Union Environment and forests Minister Mr Jairam Ramesh has said Moratorium on commercial cultivation of Bt Brinjal will continue till a consensus is reached among state government, scientific community and various stakeholders. <br/><br/>Speaking to newsmen in Chennai today, he asserted that he had only announced a moratorium and not a ban on genetically modified food crops. He said the moratorium should be used responsibly and creatively not only for Bt brinjal but also for genetically modified food crops.<br/><br/>On the save tiger project, the Minister said extensive network of comprising of real estate and mining mafia have been responsible for the dwindling tiger population. <br/><br/>To tackle this , Mr Jairam Ramesh said comprehensive amendments to the Wildlife Protection Act will be introduced in coming budget session of parliament to hand stern punishment to poachers.<br/><br/>Earlier addressing the valedictory session of the International Conference on Biodiversity at the M S Swaminathan Research Foundation, the minister said that India is going to the Nagoya Biodiversity negotiations in October this year from a position of strength. <br/><br/>He called for greater convergence between negotiations on climate change and Biodiversity.