Ecospectrum
Ecological Education, Biodiversity Conservation and Environment Protection, Water Ressources Policy
| Country: | Moldova |
| City: | Bendery, MD 3200 |
| Address: | Chisinau st. |
| Home page: | www.biosafety.md |
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01.02.2008
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CIS Alliance for Biosafety is an informal coalition of NGOs and individuals involved in antiGM0 activities and in promotion of alternative ways of agriculture in CIS.
The Alliance was created on the 4th of April 2004, Korolev of Moscow oblast’, Russia on the conference of ”Strategy of biosafety campaign development in CIS".
The Goals of the Alliance for years 2006-2008 are the following:
- Creation and promotion of GMO free zones in the region;
- Assistance to the creation of the efficient biosafety systems;
- Assistance to the introduction of organic farming;
- Lobbying to ban GMOs in babyfood;
- Protection of consumer right to choose (implementation of labeling law);
- Lobbying of CIS civil society’s interests at both national and international levels.
The Alliance has 19 members in 9 countries: Armenia, Belorussia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova and Transnistria, Russia, Tajikistan and Ukraine.
