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Open Letter by the undersigned IUCN Members to the IUCN Council

Open Letter by the undersigned IUCN Members to the IUCN Council


AAO, AEnv, AGEREF/CL, ARCAS, BEES-ONG, BUND Naturschutz in Bayern, CEIDA, CENESTA, CRADIB-ONG, DNR, EuroNatur, Exploralis, FODER, FoN, INCA, Mweka, NACSSA, Pro Natura, REMBLAH, RSPN, SINCHI, Tour du Valat, Zoog DierVereniging


To the IUCN Council                                       18.10.2019

Dear Mr. Xinsheng,

Dear members of the IUCN Council,

we have taken note of the IUCN assessment report “Genetic frontiers for conservation: an assessment of synthetic biology and biodiversity conservation“. We are of the strong view that this report should not be regarded as a sufficient basis for the development of IUCN policy recommendations, nor should it be part of an IUCN motion process on synthetic biology in nature conservation to be voted on at the upcoming IUCN World Conservation Congress in June 2020 in Marseille..........

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