AbL

Germany: The German organisation of family farmers, AbL (Arbeitsgemeinschaft bäuerliche Landwirtschaft), works towards a sustainable agriculture. It coordinates gmo-free regions in Germany.

Agrolink

Bulgaria: AGROLINK brings together specialists, experts and farmers in a network of partnership with the aim to influence encourage and assist farmers and rural societies in Bulgaria to develop and support organic farming as the most sustainable agriculture system and aims to keep Bulgaria GMO-free.

ASEED

Netherlands: ASEED (Action for Solidarity, Equality, Environment and Diversity) runs Agrocadabra, an agricultural campaign for food safety, biodiversity and alternatives to industrial agriculture, which focusses on environmental and social issues of soy production, GMO-free zones and promotion of alternatives to current methods of food production.

Basler Appell gegen Gentechnologie

Switzerland: Basler Appell (the Basel Appel against Genetic Engineering) focusses at the moment on medical issues such as genetic testing, stem cells, PID, genetic research on children, or the Swiss law on research on humans, but the organisation is also still active on agricultural issues.

Development Fund

Norway: The Development Fund is an independent non-government organization (NGO) founded in 1978. We support development projects through local partners in Asia, Africa and Latin America. We believe that the fight against poverty must be based on sustainable management of natural resources.

European Greens

Europe/Belgium: The European Federation of Green Parties

 

EvB

Switzerland: Erklärung von Bern (the Berne Declaration) has promoted more equitable, sustainable and democratic North-South relations since 1968, through research, public eduaction and advocacy work. In regards to genetic engineering it focusses on patents and on the Swiss multinational Syngenta.

CEKOR

Serbia: The Center for Ecology and Sustainable Development (CEKOR) in Belgrade is working to solve environmental problems applying principles of sustainable development. It investigates the situation of GMOs in Serbia, iniates education and debate on GMOs, and promotes a GMO-free Serbia.

 

COAG

Spain: The Spanish Family Farmers Association COAG focusses its work on biotechnology on co-existence problems of Bt maize production in Spain.

DIO

Greece: The Inspection and Certification Organisation for Organic Products organized a GMO-free Balcans conference in November 2005.

 

 

 

 

Ecologistas en Acción

Spain: Ecologists in Action focus on issues of agriculture and biodiversity. Their exhibition  Agricultura, alimentación y medio ambiente  is available online.

Ecoropa

Europe: An international think tank and club of personalities engaged in diverse ecological issues.

 

 

Ekologiska Lantbrukarna

Sweden: Ekologiska Lantbrukarna (the Swedish Ecological Farmers Association) has managed to unite organic farmers into one strong umbrella organisation. Its overall goals are to promote organic agriculture and to work for the interests of organic farmers.  This work is organised into three main areas: policy work, information, and organisational development.

Ekosvest

Macedonia: Ekosvest (Eco-sense) is one of the founding organisations of the "GM-free Macedonia network". It has worked to raise public awareness, to support new GMO-free zones in Macedonia and on a national law for GMOs. It cooperates with other countries on topics related with GMOs.

Elkana

Georgia: The Biological Farming Organisation ELKANA aims to improve the socio-economic conditions of the population of Georgia and the environmental protection through fostering the development of sustainable organic farming and increasing the self-reliance of the rural population.

ETK

Hungary: ELTE Nature Conservation Club (ETK) works currenlty to basically everything related to GM crops, with the aim to keep Hungary GM-free such as coexistence legislation, GE-free municipalities and regions, awareness raising and information distribution, and participation on the Genetech Committee as one of four NGO representatives.

Equivita

Italy: EQUIVITA, the Scientific Committee against vivisection, coordinates doctors and scientists who fight against animal experiments, as the yconstitute grave methodological errors and are misleading medical research in an increasingly dangerous way. It also leads a campaign against the inappropriate use of genetic engineering, the use of GMOs and patents on life.

ELF

Estonia: The mission of Estonian Fund for Nature (ELF) is to preserve the rich natural diversity in Estonia and the world through active cooperation with individuals, business enterprises, organizations and state institutions.

 

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GENET members by country

 

Europe:
 Ecoropa
 European Greens
 FoEE
 Greenpeace
 IFOAM EU

 

Albania:
 OAA 

 

Austria:
 Global 2000 

 

Belgium:
 Wervel 

 

Bulgaria:
 Agrolink 

 

Estonia:
 ELF 

 

Finland:
 People's Biosafety Association

 

France:
 GIET
 Inf'OGM 

 

Georgia:
 Elkana 

 

Germany:
 AbL
 GeN
 Kein Patent auf Leben
 Liga für Hirtenvölker
 MfT
 zs-l 

 

Greece:
 DIO 

 

Hungary:
 ETK 

 

Italy:
 Equivita
 FDG
 VAS 

 

Luxembourg:
 Mouvement Ecologique 

 

Macedonia:
 Ekosvest
 Vila Zora 

 

Netherlands:
 ASEED

 

Norway:
 Development Fund 

 

Portugal:
 Plataforma Transgénicos Fora

 

Serbia:
 CEKOR 

 

Slovenia:
 ISD 

 

Spain:
 COAG
 Ecologistas en Acción
 GRAIN 

 

Sweden:
 Ekologiska Lantbrukarna
 SNF 

 

Switzerland:
 Basel Appeal
 EvB
 SAG
 Swissaid
 WWF Schweiz 

 

UK:
 Genewatch
 Gaia
 GM Free Cymru

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