Pat Roy Mooney
Pat Mooney | |
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| Born | February 24, 1947[1] |
| Awards | Right Livelihood Award Pearson Medal of Peace Giraffe Hero |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biodiversity |
| Institutions | Rural Advancement Foundation International, ETC Group |
Pat Mooney (born February 24, 1947) has worked with civil society organizations on international trade and development issues related to agriculture, biodiversity and emerging technologies for over 40 years.
Career
[edit | edit source]Pat Mooney had no formal university training, and in fact did not graduate high school, but, together with Cary Fowler and Hope Shand, he began working on the 'Seeds' issue - the problem that legislation was enabling agribusiness corporations to control access to the seeds to grow the decreasing variety of crops that supported global food supply - in the 1970s.[2] In 1984, the three co-founded RAFI (Rural Advancement Foundation International), whose name was changed to ETC Group (pronounced "etcetera" group) in 2001. ETC Group is a small international CSO addressing the impact of new technologies on vulnerable communities.
Mooney’s more recent work has focused on geoengineering, nanotechnology,[3] synthetic biology and global governance of these technologies as well as corporate involvement in their development. He is a member of the International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems,[4] and led their Long Food Movement project.[5][6]
Awards and recognition
[edit | edit source]- 1985 - Right Livelihood Award (with Cary Fowler) for "working to save the world's genetic plant heritage."[1]
- 1998 - Pearson Medal of Peace[7]
- Giraffe Heroes award[8] for "people who have the courage to stick their necks out for the common good"[9]
- 2017 - Honorary Doctorate of Laws from the University of Waterloo, Canada[10]
- 2017 - Doctor Honoris Causa from 17, Instituto de Estudios Criticos, Mexico.[11]
Selected works
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Personal life
[edit | edit source]Mooney lived on the Canadian prairies for many years; he now resides just outside the village of Wakefield, Quebec with his second wife in retirement. He has five children and eleven grandchildren.[14]
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Website of Action Group ETC
- Pat Mooney on the Dangers of Geoengineering to Combat Climate Change - video report by Democracy Now!
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