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