GMO-free europe

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National:
Regional:
Municipalities: Nine GE-free municipalities: Beckerich, Commune du Lac de la Haute-Sûre, Colmar-Berg, Esch-sur-Sûre, Erpeldange, Heiderscheid, Préizerdaul, Remich and Schieren.

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Luxembourg (March 2007): larger versionA "GE free zones" campaign run by Greenpeace in association with Demeter and bioLABEL started in November 2006.
The first GE-free region was already declared right away in November 2006 in Lac de la Haute-Sûre (Stauseegemeinde). (More details in French.)

Since then six other municipalities (out of 116) declared themselves as GE-free: They don't allow the cultivation of GE crops or the use of GE products in public places (like staff cantines).

Naturpark Obersauer, one of Luxembourg's two nature reserves has published an official declaration to encourage its own municipalities and farmers to refuse GMOs.

About 200 farmers signed an individual declaration not to cultivate GE crops for the upcoming planting season. These farmers cultivate about 10,000 ha and the constitute for 9% of the 2200 farmers in Luxembourg.

Contact

Greenpeace Luxemburg
Anne Thomas
phone: 00352- 54 6252-23
email: anne.thomas@diala.greenpeace.org
website: www.greenpeace.org/luxembourg/

upcoming website: www.ounigentechnik.lu

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