"Methods for Risk Assessment of Transgenic Plants"

IV. Biodiversity and Biotechnology

edited by K. Amman, Y. Jacot and R. Braun

Birkhauser, 2003, Approx. 193 pages. $99.00 (Shipping and handling: $8.00 for U.S. delivery, $15.00 elsewhere).

This volume is an edited account of an international workshop in Bern on the effects of transgenic plants on biodiversity, a hotly debated topic in the risk assessment research community. Well-known scientists working in this field present important new results from their work. The main focus is on the impact of agricultural biotechnology on both native and farming ecosystems and on the consequences for conservation. Social, ethical and legal ramifications of this new and important technology as well as its impact on the maintenance of biodiversity are considered. Methodological questions, such as how to assess biosafety on the basis of given research results, are also discussed.

From the contents:

Introduction: Biodiversity - the impact of biotechnology.- Session 1: Impact of agricultural biotechnology on ecosystems.- Widening perspectives on biodiversity. Horizontal gene flow. Vertical gene flow. Genetically engineered crops and sustainable agriculture. Technology, sustainable agriculture and biodiversity: the socio-economics of technology transfers.- Session 2: Social, ethical and legal issues.- The cultural implications of biodiversity and biotechnology: an underdeveloped area in the public understanding field?. The role of communication in ecological assessments of genetically modified crops. Intellectual property rights and traditional knowledge: proposals for action. Intellectual property rights and traditional knowledge: background, terminology and issues arising. The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety of the Convention on Biological Diversity: overview and future development.- Session 3: Impact of biotechnology on conservation.

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