Friends of the EarthGermany

Why did Germany ban Mon 810?

Heike Moldenhauer

Friends of the EarthGermany

GMO free regions

Friends of the EarthGermany

GMO free municipalities

Friends of the EarthGermany

EDEKA action

Friends of the EarthGermany

Factors for success

Campaign targets: farmers and consumers

Five years tradition in founding GMO free regions and local resistence

Broad alliance: cooperation FOE and Association of Familiy Farmers (Via Campesina), other Farmers´ networks, beekeepers, Greenpeace, etc.

Political circumstances:• Bavarias CSU lost absolute majority last autumn due to

GMOs, too• Federal agriculture minister is from Bavaria• EU and national elections cause stress

Friends of the EarthGermany

What did work against Mon 810?

• Local actions: demonstrations in Aigner´s constituency

• Online-campaining (Campact): Mrs Aigner, ban Mon 810

(50 000 emails)

• Lobbying on national and Bavarian level

• Press work

• Own study: Evaluation of all studies done since 2007