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Gene drive organisms: What Africa should know about actors, motives and threats to biodiversity and food systems
Briefing paper
The African Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) has produced a briefing paper in regard to a new and controversial genetic engineering (GE) technology to produce gene drive
STOP RISKY GM MOSQUITO RELEASES – WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO SAY NO
Open Letter
We, the undersigned civil society organisations in Africa, hereby call upon the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Target Malaria project to stop the intended release of 10 000 genetically modified (GM) “male sterile” mosquitoes in Burkina Faso, as the release poses unacceptable risks to human beings and the environment.
Oxitec’s failed GM mosquito releases worldwide: Forewarnings for Africa and the Target Malaria project
Briefing paper
A decade ago, genetically modified (GM) mosquitoes were first released globally, in the Cayman Islands, by UK-based company Oxitec. Further releases followed in Malaysia, Panama and Brazil.
Release of risky GM mosquitoes in Burkina Faso highly unethical
Press release
Press Release issued by African Centre for Biodiversity, Third World Network and GeneWatch UK
Johannesburg, 9 November 2018
Release of risky GM mosquitoes in Burkina Faso highly unethical
What Does Synthetic Biology Mean for Africa? - An Africa Regional Briefing publication produced by ETC, Third Word Network and The African Centre for Biodiversity
Briefing paper
Publication
Huge technical advances in molecular biology and big data biology are leading us towards a ‘forth industrial revolution’ with the ongoing development of novel genetic engineering techniques being reviewed by the UN Conventions for Biological Diversity, under the term ‘synthetic biology’.
Press Release: No benefit to imminent release of risky GM mosquitoes in Burkina Faso
Press release
Genetically modified (GM) “male-sterile” mosquitoes are due to be released in Burkina Faso this year by the Target Malaria research consortium. However, Target Malaria acknowledges that there are no benefits to the proposed GM mosquito release.
Briefing Paper: GM Mosquitoes in Burkina Faso
Briefing paper
In this briefing paper ACB, TWN and GeneWatch UK discuss that genetically modified (GM) mosquitoes were exported from Imperial College in London to Burkina Faso in November 2016. They are currently in “contained use” facilities in Bobo-Dioulasso, and are being used in experiments by a research consortium called Target Malaria.