27 May 2022
Biowatch South Africa's submission on the Climate Change Bill [B9-2022], which was published on 18 February 2022.
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10 May 2022
How we produce, distribute and waste food is causing global ecological and social crises, including one of the greatest threats of our time – climate change. In fact, from farm-to-plate-to-landfill, the way we produce and distribute food is responsible for a whopping one-third of all human greenhouse gas emissions.
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Biowatch South Africa provides input on the draft Framework for a Just Transition in South Africa (dated February 2022).
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Submission by Biowatch South Africa, Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice & Dignity Group, and South African Civil Society for Women's, Adolescents’, and Children's Health (SACSoWACH) to the Competition Commission: Request to extend the fresh produce market inquiry to the dry bean market.
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10 October 2021
A Biowatch Briefing on farmer-led seed systems – securing food sovereignty in the face of looming ecological and social crises. FLSS can and do make a critical contribution in responding to current global ecological and social threats through adaptation to climate change, enhancing agricultural biodiversity, strengthening food security and sovereignty, increasing dietary diversity, and recognising and honouring indigenous knowledge and the key roles of women.
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12 December 2020
Policy Submission: South Africa’s accession to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
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8 August 2020
A snapshot of the impact of COVID-19 on food systems in South Africa. Document prepared for the Global Food Governance Working Group of the Civil Society and Indigenous People’s Mechanism (CSM) of the United Nations Committee on World Food Security (CFS).
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