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Title:
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Inclusion and Implementation of Socio-Economic Considerations in GMO Regulations: Needs and Recommendations
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Author:
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Binimelis Adell, Rosa; Ingeborg Myhr, Anne
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Other authors:
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Universitat de Vic - Universitat Central de Catalunya. Facultat de Ciències i Tecnologia |
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Socio-economic considerations are included in the regulatory frameworks on genetically
modified organisms (GMOs) of many countries. This is a reflection of an increasing interest in
and recognition of the necessity to consider a broader range of issues when conducting a GMO
risk assessment. At the same time, there are discussions about how socio-economic considerations
can be identified and how their assessment can be carried out. To provide an understanding of
the advances achieved so far, we describe the state of the art of existing biosafety institutional
frameworks, legislation and policies with provisions on socio-economic considerations. We analyse
the scope of the socio-economic considerations that have been included, the methodological options
taken and the role of participatory processes and stakeholders involvement in the GMO-related
decision-making. Since many of the countries that have legislation for assessing socio-economic
considerations lack implementation experience, we provide an analysis of how implementation has
evolved in Norway with the intention to illustrate that the inclusion of socio-economic considerations
might be based on a learning process. Norway was the first country to include broader issues in
its GMO assessment process, and is at present one of the countries with the most experience on
implementation of these issues. Finally, we emphasise that there is a great need for training on how
to perform assessments of socio-economic considerations, as well as reflection on possible ways for
inclusion of participatory processes. |
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Subject(s):
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-Medi ambient -- Anàlisi d'impacte
-Desenvolupament sostenible |
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Rights:
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Aquest document està subjecte a aquesta llicència Creative Commons
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/es/
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Document type:
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Article
info:eu-repo/publishedVersion |
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Published by:
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Molecular Diversity Preservation International
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