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One World Award: winners selected
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12.06.2017 EditorThe fifth One World Award (OWA) prizes and the OWA Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented at a festive gala on 8 September 2017 in Legau in southern Germany at the Rapunzel headquarter.
March against Monsanto around the world
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02.06.2017 EditorThe wolrdwide sixth annual March against Monsanto attracts again 10,000s of people on Saturday, May 20. News reports a picture of solidarity against what’s come to be known as the most evil corporation in the world.
BioFach America Latina – Bio Brazil Fair 2017
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25.05.2017 EditorBioFach America Latina – Bio Brazil Fair is Brazil’s most important meeting point for the organic sector and a focal point for visitors and exhibitors from around the world. After its outstanding success in 2016, this year's fair will open its doors from 7 to 10 June 2017. The 13th edition will take place in the Biennial Pavilion, Ibirapuera Park in São Paulo, Brazil.
IFOAM: 11th European Organic Congress
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24.05.2017 EditorThis Congress from 5 -7 September 2017 in the Estonian capital Tallinn will look at how stakeholders and policymakers can work together to reach the European Organic Vision 2030, with the launch of a roadmap for making it happen.
10th Natural & Organic Cosmetics Conference – key topics
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23.05.2017 EditorThe 10th edition of the Natural & Organic Cosmetics Conference in Berlin will focus on the future-oriented strategic direction of natural and organic cosmetics.
Ecovia Summit: The True Value of Sustainable Foods
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19.05.2017 EditorMarket prices do not reflect the environmental, social and health impacts of food products. At the Sustainable Foods Summit in Amsterdam it will be shown how sustainable products have lower such impacts over conventional products.
New York: "Live Organic from Farm to Home"
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10.05.2017 EditorAmerica's Organic Trade Association has just published an article on a show in New York that went beyond organic food.
Germany: Empty Bins Campaign
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09.05.2017 Editor2 May was protest day against food waste. An article in Eco-World (eco-world.de) describes how activists demonstrated in front of the federal Ministry of Agriculture to vent their anger at the minister for ignoring this humanitarian and environmental issue.
Monsanto Tribunal: Rechtsgutachten wird am 18. April verkündet
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21.03.2017Am 18. April werden die Richter des Monsanto Tribunalslöffentlich ihr Gutachten und ihre Empfehlungen in Den Haag verkünden. Es wird dazu einen Live Stream in englisch, französisch, deutsch und spanisch geben.
Legal opinion of the Monsanto Tribunal: April 18th
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14.03.2017 EditorOn April 18th, the Monsanto Tribunal judges will publicly present their conclusions and legal recommendations in The Hague. This event will be livestreamed in English, French, German and Spanish.
naturkosmetik verlag: change of management successfully completed
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03.03.2017 EditorSince January 1, 2017, Wolf Lüdge assumed the management of the publishing company naturkosmetik verlag from Elfriede Dambacher. Lüdge will coordinate and carry out the international Natural & Organic Cosmetics Conference in Berlin this September.
Congress: Global Peasants Rights
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02.03.2017 EditorThe German “Haus der Bauern” foundation will organise an international congress on the issue of “peasants’ rights” from 7-10 March 2017.
Germany's best organic shops have been chosen
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01.03.2017 EditorAt BioFach international trade fair this year's winners of the award "Best Organic Shop" were announce. They were selected by the readers of the magazine Schrot&Korn, that is available in more than 2,000 organic shops and organic supermarkets in Germany.
USA: first Sustainable Cleaning Products Summit tackles impacts
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28.02.2017 EditorFor the first time in North America, an executive summit will focus on the health and environmental impacts of cleaning products. Organized by Organic Monitor, the Sustainable Cleaning Products Summit will be hosted in New York City on May 2-3rd.
Metropolitan region of Nuremberg is fairtrade region now
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23.02.2017 EditorA merger of 23 counties and eleven municipalities in the metropolitan region of Nuremberg has won the title "fairtrade region". The area has been awarded at a side event of BioFach.
Corporations launched „Food Reform for Sustainability and Health“
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10.02.2017 EditorArla, Bayer, Danone, Nestlé, Unilever and other global corporations announced at the World Economic Forum in Davos their commitment to change the global food system in terms of sustainability and health.
Demo „We've had enough of agro-industry“ – 9 demands for a change
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31.01.2017Election year and Green Week: time to talk about the future of agriculture and to demonstrate for a change of direction in agriculture. The seventh “We've had enough” demo in Berlin was an opportunity to do just that – 18,000 people went onto the streets. The motley crowd marched through the government district in Berlin, but the events before and after the demo too were also a platform for targeting the demands of the organic industry, animal welfare organisations, environmentalists and critics of capitalism etc. at politicians (Video).
International Organic Seminar in Paris
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30.01.2017 EditorIn the current context of strong growth in organic farming, Agence BIO is organizing its 12th international seminar on organic farming on Tuesday, 28th February 2017 in Paris.
China Day at Biofach in Nuremberg
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26.01.2017 EditorUnder the motto "Organic 3.0. in China" the China Day takes place during the BioFach in Nuremberg on Thursday, February 16, from 9:30 to 12:30 in NCC West, Room Venedig.
We are fed up with the agricultural industry!
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24.01.2017 EditorUnder the motto "We are fed up with the agricultural industry!" 18,000 farmers and citizens demand a change in agricultural and nutrition policy. The alliance calls for a 9-point plan for animal, environment and climate change in agriculture.
UK: Natural & Organic Products Europe 2017
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18.01.2017 EditorNatural & Organic Products Europe 2017 will be returning to London ExCeL, on 2-3 April, with its biggest ever edition (15% show floor expansion) and 700 exhibitors.
Swiss scientist: “We need to reduce the need for antibiotics“
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16.01.2017 Editor“We need to reduce the need for antibiotics in order to reduce their use”, that was one of the statements of Thomas Van Boeckel, author of frequently cited research on antimicrobial consumption in food animals.
Demo in Berlin: focus on farm closures and Monsanto deal
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11.01.2017 Editor“Agricultural corporations: keep your hands off our food!” – with this motto tens of thousands will again go onto the streets in Berlin on 21 January. The occasion is the “We've had enough!” demonstration demanding a fundamental change to agricultural and nutrition policy.
SFS: industry leaders to tackle key sustainability issues
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06.01.2017 EditorSome of the major sustainability issues facing the food industry will be tackled at the Sustainable Foods Summit, hosted in San Francisco on 18-20th January. Registration closes next week.
Major Outcomes from Sustainable Cleaning Products Summit
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27.12.2016 EditorThe second Sustainable Cleaning Products Summit hosted in Paris, highlighted some of the sustainability shortcomings in the detergent and cleaning product industries. Summit participants called for greater attention to green formulations, packaging and consumer behavior.
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