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Jobones. Courtesy of  Jorge Abeja . B eyond the GMO threat is the theft of biological resources BEEKEEPERS  ISSUE CONDEMNATION OF PRIVATE FOUNDATION Devon G. Peña | Seattle, WA | June 14, 2018 We have been reporting on the ongoing struggles of Mayan beekeepers for several years now ever since indigenous peoples filed suit against Monsanto, other corporations, and the Mexican government over the illegal planting of GMO corn, soy, and other crops despite a federal ban on these substances. To read more start with our posts of October 25, 2015 and the most recent of May 15, 2018 ; to find all our coverage, type “beekeepers” in the search window in the upper right-hand corner of this page. We have also reported on how GMOs are not the only threat to the Mayan beekeepers. We have pointed at deforestation—which is associated with a considerable amount of illegal logging and the expansion of agribusiness monoculture plantations—as another major menace to biocultural diversity and ind...

Muuk 'Kaab Beekeeper Coop member. GMO soybean cultivation, sales continue in Campeche despite court rulings CORPORATE IMPUNITY IN THE RULE OF LAW Devon G. Peña | Seattle, WA | May 15, 2018 ‘ We don’t plant GMO seeds; we only sell them.’ –  Monsanto discussing court suspension of  transgenic soybeans The pivotal court ruling on the suspension of the planting of transgenic soybean in the southeastern Mexican state of Campeche was announced in July 2014; see the blog post of July 24, 2014 . The ruling was based on consideration of scientific evidence demonstrating to the court’s satisfaction that GMO soybean plantings pose threats to Mexican honey production in the states of Campeche, Quintana Roo, and Yucatán. The ruling endorsed the plaintiffs’ argument that these threats have not been subject to scientific risk study or assessment by the agencies granting commercial permits to biotechnology corporations and the agribusiness operations they serve. Nor had the authorities follow...

Artwork courtesy of Pagina Abierta . Indigenous beekeepers face ruin despite supposed rule of law MEXICAN AUTHORITIES COLLUDE WITH TRANSNATIONALS TO UNDERMINE COURT RULINGS Devon G. Peña | Seattle, WA | July 4, 2016 Who are the Mayan beekeepers leading the struggle against Monsanto’s GMO soybean plantings in the Mexican state of Campeche? This question is the most important one we can ask and answer in order to arrive at a deeper appreciation of the depth and historical nature of the challenges facing the indigenous consultation process that was ordered by the Supreme Court last year to resolve the dispute over the planting of transgenic soybeans in a core culture area of Mexican indigenous autonomy. The scientific claims articulated by the Indigenous beekeepers of Campeche are well-grounded and derive from thousands of years of actual observation, practice, and experimentation. Moreover, a growing body of scientific research directly and indirectly links a wide range of pesticides and...