Monitoring environmental effects of GM crops - Expert consultation
On 18-20 January 2005 an expert consultation entitled "Genetically modified organisms in crop production and their effects on the environment: Methodologies for monitoring and the way ahead" was held at FAO headquarters, Rome. It was organised by FAO`s Plant Production and Protection Division with support from the FAO Working Groups on Biodiversity and Biotechnology. See an FAO press release (in Arabic, English, French and Spanish) at
http://www.fao.org/newsroom/en/news/2005/89259/index.html or contact
FAO for more information. A report of the meeting will be published later.
