by an individual. The prohibition shall be determined for a period of time which is not less than five years. Last year almost all local governments prohibited the cultivation of genetically modified crops within their territory.
2009-05-14 | permalink
Latvia bans GE crop cultivation
The Supervisory Council for Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) today approved GMOs for sale in Latvia, yet each GMO will have to be examined beforehand, but banned GMO production in Latvia. Ten out of fourteen Supervisory Council for GMOs members voted for the proposal.
