As part of its IFPRI Issue Briefs series, the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) has published "Strategic Environmental Assessment: Assessing the environmental impact of biotechnology" by N.A. Linacre, J. Gaskell, M.W. Rosegrant, J. Falck-Zepeda, H. Quemada, M. Halsey and R. Birner. The 3-page brief discusses the need for systematic evaluation of environmental issues in the research and priority-setting process for genetically modified crops. See http://www.ifpri.org/pubs/ib/ib41.pdf (196 KB) or contact [email protected] for more information.

15/04/2006