GMO FREE ZONES IN POLAND

KRAKOW DECLARATION FOR A GMO FREE EUROPE

We, the participants of the conference entitled “A United No to GMO” held in the City of Krakow, Poland, representing farmers, local AMD REGIONAL authorities, politicians and activists; call upon all National Governments and the European Commission to respect the voice of their citizen’s and to halt all imports, sales and planting of genetically modified foods and seeds. To this end, we support the introduction of a TEN YEAR MORATORIUM against all GMO’s in Europe and a reorientation of current and future research and development funds towards the enhancement of diverse and ecologically sound land management systems that maintain and improve the long term fertility, biodiversity and overall health of our native soils, plants and animals. Krakow, February 24th, 2006 'Endorsed by 120 participants from 14 European Countries at the Krakow Conference 'A United No to GMO' organized by the International Coalition to Protect the Polish Countryside..

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Participants of the conference „United NO for GMO"

Jadwiga Lopata and Julian Rose ICPPC's directors opening the conference.

Maria Malinowska – member of the Board of Malopolska Region, Poland
Left: Urs Hans from the Public Eye on Science, Switzerland

Prof. Jan Narkiewicz-Jodko  presented 'the threats of GMO's', Poland.
Right: Andrzej Mucha, Governor of Malopolska Province

Panelists of the conference.

Dominique Brokule from the board of JIGMOD, France.

Panelists in front of GMO Free logos from different countries. On left: Guy Kastler, from the Framers Seeds Network, France.

Janusz Wojciechowski – Polish MEP, speaking about his initiative to the European Parlaiment.

Jadwiga Lopata and Julian Rose present the KRAKOW DECLARATION.

Participants received jars with traditional Polish seeds.

The Polish MEP receives native Polish seeds; as symbolic "No To GMO" for the European Parliament.

Jadwiga Lopata passes Polish seeds to Jan-Eric Necander, small farmer from Sweden