Comments on: A tough puzzle: Biodiversity and NRM

By: Robert Miras

Robert Miras — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 21:22:31 +0000

I think we should be thankful for the people behind in every endeavor of promoting biodiversity organizations. Through the years, their efforts provides a clear vision for our next generation community.

By: Anika Stevens

Anika Stevens — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 07:04:13 +0000

The “needs” of the people in general is yes, dramatically increasing as the population multiplies drastically. I agree that focus on biodiversity and sustainability projects should be given the utmost importance and priority. It’s good that research had paved way for solutions such as GMO but the people should be given proper education as well. Same as Robert had commented above, “what happens when you try to reintroduce natural seeds into a GM modified environment?” In the long run, that is what disturbs me most.

By: Mark Derulo

Mark Derulo — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 07:24:20 +0000

Hey Peter, thanks for this detailed article. Really opens my insights. Voted.

@Robert:

I have to agree with you on this. Lots of people are ignoring this small yet important fact and it’s gonna be hard to correct as time drags. - But it’s hard to create public awareness for the need for biodiversity in our ecosystems. I’ve pointed a couple of my colleagues to this article but I doubt it’ll help them anyways.

Mark Derulo
Wichita, KS

By: Cathy Eckhardt

Cathy Eckhardt — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 23:32:11 +0000

For some of us it always boils down to Ethics
1. Violation of natural organisms’ intrinsic values
2. Tampering with nature by mixing genes among species
3. Objections to consuming animal genes in plants and vice versa
4. Stress for animal

and Safety:

1. Potential human health impacts, including allergens, transfer of antibiotic resistance markers, unknown effects
and
2. Potential environmental impacts, including: unintended transfer of transgenes through cross-pollination, unknown effects on other organisms (e.g., soil microbes), and loss of flora and fauna biodiversity

Cathy Eckhardt
100 percent winners

By: Robert

Robert — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 09:59:09 +0000

Thank goodness that there are biodiversity organizations working to save us from self destruction. The long term effects of GM crops really bothers me and there needs to be more awareness of the dangers of GM before we pass the point of no return.

Seed banks sound like a great idea but what happens when you try to reintroduce natural seeds into a GM modified environment? Will we reach the point where we have to grow crops in greenhouses to get the separation required to avoid contamination.

I agree that biodiversity conservation has become an urgent task. The general public must be made more aware of the need for biodiversity in our ecosystems, and the possible long term consequences of GM crops on ecosystems.

If we keep heading in the current direction we are doomed to experience massive famines that will kill millions of people. This is not the future I want.