Switzerland

GMO-free news from Switzerland

This links to a page with all the GENET-news from Switzerland that are relevant for the development of GMO-free zones.

Updates + Overviews

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Moratorium

National: Switzerland has a 5-year moratorium against the commercial cultivation of GM crops and animals. In a referendum (Link: http://www.gentechfrei.ch/) the majority of the Swiss population (55.7%) and all cantons voted in November 2005, to prohibit the use of genetically modified animals and plants in Swiss agriculture for a period of five years. In March 2010 Swiss Parliament has extended its ban on the cultivation of genetically modified plants for another three years until November 2013. Moratorium Switzerland (German)
Prolongation du moratoire (French): StopOGM - Coordination romande sur le génie génétique

Regional:
Six cantons and 2 regions have declared themselves GMO free (for the moment no legal status but only political) : Canton Ticino, Canton Jura, Canton Genève, Canton Neuchâtel, Canton Bern, Canton Appenzell (in woodland areas), region Oberes Suhrental (AG) and region Wägital
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84 municipalities have declared themselves GMO-free:
AG: Baldingen, Böbikon, Kirchleerau, Moosleerau, Reitnau, Rekingen, Rothrist, Wiliberg
BE: Grafenried, Prêles, Rebévelier, Renan
BL: Arlesheim, Binningen, Bottmingen, Ettingen, Münchenstein, Muttenz, Oberwil, Pfeffingen, Reinach, Therwil
FR: Barberêche, Botterens, Broc, Courtepin-Courtaman, Granges-Paccot, Kleinbösingen, Morlon, Murist, Pont-en-Ogoz
GE: Cologny
GL: Betschwanden, Glarus, Haslen, Leuggelbach, Linthal, Luchsingen, Riedern, Rüti
JU: Soyhières
LU: Egolzwil, Horw, Kriens, Luzern, Meggen, Ufhusen, Wauwil
NE: Cernier, Chézard-St-Martin, Engollon, Les Planchettes, Savagnier, Valangin
SO: Brügglen, Dulliken, Hauenstein-Ifenthal, Hüniken, Rohr b. Olten, Starrkirch-Wil
SZ: Gersau, Ingenbohl-Brunnen, Innerthal, Tuggen, Vorderthal
VD: Aclens, Bellerive, Bournens, Chavannes-le-Veyron, Colombier-sur-Morges, Cuarnens, Dizy, Ferreyres, Grens, L'Isle, Marchissy, Mauraz, Prahins, St-George
VS: Geschinen ( im Oberwallis), Isérables, Münster-Geschinen, Riederalp ( im Oberwallis)
ZG: Neuheim

Aktion „gentechfreie gemeinde“
Action communes sans OGM

Presentations

Lucern, April 2009
Herbert Karch, Swiss Working Group for Genetic Engineering (SAG)
Presentation: GMO-free Switzerland (pdf, English)
Swiss Moratorium

Bonn, May 2008
GMO-free by democratic vote (Audio File, mp3, 4MB, German), Maya Graf, Swiss Parliament & GM moratorium initiative Switzerland
Zürich, May 2008
GMO banned by moratorium (2005 - 2010), half-time review, GM moratorium initiative Switzerland
Vienna, February 2005
GMO-free-Referendum, Maya Graf, member of Swiss Parliament; Daniel Amman, Swiss working group on Genetechnology; Florianne Koechlin, Blauen Institute

Petitions

In German:
Gentechnikfreie Regionen und Gebiete Petition an die Europäische Kommission. Download in pdf-format

In French:
Zones sans-OGM : Pétition pour la commission européenne. Download in pdf-format  doc-format
http://www.saveourseeds.org/Download_Centre/Petition/Petition_fr.pdf

In Italian:
Territori e regioni liberi da OGM. Petizione alla Commissione Europea.Download in pdf-format  doc-format

Last Update: 23 August 2012