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Promise and peril

Author
Brown W.
Journal/Series
The Environmental Forum | Vol. 18(5); 30 - 38; 8 p.
Date
2001
Source
IUCN (ID: ANA-067549)
Publisher | Place of publication
Environmental Law Institute (ELI) | Washington, DC, USA
Language
English
Field of application
International
Subject
Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Biotechnology EIA Institution
Abstract

Biotechnology offers humanity improved agriculture, new industrial processes, and even benefits to ecosystem management and health. However, there is also inherent danger. Food safety has received most of the press attention, but regulations exist to address it. Meanwhile, threats to the environment are where legal authority is sorely lacking