ETC Group

ETC Group

ETC Group is an international organization dedicated to "the conservation and sustainable advancement of cultural and ecological diversity and human rights." The full legal name is Action Group on Erosion, Technology and Concentration. "ETC" is intended to be pronounced "et cetera." [ [http://www.etcgroup.org/en/about/ About ETC Group] ] [ [http://www.etcgroup.org/en/materials/publications.html?id=248 RAFI becomes ETC group] ]

ETC Group, LLC is an energy consulting company that is dedicated to improving the energy efficiency of commercial and industrial businesses and to reducing the impact of energy use on the environment through engineering, analysis, education and advocacy. [ [http://www.etcgrp.com/ About ETC Group, LLC] ] ETC Group, LLC has been providing energy engineering in support of a sustainable future since 1988.

History

Known as RAFI (Rural Advancement Foundation International) until 1 September 2001, the ETC Group traces its history back to the National Sharecroppers Fund that was established in the 1930s by Eleanor Roosevelt (amongst others) to alleviate the plight of poor, mostly black tenant farmers in the U.S. In the early 1970s, Pat Mooney, Hope Shand, and Cary Fowler began working on the Seeds Issue through the Rural Advancement Foundation—and, in time, set up an international arm concerned with the rights of farmers in the global south.

RAFI pioneered civil society research, critiques and advocacy on farmers rights, seed monopoly laws, and opposes adoption of genetic engineering in agriculture, patents on life and biopiracy (a term that RAFI coined) and new life science technologies such as terminator technology, genomic technologies, and nanotechnology. RAFI played a key role is pushing for and shaping UN recognition of farmers' rights and the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. By 2000, there was some confusion with the original Rural Advancement Foundation (now called RAFI-USA), so RAFI changed its name to ETC Group to reflect its wider scope of concern.

Patenting the Climate Genes And Capturing the Climate Agenda

In this Study, ETC Group found that giant biotech companies are privatising the world's protection against climate change by filing hundreds of monopoly patents on genes that help crops resist it. It has found that nine firms have filed at least 532 patents around the world on about 55 different genes offering protection against heat, drought and floods. If granted, the companies would be given control of crucial natural raw material needed to maintain food supplies in an increasingly hungry world. [ [http://www.enn.com/sci-tech/article/37358 ENN: Biotech Giants Demand a High Price for Saving the Planet ] ] [ [http://www.etcgroup.org/en/materials/publications.html?pub_id=687 Patenting the Climate Genes And Capturing the Climate Agenda] ]

ee also

*Biopiracy

References

External links

* [http://www.etcgroup.org ETC group - Action Group on Erosion, Technology, and Concentration]
* [http://www.etcblog.org The ETC Blog]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • /etc/group — …   Википедия

  • /etc/passwd — (от англ. password  пароль)  файл, содержащий в текстовом формате список пользовательских учётных записей (аккаунтов). Является первым и основным источником информации о правах пользователя операционной системы. Существует в… …   Википедия

  • Group identifier (Unix) — In Unix like systems, multiple users can be categorized into groups . POSIX and conventional Unix file system permissions are organized into three classes, user , group , and others . The use of groups allows additional abilities to be delegated… …   Wikipedia

  • group — group1 W1S1 [gru:p] n [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: groupe, from Italian gruppo] 1.) [also + plural verb British English] several people or things that are all together in the same place group of ▪ a group of children ▪ a small group of… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • group — 1 /gru:p/ noun (C) 1 several people or things that are all together in the same place (+ of): a group of tall trees | Get into groups of four. (also + plural verb) BrE: A group of us are going to London for the concert. 2 several people or things …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • ETC — Die Abkürzung ETC steht für: ETC Crimmitschau, sächsischer Eishockeyverein Electronic Theatre Controls, eine US amerikanische Herstellerfirma von Lichttechnischen Geräten Electronic Throttle Control, elektronische Klappenverstellung im KFZ, siehe …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Etc — Die Abkürzung etc. steht hauptsächlich für und so weiter (von lat. et cetera, „und die Übrigen“); häufig auch verstärkt als etc. pp. Die Abkürzung ETC steht für: Electronic Theatre Controls European Travel Commission estimate to completion ist… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Etc. — Die Abkürzung etc. steht hauptsächlich für und so weiter (von lat. et cetera, „und die Übrigen“); häufig auch verstärkt als etc. pp. Die Abkürzung ETC steht für: Electronic Theatre Controls European Travel Commission estimate to completion ist… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • group — [gruːp] noun [countable] 1. also group of companies ORGANIZATIONS a large business organization that consists of several companies that all have the same owner: • Burmah Castrol, the lubricants group • the sale of the Rover Group to BMW …   Financial and business terms

  • Group-dynamic game — Group dynamic games are experiential education exercises which help people to learn about themselves, interpersonal relationships, and how groups function from a group dynamics or social psychological point of view.Group dynamics can be… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”