Submission to the Senate Inquiry on Environmental Biosecurity
Friends of the Earth have made a submission to the Senate Inquiry on Environmental Biosecurity regarding the potential environmental biosecurity risks posed by synthetic biology as we believe that our current regulatory regimes are inadequate to deal with them.
194 countries call for the regulation of synthetic biology
In a unanimous decision of 194 countries, the United Nation’s Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) has formally urged nation states to regulate synthetic biology (synbio). The landmark decision follows ten days of hard-fought negotiations between developing...
Throwing precaution to the wind: the government’s attempts to thwart the regulation of synthetic biology
Since it was first proposed that synthetic biology be looked at as a new and emerging issue under the Convention for Biological Diversity (CBD), the Australian Government − under both the ALP and the Coalition − has consistently attempted to destroy any prospect of...Australian government should support synbio moratorium at COP12
As global governments meet to discuss synthetic biology (synbio) at the Convention on Biological Diversity meeting (COP12) in South Korea, Friends of the Earth is calling for a moratorium on the commercial release of synthetically modified organisms (SMOs) until a...Crazytech
Stupid technologies we don't need.....
And that could destroy life on Earth.
And that could destroy life on Earth.