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Laws and Policies

Policy Submission: Plant Improvement Bill

5 May 2015 Policy Submission: Plant Improvement Bill B8B-2015 published May 2015
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A Landmark Victory for Justice

November 2014 Anyone campaigning for environmental or social justice needs to read this David and Goliath account of how a reasonable request for access to GMO permit applications catapulted an environmental watch-dog into almost a decade of litigation against the South African state and monolithic Monsanto – a battle finally won in the Constitutional Court....
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Policy Submission: Draft Plant Improvement Policy and Bill

14 June 2013 Policy Submission: Draft Plant Improvement Policy and Bill published June 2013
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Policy Submission: Plant Breeders’ Rights Bill

14 June 2013 Policy Submission: Plant Breeders’ Rights Bill published June 2013
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Policy Brief: Securing Farmers’ Rights and Seed Sovereignty in South Africa

1 October 2012 Written by Rachel Wynberg, Jaci van Niekerk, Rose Williams and Lawrence Mkhaliphi, this policy brief helps to inform policy debate by reviewing farmers’ rights in South Africa, and the extent to which existing policies, laws and practices support seed security and the conservation of agricultural biodiversity.
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Research Paper: The Biowatch Case – A victory for access to information and a landmark decision on costs awards in public litigation

9 May 2012 Written by Josie Eastwood, this research paper is a legal review of the Biowatch case, beginning with its origin – which are rooted in concerns about the regulatory system for GMOs – and examining the legal contributions of both the High Court judgment in the area of access to information, and the...
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Research Paper: National Biosafety Legislation for GMO’s in SA

30 September 2010 Written by Gareth Prince and Vanessa Black, this research paper…
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