Date:   6/14/2004 8:43:53 AM ( 20 y ago)
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Recently I have participated in an action to help protect the biodiversity
of soya in China, and I would like to invite you to join this meaningful
action as well.

China is the homeland and center of diversity for soya. Soya originated in
China and has a cultivation history spanning over 5,000 years. China has
more soya varieties than anywhere else in the world. The genetic diversity
of soya is a global heritage and vital to sustainable development of
agriculture.

However, the homeland of soya is facing the risk of contamination by
genetically engineered (GE) soya. GE soya is banned for growing in China,
but import of GE soya is rising. Last year China imported a record-high 20
million tons of soya and it is estimated that 70% was GE soya. Every grain
of GE soya is a seed, and if it was planted in the farm, it will multiply
and spread. Mexico, the homeland of maize, has already found contamination
of maize by imported GE maize from the U.S. If we do not take actions now,
the homeland of soya will soon face irreversible contamination.

Greenpeace is campaigning globally against GE soya and determined to protect
China, the homeland of soya, from contamination by GE soya.

PLEASE TAKE ACTION! Be part of the global effort to build the Cyber Great
Wall and help keep GE soya away from China,

To protect the homeland of soya, we are demanding that companies stop
importing GE soya, the source of contamination.

Write to Bunge Ltd., the leading supplier of soya products to China, to
commit to a global commitment to supply only non-GE soya, but particular to
supply only non-GE soya to China because of the major risk GE soya poses to
the homeland of soya. As one of the world's leading traders and processors
of soya, Bunge has a responsibility to protect the homeland of soya, a
global heritage for all.

Click here to write to Bunge. It will take only seconds.

http://act.greenpeace.org/ams/e?a=1439&s=ensoya&r=1087217690_2YA

THANK YOU! Please pass this on.....

click here to send the letter

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