

CANCUN — The state governments of Yucatan, Quintana Roo and Campeche have pledged to make the Yucatan Peninsula a GMO-free region through the signing of a cooperative pact during the COP13 Global Biodiversity Summit, taking place in Cancun this week.
The declaration will be made through the states’ ministries of environment, said Quintana Roo’s minister of environment and forestry, Alfredo Arellano Guillermo.
“We’re going to sign a pact with the state governments of Yucatan and Campeche. The pact expresses, among other things, our states’ collaboration and dedication on matters such as biodiversity and declaring the Yucatan Peninsula a GMO-free region,” he said.

The pact is expected to be signed on Dec. 10 during the 5th Global Biodiversity Summit of Cities and Subnational Governments, which gathers city and state level officials from around the world to strengthen the global conribution of cities and states in protecting biodiversity and the effective management of ecosystems.
Source: eluniversal.com.mx
Comments
more recommended stories
The Trump era ends with an otherworldly inauguration
There will be no debate over.
Psychoactive substance found in ancient Mayan receptacles
Scientists identify psychoactive substance residues the.
Meet Panchito, the croc who swims with tourists in a Tulum cenote.
Through an Instagram video, you can.
Boat adrift in the Alacranes Reef rescued by State authorities and Navy
A boat that was left adrift,.
AMLO wants to vaccinate 20 thousand school teachers in Campeche
The president said on Tuesday, January.
Honey production in Tulum shows lowest numbers in 20 years
Climate change and the natural phenomena.
Progreso vendors see no increase in sales due to the pandemic
“We barely sell anything at all”..
Tlaxcaltecans captured and ate the Spaniards. The Conquistadors returned and killed them all.
Researchers from the National Institute of.
Private sector proposes to join in on vaccination process
MEXICO CITY.- “The private sector can.
Rapidly breeding ‘Cocaine Hippos’ a real threat, scientists say
Scientists say Colombia must cull its.
Leave a Comment