Side Event

BIOFUELS AND GENETIC ENGINEERING: THE RISKS FOR BIODIVERSITY, FOOD AND FEED

Organizer
EcoNexus

Date and Time
16 May 2008 13:15 - 14:45

Meeting
Fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (BS COP MOP 4)

Biofuels offer new opportunities for the expansion of genetically engineered plants and trees. Presentations will give an overview of current applications and R&D, ranging from herbicide tolerance and pesticide expression to plants with increased geographical ranges, altered photosynthesis, altered cellulose or reduced lignin. The new kinds of risk and the implications for biosafety regulation, liability & redress will be discussed.