Transgenic Trees

A briefing highlighting the issues surrounding transgenic trees. […]

Report of the Canada-Norway Workshop on Risk Assessment

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Organic Agriculture Can Feed the World and More

Dr Mae-Wan Ho of the Institute of Science in Society analyses the findings by scientists from the University of Michigan who reported that organic agriculture has the potential to contribute substantially to feeding the world. […]

Critical Review of Literature on Toxicology Studies of GM Products

Toxicity Studies of Genetically Modified Plants: A Review of the Published Literature
(http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content?content=10.1080/10408390601177670)

Author: José L. Domingo a
Affiliation: a Laboratory of Toxi […]

New Book on Socio-economic Considerations Available Online

THIRD WORLD NETWORK
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New Book Release

TWN Biotechnology & Biosafety Series 8

Potential Socio-Economic, Cultural and Ethical Impacts of GMOs: Prospects for Socio-Economic Impact […]

Maize in Peru Contaminated by Transgenes

Organic agriculture helps adaptation to climate change

An FAO paper which explores the potential of organic agriculture in increasing resilience within the agroecosystem to cope with unexpected events such as climate change. […]

Energy use in organic agriculture

An FAO paper published in August 2007 analysing energy use in organic agriculture, in comparison with conventional agriculture. […]

Latin America: The Downside of the GM Revolution

As GMO cultivation takes over vast tracts in South America, grassroots resistance to biotech crops has also grown. This report details the environmental and social consequences of GMOs in the region. […]

Mitigating climate change through organic agriculture

The article from the Institute of Science in Society, UK examines the potential of organic agriculture in mitigating climate change. […]