Promise and peril Autor Brown W. Título de serie The Environmental Forum | Vol. 18(5); 30 - 38; 8 p. Fecha 2001 Fuente IUCN (ID: ANA-067549) Editor | Lugar de publicación Environmental Law Institute (ELI) | Washington, DC, USA Idioma Inglés Campo de aplicación Internacional Materia Especies silvestres y ecosistemas Palabra clave Biotecnología EIA Institución Resumen 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