LATEST WORLD BANK BIOSAFETY PROPOSAL FOR WEST AFRICA HEAVILY CRITICISED.
http://www.grain.org/m/?id=142
The World Bank has revised and resubmitted its new version of the West African biosafety project to the United Nation's Global Environment Facility after deep concerns were raised by civil society groups and governments with the initial proposal.
In response, COPAGEN, the Coalition for the Protection of African Genetic Heritage which is based across West Africa in Burkina Faso, Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea Bissau, Guinea Conakry, Mali, Niger, Senegal, and Togo, has reacted angrily to this proposal. The proposal appears to have little support from the grassroots and has blatantly made it difficult for most to participate; participation has been selective and the main language has been English, despite nearly all countries involved having French as their official language. The new proposal is also only available as an enormous file, making it difficult for many people in West Africa to access.
The German government council member of GEF (Global Environment Facility) has also heavily criticised this latest proposal.
For more information on this and links to documents visit http://www.grain.org/m/?id=142
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