Publication Kostroma social ecological movement "In the Name of Life"

Release date 27/10/2009
Contributor Herbert Hamele
Original title Костромское общественное экологическое движение"Во имя жизни"
Author Russia
Issue date 26/10/2009
Keywords Eco-Destinet, Ecotourism organisations
Language(s) Russian
Internet access (URL) http://www.win.cango.net

The issue of genetically modified organisms (GMOs), Kostroma regional public ecological movement "For Life" deals with the 2000 Peervymi steps of the movement "For Life" were: holding informational pickets, press conferences, press articles, speeches on the radio, program "Freedom Square" with the involvement of employees receiving medicine. Further steps were traffic circulation in the Kostroma Oblast Duma, the governor of the Kostroma region, heads of enterprises, manufacturers, managers of trade companies, and the pickets conducted poll with the question "whether they know what a GMO." Over 80% of respondents said "no", some answered that about GMOs do not know, not heard. 1. With the proposal to the Federal Law "On State regulation in the field of genetic engineering", namely the article on mandatory labeling of products, goods, medicines derived from genetically modified sources. In 2002, the Movement for Life "in conjunction with the NGO" The mothers and the regional offices of Yabloko and the Union of Right Forces called in Kostroma Oblast Duma with a request to a regional appeal to the State Duma. Duma with legislative initiative: 1. With the proposal to the Federal Law "On State regulation in the field of genetic engineering", namely the article on mandatory labeling of products, goods, medicines derived from genetically modified sources. 2. Develop and adopt a regional law "On state regulation in the field of genetic engineering activities in the territory of the Kostroma region.