List of EcoNexus publications
Some of our publications are (more) technical, also providing a thorough review of the scientific literature to a specific topic coupled with original analysis.
All publications are either completely online or can be downloaded as pdf.
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Committee on World Food Security: High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition draft report: Biofuels and Food Security Comments from Biofuelwatch, EcoNexus and Global Forest Coalition Biofuelwatch, EcoNexus & Global Forest Coalition |
Jan 2013 |
Commentary 8 pages |
HLPE biofuels and food security comments (142.25 KB) |
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Business and Biodiversity: A Licence to Operate Helena Paul ECO 45, p. 4-6 |
Dec 2012 COP 11 |
Article 2 pages |
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Biotech Companies COMPACTing their responsibilties Antje Lorch ECO 43(3) published at MOP4 in Hyderabad, October 2012 |
Oct 2012 MOP4 |
Article 2 pages |
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Canada in violation of international obligations to the CBD… Ocean-fertilisation & Geoengineeiring scheme Helena Paul ECO 44(10) |
Oct 2012 COP 11 |
Article 1 pages |
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Rio+20: Where's the debate about corporate power? A response to the proposal for a Convention on Corporate Sustainability Reporting Helena Paul |
Jun 2012 Rio+20 |
Opinion piece 2 pages |
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Biodiversity should not be expected to earn its living in the market Helena Paul ECO 41(1) |
May 2012 WGRI 4 |
Article 1 pages |
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Biofuels: how many are invasive alien species? Helena Paul ECO 40(3) |
May 2012 SBSTTA 16 |
Article 1 pages |
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Are we continuing to fuel Biodiversity Loss? Biofuels, Bioenergy, Biochar and the Technologies of the new Bioeconomy CBD Alliance |
Apr 2012 SBSTTA 16 |
Briefing 2 pages |
CBDA Briefing at SBSTTA 16: Biofuels (83.19 KB) |
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Engineered to fail? Climate-related Geoengineering CBD Alliance |
Apr 2012 SBSTTA 16 |
Briefing 2 pages |
CBDA Briefing at SBSTTA 16: Geoengineering (78.27 KB) |
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Why we should continue to oppose the inclusion of agriculture in the climate negotiations Helena Paul |
Feb 2012 Climate COP17 Durban |
Opinion piece 11 pages |
Oppose Agriculture in Climate Negotiations.pdf (208.64 KB) |
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Synthetic Biology needs urgent attention from the SBSTTA EcoNexus |
Oct 2011 SBSTTA 16 |
Submission 14 pages |
EcoNexus CBD submission on Synthetic Biology (126.57 KB) |
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Potential Impacts of Synthetic Biology on the Biodiversity The International Civil Society Working Group on Synthetic BiologyConsisting of: Action Group On Erosion, Technology and Concentration (ETC Group), Center for Food Safety Center for Food Safety, Econexus, Friends of the Earth USA, International Center for Technology Assessment, and The Sustainability Council of New Zealand |
Oct 2011 SBSTTA 16 |
Submission 54 pages |
CSO SynBio submission to CBD SBSTTA (276.04 KB) |
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Corporations are not human, so why should they have human rights? Helena Paul |
Sep 2011 Rio+20 |
Opinion piece 6 pages |
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Calling the corporations to account Helena Paul |
Sep 2011 Rio+20 |
Opinion piece 4 pages |
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The liaison group on geo-engineering does not fulfil the CBD decision Letter to the members of the liaison group on Climate-Related GeoEngineering as it relates to the Convention on Biological Diversity Helena Paul & Almuth Ernsting |
Aug 2011 |
Open Letter 2 pages |
Letter to CBD Liaison group on geo-engineering (94.87 KB) |
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GE Wheat trial by Rothamsted Research Submission on Rothamsted Research application for consent to release genetically modified wheat in the UK Dr. Ricarda A. Steinbrecher |
Aug 2011 |
Submission 7 pages |
Submission re GM Wheat application (170.23 KB) |
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Information concerning Innovative Financial Mechanisms (IFMs): Offset Programmes A submission to the CBD Secretariat concerning decision X/3 Helena Paul & Antje Lorch |
Jul 2011 COP9, WGRI 4 |
Submission 13 pages |
Submission on X/3: Offset programmes (95.75 KB) |
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EU biofuel target causes serious damage in the Global South Comments on the transport elements of the Renewable Energy Directive and on article 7 of the EU Fuel Quality Directive Helena Paul |
Jun 2011 |
Submission 3 pages |
Biofuels consultation 2011 (185.71 KB) |
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Biochar Knowledge Gaps Commentary Helena Paul |
May 2011 |
Commentary 7 pages |
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A dangerous precedent The UK Nuffield Council on Bioethics proposes five ethical principles and a duty to develop biofuels instead of the Precautionary Principle Helena Paul English version of an article forthcoming in German in the June issue of umwelt aktuell. |
May 2011 |
Article 2 pages |
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Green economy and biofuels: what did the CBD say ? Helena Paul Eco "Post-COP 10", Vol 36(1), p.1 & 6 |
Apr 2011 COP10 |
Article 1 pages |
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Finance, targets, green economy and innovative financial mechanisms Helena Paul & Antje Lorch ECO "Post-COP 10", Vol 36(1), p. 5. |
Mar 2011 COP10 |
Article 1 pages |
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Rio+20, the “Green Economy” and the Real Priorities Helena Paul Forest Cover, No. 37, p. 5-6 |
Mar 2011 Rio+20 |
Article 2 pages |
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Open Letter on the release of GM mosquitos in Malaysia Open Letter from Civil Society Organizations in Response to the Field Release of Genetically Modified Mosquitoes in Malaysia EcoNexus as one of 74 civil society organizations around the world |
Feb 2011 |
Open Letter 4 pages |
Open_letter_GM_misquitos_malaysia.pdf (90.83 KB) |
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CSO statement on the planned field release of GM mosquitos Statement of Concern from Civil Society Organizations Regarding Field Release of Genetically Modified Mosquitoes EcoNexus as one of 87 civil society organisations |
Dec 2010 |
Open Letter 5 pages |
Statement_GM_mosquito_malaysia.pdf (89.51 KB) |
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Carbon markets – A distraction from the real priority: immediate emission reductions Helena Paul |
Nov 2010 Cancun Climate Negotiations |
Briefing 4 pages |
Carbon markets - a distraction.pdf (136.23 KB) |
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The carbon market dream: millions of offsets from land-use “sinks” Econexus and Biofuelwatch Briefing for Cancun Climate Negotiations |
Nov 2010 Cancun Climate Negotiations |
Briefing 3 pages |
Sueño del mercado de carbono (124.59 KB) Carbon Market Dream (118.17 KB) |
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El sueño del mercado de carbono: millones de créditos de carbonos por sumideros basados en el uso de la tierra Econexus y Biofuelwatch Informe para las negociaciones sobre el clima, Cancun, Noviembre 2010 |
Nov 2010 Cancun Climate Negotiations |
Briefing 3 pages |
Carbon Market Dream (118.17 KB) Sueño del mercado de carbono (124.59 KB) |
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Release of GM mosquito Aedes aegypti OX513A (NRE(S)609-2/1/3) Scientific opinion to the Department of Biosafety, Ministery of Natural Resources and Environment of Malaysia Ricarda A. Steinbrecher |
Sep 2010 |
Scientific opinion pages |
Scientific Opinion by R.A. Steinbrecher (146.19 KB) NBB (2010): "GM mosquitoes announcement" (300.29 KB) NBB (2010): "GM mosquitoes factsheet" (338.5 KB) |
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Synthetic Biology Letter to New Scientist Helena Paul and Ricarda Steinbrecher New Scientiest, Issue 2772, p.24-25, 7 August 2010. |
Aug 2010 |
Opinion piece 1 pages |
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Carbon - The New Cash Crop Helena Paul The Land, Autumn 2010, Issue 9, pp.15-18 |
May 2010 |
Article 4 pages |
Carbon - New Cash Crop - The Land 2010.pdf (468.03 KB) |
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Soy production and certification: the case of Argentinean soy-based biodiesel Julia Tomei, Stella Semino, Helena Paul, Lilian Joensen, Mario Monti & Erling Jelsøe Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change 15(4): 371-394, DOI: 10.1007/s11027-010-9225-2 |
Apr 2010 |
Scientific Paper 23 pages |
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Agriculture and Climate Change - Real Problems, False Solutions by Helena Paul, Almuth Ernsting, Stella Semino, Susanne Gura & Antje Lorch Report published for the Conference of the Parties, COP15, of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Copenhagen, December 2009. |
Dec 2009 Climate COP15 |
Report 44 pages |
Agriculture & Climate Change (408.7 KB) Summary (202.79 KB) Agricultura y Cambio Climatico (846.35 KB) Sumario (159.48 KB) 2 Draft, Sept. 2010 (495.27 KB) Ag & CC (draft 2, summary) (127.12 KB) 1. Draft, May 2010 (391.95 KB) Ag & CC (draft 1, summary) (88.94 KB) |
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Agriculture and soils in carbon trading Prepared by Jonathan Ensor (Practical Action), Almuth Ernsting (Biofuelwatch), Susanne Gura (EcoNexus) & Helena Paul (EcoNexus) |
Dec 2009 |
Briefing 2 pages |
Agriculture & Soils in Carbon trading (61.23 KB) |
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Real problems, false solutions Grupo de Reflexión Rural, Biofuelwatch, EcoNexus, NOAH & FoE Denmark |
Oct 2009 |
Article 7 pages |
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No Idle Threat to the Marginalised The Focus on “Marginal and Idle” Land for Biofuels (Agrofuels) Helena Paul published as 'Biofuel 2.0', The Ecologist, February 2009 |
Feb 2009 |
Article 4 pages |
Agrofuels_Marginal_Land_Ecologist 2009.pdf (174.19 KB) |
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Feed the world? R. Steinbrecher & A. Lorch The Ecologist, November 2008. |
Nov 2008 |
Article 4 pages |
Feed the World? (200.55 KB) |
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Agrofuels and the Myth of the Marginal Lands by the African Biodiversity Network, Biofuelwatch, EcoNexus, the Gaia Foundation, Salva La Selva and Watch Indonesia |
Sep 2008 |
Briefing 8 pages |
Agrofuels & Myth of the Marginal Lands (281.23 KB) |
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Why 'marginal' land does not solve the biofuel problems by Helena Paul |
Sep 2008 |
Briefing 1 pages |
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Land-use, Bioenergy and Agro-biotechnology Les Levidov (Open University) and Helena Paul (Econexus) Study for the German Advisory Council on Global Change (WBGU) |
Aug 2008 |
Technical Report 35 pages |
Land-use, Bioenergy and Agro-biotechnology - WBGU 2008.pdf (1.57 MB) |
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Can sustainability criteria for certification of agrofuels be effective? Helena Paul in: Policy Department Economic and Scientific Policy Sustainable Biofuel Production in Tropical and Subtropical Countries Workshop proceedings 12 June 2008, p. 19-22 |
Jun 2008 |
Chapter 4 pages |
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Genetically Engineered Trees & Risk Assessment An overview of risk assessment and risk management issues by Ricarda A. Steinbrecher and Antje Lorch Published by the Federation of German Scientists. Presented at CBD COP9 negotiations on GE trees |
May 2008 COP9 |
Report 30 pages |
GE trees & Risk assessment (260.97 KB) |
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Potential Ecological and Social Impacts of Genetically Engineered Trees Commentary on the official background paper by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) entitled “The Potential Environmental, Cultural and Socio-Economic Impacts of Genetically Modified Trees” (UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/13/INF/6) Co-published by 10 organisations: Canadian Biotechnology Action Network, EcoNexus, Ecoropa, Friends of Siberian Forest, Global Forest Coalition, Global Justice Ecology Project, PIPEC (Pacific Indigenous Peoples Environment Coalition), Stop GE Tree Campaign, Timberwatch Coalition, World Rainforest Movement. Prepared for CBD SBSTTA 13 Meeting, Rome, Italy, 18-22 February, 2008 |
Feb 2008 SBSTTA 13 |
Technical Briefing 7 pages |
GE trees: CBD SBSSTA13 commentary (440.28 KB) |
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GE Rice The Genetic Engineering of the World’s Leading Staple Crop by Ricarda A. Steinbrecher for Pesticide Action Network Asia and the Pacific |
Dec 2007 |
Report 24 pages |
GE rice (856.69 KB) |
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Agrofuels: Towards a Reality Check in Nine Key Areas Co-published by Biofuelwatch, Carbon Trade Watch / Transnational Institute, Corporate Europe Observatory, EcoNexus, Ecoropa, Grupo de Reflexión Rural, Munlochy Vigil, NOAH (Friends of the Earth Denmark), Rettet den Regenwald, Watch Indonesia Report submitted to the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in preparation for SBSTTA 12 (July 2007, Paris, France). |
Apr 2007 SBSTTA 12 |
Report 36 pages |
Agrofuels: Reality Check (365.93 KB) |
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Transformation-induced Mutations in Transgenic Plants Analysis and Biosafety Implications by Allison K Wilson, Jonathan R Latham and Ricarda A Steinbrecher In: Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Reviews, Vol 23, December 2006, pp. 209-237 |
Dec 2006 |
Scientific Paper 29 pages |
Transformation-induced Mutations in Transgenic Plants (897.66 KB) |
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GURTs: No Case for Field Trials by EcoNexus and the Federation of German Scientists Briefing Paper for CBD COP8, Curitiba, Brazil |
Mar 2006 COP8 |
Technical Briefing 4 pages |
GURTs field trials - Briefing paper COP8 (47.78 KB) |
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Briefing Paper on Transgenic Trees Implications for Human Health, Biodiversity and Biosafety Joint briefing paper issued by: Global Justice Ecology Project, EcoNexus, Friends of the Earth International, Global Forest Forum and World Rainforest Movement Prepared for CBD COP8 (available in English, Spanish and Portugese) |
Mar 2006 |
Briefing 2 pages |
GE trees: Health, biodiversity & biosafety (189.26 KB) |
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Genetically Engineered Trees: No Solution to Global Warming UN COP-8 Briefing No. 2 Published by EcoNexus & Global Justice Ecology Project Prepared for CBD COP8 (available in English, Spanish and Portugese) |
Mar 2006 COP8 |
Briefing 2 pages |
Transgenic Trees: COP8 Briefing paper (31.93 KB) |
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V-GURTs (Terminator Technology) Design, Reality and Inherent Risks by EcoNexus and the Federation of German Scientists; lead author: Ricarda A. Steinbrecher, PhD Submission to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity, Working Group on Article 8(j) |
Jan 2006 |
Report 17 pages |
V-GURTs: Design, reality and inherent risks (448.35 KB) |
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The Mutational Consequences of Plant Transformation by JR Latham, AK Wilson and RA Steinbrecher In: Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology (2006), Volume 2006, Article ID 25376 |
Jan 2006 |
Scientific Paper 7 pages |
The Mutational Consequences of Plant Transformation (511.88 KB) |
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V-GURTs (Terminator) Can it be effective as a biological containment tool? by Dr. Ricarda A. Steinbrecher Based on submission and plenary intervention to SBSTTA 10 (Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity) on behalf of EcoNexus and the Federation of German Scientists. |
Jun 2005 SBSTTA 10 |
Technical Briefing 2 pages |
V-GURTs (113.4 KB) |
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Argentina: A Case Study on the Impact of Genetically Engineered Soya How producing RR soya is destroying the food security and sovereignty of Argentina by Lilian Joensen, Stella Semino, Grupo de Reflexión Rural, Argentina and Helena Paul, EcoNexus for The Gaia Foundation |
Apr 2005 |
Report 30 pages |
Argentina: Impact of GE soya (summary) (80.84 KB) Argentina: Impact of GE soya (444.39 KB) |
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Interview: Thai Rice Farmer on GM crops Daoreung Pheudphon explains why GM crops are a threat to farmers and won’t feed the world Conducted by Ricarda A. Steinbrecher, Ph.D., Carried out in Bangkok at a public rice fair, 20 February 2005. |
Feb 2005 |
Article 2 pages |
Interview with Thai rice farmer (414.42 KB) |
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Genome Scrambling – Myth or Reality? Transformation-Induced Mutations in Transgenic Crop Plants by Allison Wilson, PhD, Jonathan Latham, PhD and Ricarda Steinbrecher, PhD |
Oct 2004 |
Report 36 pages |
Genome Scrambling (627.96 KB) Genome Scrambling (summary) (87.3 KB) |
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Who’s in Charge? Daniel Bennett with Helena Paul For Programme on Corporations, Law and Democracy - Guest Paper - Original paper from 1998 |
Sep 2004 |
Briefing 6 pages |
Who is in charge? (106.53 KB) |
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GM-Gene Flow (b) Horizontal gene transfer of viral inserts from GM plants to viruses by Jonathan Latham and Ricarda Steinbrecher |
Feb 2004 |
Technical Report 8 pages |
Horizontal gene transfer to viruses (129.9 KB) |
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Hungry Corporations Transnational Biotech Companies Colonise the Food Chain by Helena Paul and Ricarda Steinbrecher with Devlin Kuyek and Lucy Michaels Zed Books, London & New York |
Oct 2003 |
Book 242 pages |
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Golden Rice, Patents and Vitamin A Deficiency by Helena Paul and Ricarda Steinbrecher Excerpt from Hungry Corporations - transnational biotech companies colonize the food chain |
Oct 2003 |
Briefing 4 pages |
Golden Rice, Patents and VAD (72.34 KB) |
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Argentina and GM soya The Cost of Complying with US Pressure by Helena Paul and Ricarda Steinbrecher Excerpt from Hungry Corporations - transnational biotech companies colonize the food chain |
Oct 2003 |
Briefing 2 pages |
Argentina & GE soy beans (62.98 KB) |
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The CaMV 35S Promoter Government and Corporate Scientific Incompetence: Failure to assess the safety of GM crops by Ricarda A. Steinbrecher |
Dec 2002 |
Briefing 2 pages |
CaMV 35S Promoter (65.86 KB) |
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Patenting Genes Stifling Research and Jeopardising Healthcare joint EcoNexus/ GeneWatch publication |
Apr 2001 |
Briefing 4 pages |
Patenting Genes (143.75 KB) |
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Genetic Dialectic The Biological Politics of Genetically Modified Trees by Viola Sampson and Larry Lohmann joint Cornerhouse / EcoNexus publication |
Dec 2000 |
Briefing 12 pages |
GE trees: Genetic dialectic (84.81 KB) |
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Terminator Technology The Threat to World Food Security by Ricarda A Steinbrecher and Pat Roy Mooney The Ecologist |
Oct 1998 |
Article 4 pages |
