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Representatives of farmers, social movements and grassroots organisations, local, regional and national governments as well as the scientific community throughout the world will hold a conference on the future of food and farming in parallel to the COP/MOP from 12 to 15th May. The results of thi ...
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, alte ...
This Gene Campaign film depicts the process of adoption of Bt Cotton in the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra (India)and looks into the major players responsible. It has also tried to capture the socio- economic consequences as well as impact on health and environment, as observed in the field.
Representatives from several industry associations will provide an overview of the private sector's commitments to industry stewardship and quality management practices. The Biotechnology Industry Organization will present information on Excellence Through StewardshipSM and its Product Launch ...
Seminar and discussion to present ILSI/RF's work on Problem Formulation and plans for further work on a comprehensive framework for ERA of GM crops.
Presentation of standardized methods for the environmental monitoring of GMOs and the standardization procedure
Producing fuels from plants and crops mean not only relevant inputs of fossil energy, but also relevant emission of N2O. N2O is a greenhouse gas much more potent and durable than CO2. Responsible science as good as responsible energy policy has to look at the impact of N2O-releases. Speaker: Pro ...
BiosafeTrain is an international project devoted to GM biosafety capacity building in East Africa. Financially supported by DANIDA, it provides local training courses, fellowships and co-ordinates infrastructural development to promote the responsible use of biotechnology in Africa. The project ...
* The annual course in "Holistic Foundations for Assessment and Regulation of Genetic Engineering and Genetically Modified Organisms", * Regional biosafety courses, * The GE/GMO Biosafety Forecast Service - the Biosafety Assessment Tool (BAT), * Master of Science Program in Biosafety, * The Gate ...