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Promise and peril

Auteur
Brown W.
Périodique/Collection
The Environmental Forum | Vol. 18(5); 30 - 38; 8 p.
Date
2001
Source
IUCN (ID: ANA-067549)
Éditeur | Lieu de publication
Environmental Law Institute (ELI) | Washington, DC, USA
Langue
Anglais
Champ d'application
International
Sujet
Espèces sauvages et écosystèmes
Mot clé
Biotechnologie EIA Institution
Résumé

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