OGM: IUCN CHIEDE LA MORATORIA MONDIALE
Al congresso dell'Unione internazionale per la conservazione della natura
maggioranza assoluta alla mozione per l'alt al biotech
Lo IUCN (Unione internazionale per la conservazione della natura, che ha lo
status di osservatore alle Nazioni Unite) è un'
Alle sue sei Commissioni globali collaborano volontariamente oltre 10.000
scienziati ed esperti da 180 Paesi; nei suoi uffici sparsi nel mondo, il suo
staff di 1.000 persone è al lavoro su 500 progetti.
I soci "istituzionali" per l'Italia sono il Ministero dell Ambiente e della
Tutela del Territorio - Servizio Conservazione della Natura, il Consiglio
Nazionale delle Ricerche, l'Istituto Centrale per la Ricerca Scientifica e
Tecnologia Applicata al Mare, il Parco Nazionale del Cilento e Vallo di
Diano.
Il 22 novembre lo IUCN ha chiesto una nuova moratoria mondiale per il
rilascio di organismi geneticamente modificati nell'ambiente.
A deciderlo, nel congresso in corso a Bangkok dal 17 novembre, la
maggioranza assoluta degli stati membri.
La mozione ha ottenuto 303 voti a favore, 70 contro e 71 astenuti.
I voti degli Stati sono stati 84 a favore della richiesta, 48 per il no e 12
astenuti; i voti delle ONG sono stati 219 a favore, 22 contro e 59 astenuti.
Il meccanismo delle votazioni prevede tre voti per gli Stati e uno per le
Ong.
Ecco il testo della mozione approvata:
CGR3.RES011
A moratorium on the further release of genetically modified organisms (GMOs)
RECALLING that the IUCN Intersessional Programme Framework adopted at the 2
nd IUCN World Conservation Congress (Amman, 2000) included a request to play
a major role in identifying and defining issues that affect biodiversity and
that attention be paid to environmental impacts of biotechnology;
APPRECIATING that Resolution 2.31 (Genetically Modified Organisms and
bio-diversity), which was adopted at the 2 nd IUCN World Conservation
Congress (Amman, 2000), noted two key concerns regarding GMOs, namely:
(a) the potential for significant reduction or loss of biodiversity, as a
result of releases of GMOs into the environment; and
(b) the potential role of GMOs in “achieving global food security” which it
notes “have not been adequately demonstrated so far”;
NOTING that there has been a promotion of GMO products worldwide, especially
in developing countries, with little or no controls on their entry into
national or regional markets; and that there is growing concern over their
safety for human and animal health;
FURTHER NOTING that a balance must be made between the potential negative
impact GMOs have on biodiversity and human and animal health on the one hand
and the positive benefits they may have in achieving global food security;
RECOGNISING that the precautionary approach as set out in Principle 15 of
the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development is not an overarching one
but rather an aspect in the evaluation and management of risks relating to
GMOs;
AWARE that the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety has incorporated the
precautionary approach in determining risk management as to what is an
acceptable level of risk;
OBSERVING that GMO use and introductions are controlled primarily by the
private sector, whose incentives for development and marketing may be
greater than for assessing potential problems;
AWARE of the public concern that GMO technology needs to be more transparent
particularly in the biosafety area; and
WELCOMING the Key Result Areas in the draft IUCN Intersessional Programme
2005–2008 which take into consideration the impact of GMOs on biodiversity,
such as calling upon key private sector companies to integrate biodiversity
into their corporate social responsibilities and actions;
The World Conservation at its 3 rd Session in Bangkok, Thailand, 17-25
November 2004:
CALLS for a moratorium on further environmental releases of GMOs until they
can be demonstrated to be safe beyond reasonable doubt;
REQUESTS the Council to prepare policy guidance for sustainable GMOs through
a multifaceted approach during the next intersessional period;
REQUESTS IUCN to promote and support initiatives to ratify the Cartagena
Protocol on Biodiversity; and
URGES IUCN to encourage public awareness and promote access to information.
Mozione presentata da:
Ecological Society of the Philippines, Philippines
Environmental Foundation Ltd. (Sri Lanka), Sri Lanka
Centre for Sustainable Development, Bangladesh
Ochranársje a kultúrne zdruzenie poiplia, Slovakia
The Wilderness Society, Australia
Tibet Justice Center, USA
Zdruznie Národnych Parkov a Chránenych Uzemi Slovenska, Slovakia
Slovenska Ekologicka Spolocnost, Slovakia
DAPHNE-Institut aplikovanej ekologie, Slovakia
Statna ochrana prírody Slovenskej republiky, Slovakia
Danmarks Naturfredningsforening, Denmark
Al-Khat Al Akhdar (Green Line Association), Lebanon
"IUCN" - 22 novembre 20
venerdì 26 novembre 2004
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