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last updated: 14 Jul 2026
Europe’s flower industry keeps a colonial system blooming
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Follow the Money
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2026-04
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https://www.ftm.eu
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Europe’s flower industry is worth billions – but the countries that gave it life get almost nothing in return. Genetic resources from the Global South fuel profits in Europe, while a flawed UN system meant to ensure fair sharing isn’t delivering. Behind it: Western companies exploiting loopholes, backed by years of lobbying, sustaining the imbalance.
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- Europe - all groups and regions
- GBF-T13. Fair and equitable sharing of benefits from genetic resources, digital sequence information and associated traditional knowledge
