WWF doesn't want you to see: The Silence of the Pandas
We've uploaded an English-dubbed version of the documentary film, The Silence of the Pandas, onto GMWatch's website.
http://www.gmwatch.eu/gm-videosb/24-corporate-takeover/13703
This film by the award-winning German film maker Wilfried Huismann dispels the green image of WWF and exposes its support for dodgy corporate activities. Huismann dug behind WWF's eco-facade to uncover explosive stories from around the world. The film is a journey into the heart of the WWF empire and may shatter public faith in the panda forever.
Recently, residents of Germany who tried to view Huismann's film on Youtube were blocked from doing so.
Sources in Germany told us the story behind the blackout. They say WWF hired a top media law firm to put legal pressure on WDR, the German TV station that broadcast the documentary, not to broadcast the film again and to reach an out-of-court settlement with WWF. It seems the settlement never happened and moves are ongoing to have the film distributed in more countries.
It is now legally possible to air the film again in Germany, though it's already been shown there on the country's largest national network during prime time and probably six or more times on state channels.
So if German residents who want to see the film in the original German language still find themselves blocked, they should complain to Youtube.
Parts 3 and 4 of the film focus on the Round Table for Responsible Soy (RTRS), an industry greenwash program launched and supported by WWF. RTRS certifies GM soy sprayed with Roundup herbicide as 'responsible', in spite of the social and environmental devastation caused by the crop.
http://www.gmwatch.eu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12480
RTRS principles and criteria include fair working conditions for soy producing farmers. But RTRS member Monsanto has more than once been accused by the Argentine authorities of keeping workers in its corn fields in slave-like conditions.
http://www.gmwatch.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=13682
RTRS apparently turns a blind eye, as RTRS 'responsible' certification only applies to soy fields that fall under RTRS certification scheme.
And some of Europe's retailers have fallen for the lie, allowing their suppliers to use soy grown from Monsanto's GM seed – as well as soy from RTRS's non-GMO arm – and calling it 'responsible'.
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