GM-FREE IRELAND

Green Ireland programme

Proceedings of the Green Ireland Conference

Kilkenny Castle, 16-18 June 2006

Branding for farming, food and eco-tourism

Powerpoint presentations are available now. Transcripts of speeches are being added as time and resources permit. We hope to provide video and audio recordings soon. See below for details.

Themes: Forging a GM policy for Ireland: global and local perspectives on patented GMO crops • Integrity and diversity of ecosystems, agricultural traditions and foods • Green branding, natural heritage and eco-tourism • Who decides? democratic rights, responsibilities and public participation • The future of Irish food and farming.


Forging a GM policy for Ireland

The global, European and local context on patented and genetically modified crops:
Keynote speeches, stakeholder perspectives, panel discussions, and action planning workshops.

Vandana Shiva

Dr. Vandana Shiva (India)

Director, Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Ecology.
Winner of the Right Livelihood Award.
Author, Biopiracy - the Plunder of Nature and Knowkledge.

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Percy Schmeiser

Percy Schmeiser (Canada)

Farmer who was contaminated by GMO crops.
Member, International Forum for the Future of Food and Agriculture.
Former Member of the Legislative Assembly (Parliament), Province of Saskatchewan, Canada. Deputy Mayor, Bruno, Saskatchewan.
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Related Monsanto documents


Deborah Koons Garcia

Deborah Koons Garcia (USA)

Director of the film The Future of Foodwww.thefutureoffood.com

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Benedikt Haerlin

Benedikt Haerlin (Germany)

Convener of the annual European Conference on GMO-free Regions.
Director, Foundation on Future Farming.
Co-ordinator, Save Our Seeds • Former German MEP.

Transcript of speech will be posted here soon.
PowerPoint: GMO-free regions: a global perspective (17.5 MB)


Clare Oxborrow

Clare Oxborrow (England)

GM campaigner, Friends of the Earth Europe

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PowerPoint: GMO-free Regions: opposition to GM crops in Europe (9.4MB)


Michael O'Callaghan

Michael O'Callaghan (Ireland)

Co-ordinator, GM-free Ireland Network.
Chair, Global Vision Consulting Ltd.
(Conference chair)

Transcript of speech will be posted here soon.
PowerPoint: GM-free zones in Ireland (16.6 MB)


Eddie Punch

Eddie Punch (Ireland)

General Secretary, Irish Cattle and Sheepfarmers Association (ICSA)

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Kate Carmody

Kate Carmody (Ireland)

Biochemist.
Boardmember, Irish Organic Farmers and Growers Association.

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PowerPoint: Forging a GM Policy for Ireland (76 kb)


John Brennan

John Brennan (Ireland)

Manager, Leitrim Organic Farmers Cooperative.
Chair, Western Organic Network.

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PowerPoint: The Green Box: integrated eco-tourism in Ireland (5.1 MB)


Dr. Stanley Ewen

Dr. Stanley Ewen (Scotland)

Consultant Histopatholgist, Grampian University Hospitals Trust.
Member, Independent Science Panel on GM.

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PowerPoint: Potential adverse human health effects of GM foods (4.7 MB)


Vincent Cleary

Vincent Cleary (Ireland)

Managing Director, Glenisk Ltd

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PowerPoint: Glenisk Organic Ireland (3.4 MB)


Brody Sweeney

Brody Sweeney (Ireland)

CEO, O'Briens Sandwich Bars.

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PowerPoint: Project Green (2.3 MB)



Integrity and diversity of ecosystems, agricultural traditions, and foods

Ecosystem integrity, agricultural biodiversity, farming practice, gastronomic traditions - and the health risks of GM crops, animal feed, and food: Expert presentations and panel discussion.

Dr. Philip Michael

Dr. Philip Michael (Ireland)

Chair, Irish Doctors Environmental Association

Transcript of speech will be posted here soon.


Dr. Stanley Ewen

Dr. Stanley Ewen (Scotland)

Consultant Histopatholgist, Grampian University Hospitals Trust.
Member, Independent Science Panel on GM.

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PowerPoint: Summary of recent papers on GM health risks (56 KB)


Jack O'Sullivan (Ireland)

Chair, Environmental Management Services

Transcript of speech will be posted here soon.
PowerPoint: Clean Air and Water: challenges for Ireland (200 KB)


Green branding, natural heritage and eco-tourism

International best practice, green branding, and Ireland – the food island:
Expert presentations and panel discussion.

Ian Lumley

Ian Lumley (Ireland)

Heritage Officer, An Taisce / The National Trust for Ireland

Transcript of speech will be posted here soon.
PowerPoint: Valuing Our Environment (1.9 MB)


Muiris Kennedy

Muiris Kennedy (Ireland)

Director of Corporate Marketing Services and Small Business,
Bord Bía (the Irish Food Board)

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PowerPoint: Marketing of Irish Food (9.9 MB)


John Brennan

John Brennan (Ireland)

Manager, Leitrim Organic Farmers Cooperative.
Chair, Western Organic Network.

Transcript of speech will be posted here soon.

PowerPoint: The Leitrim Organic Farmers Cooperative (240 KB)


Who decides? Democratic rights, responsibilities and public participation

The Aarhus Convention (on access to Information, public participation in decision-making, and acCess to justice in environmental matters) + the proposed Strategic Infrastructure Bill (to limit public participation in the planning process for controversial projects):

Expert presentations and panel discussion.

Frank Corcoran

Frank Corcoran (Ireland)

Vice-President, European Environmental Bureau.
Chairman, An Taisce / The National Trust for Ireland.

Transcript of speech will be posted here soon.


Michael Ewing

Michael Ewing (Ireland)

Centre for Sustainability, Sligo Institute of Technology

Transcript of speech will be posted here soon.
PowerPoint: The Aarhus Convention (520 KB).

Related info on the Access Initiative and the Aarhus Convention.


The future of Irish food and farming: time to choose

Transcript of panel discussion will be posted here upon completion.


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