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Getting corny: Environmentalists seek 'agricultural asylum'
Madrid (AFP) Sept 29, 2009 Environmentalists dressed as giant ears of corn Tuesday asked for "agricultural asylum" in the French embassy in Madrid in a protest over genetically modified crops. The environmental organisation Friends of the Earth organised the symbolic act to protest Spain's "large-scale" production of genetically modified corn, which is banned in France. Around 20 protesters from several European countries and dressed as corn cobs demonstrated outside the French embassy in central Madrid. They handed over a petition to one of the diplomats, saying they would "rather flee to France than be genetically modified." "We want to condemn the fact that Spain is the only country in Europe to grow genetically modified corn, without any measures to protect against contamination" of the crop with non-GM corn, a spokeswoman for Friends of the Earth said. Several European countries, including France and Germany, have invoked an EU safeguard procedure to bar a strain of genetically modified corn produced by US agricultural giant Monsanto, after a watchdog said it had doubts about the product. GM crops are a fiercely contested issue in Europe, pitting agribusiness corporations against a powerful green lobby. Share This Article With Planet Earth
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Dutch fishermen say eel ban puts them on 'endangered list'The Hague (AFP) Sept 29, 2009 A delicacy in the Netherlands where it is eaten smoked on bread, the endangered eel gets a short reprieve as of Thursday when domestic catches will be banned for 60 days in a move fishermen say threatens their survival. The ban, aiming to boost dwindling eel numbers, "will obliterate family businesses that have earned a living from fishing for many generations," said the Dutch professional ... read more |
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