Overview

This volume is an edited account of an international workshop in Bern about the effects of transgenic plants on biodiversity, a hotly debated topic in the risk assessment research community. Well-known scientists in this field present important new results from their work. Main focus is put on the impact of agricultural biotechnology on ecosystems, social, ethical and legal issues and the impact of biotechnology on conservation. Furthermore, methodological questions, like how to judge biosafety aspects stemming from given research results, are discussed.

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Author:   Klaus Ammann ,  Yolande Jacot ,  Richard Braun
Publisher:   Birkhauser Verlag AG
Imprint:   Birkhauser Verlag AG
Edition:   2003 ed.
Volume:   v. 4
Weight:   0.580kg
ISBN:  

9783764366575

ISBN 10:   3764366575
Pages:   177
Publication Date:   20 June 2003
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

Introduction: Biodiversity - the impact of biotechnology (Richard Braun and Klaus Ammann).- Session 1: Impact of agricultural biotechnology on ecosystems.- Widening perspectives on biodiversity (Anatole F. Krattiger). Horizontal gene flow (Sir John E. Beringer). Vertical gene flow (Klaus Ammann). Genetically engineered crops and sustainable agriculture (Hans R. Herren). Technology, sustainable agriculture and biodiversity: the socio-economics of technology transfers (Willy de Greef).- Session 2: Social, ethical and legal issues.- The cultural implications of biodiversity and biotechnology: an underdeveloped area in the public understanding field? (Jill Turner). The role of communication in ecological assessments of genetically modified crops (Thomas E. Nickson). Intellectual property rights and traditional knowledge: proposals for action (Susette Biber-Klemm). Intellectual property rights and traditional knowledge: background, terminology and issues arising (Martin A. Girsberger). The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety of the Convention on Biological Diversity: overview and future development (Beat Nobs, Robert Lamb and François Pythoud).- Session 3: Impact of biotechnology on conservation.- The conservation of genetic diversity: gene flow from agriculture (Alan Gray, Roger Daniels, Alan Raybould, Ian Cooper, Lindsay Maskell, Denise Pallet, Mary-Lou Edwards, Milo Thurston and Matthew Alexander). Problems of plant conservation in agricultural landscapes: can biotechnology help or hinder? (Brian Johnson). Conservation and molecular methods (Hans C.M. den Nijs). Conservation strategies, plant breeding, wild species and land races (Vernon Heywood).- Session 4: Conclusions.- Discussion: The way ahead (Klaus Ammann).- Acknowledgements.- List of contributors.- Subject index

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