Position Statements on Biotechnology International Council for Science Union (ICSU) Website: http://www.icsu.org The International Council for Science (ICSU) and the World Federation of Engineering Organisations (WFEO) were invited by the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development to represent the Scientific and Technological Community during the preparatory process of the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) One of the issues for consideration at the Summit is the identification of ways to access the results and benefits arising from the applications of biotechnology for sustainable development, while ensuring ethical standards and safety of their use. To address this issue, ICSU's Advisory Committee on Genetic Experimentation and Biotechnology (ACOGEB) commissioned an analysis of the present status of the applications of biotechnology to agriculture, the emerging scientific trends, and their contributions and consequences for human health, biodiversity and other components of the environment Series on Science for Sustainable Developemt No. 6: Biotechnology and Sustainable Agriculture - click here |
International Support: - Food
and Agricultural Organization - Agenda
21 - International Council for Science Union - International Life Sciences Institute - International
Society of African Scientists - Nigerian President Obasanjo's Statement - Asian
Development Bank - Prime Minister Blair's speech
United States of America - American
Medical Association
Canada - Canadian
Biotechnology Advisory Committee - Brazilian
Academy of Sciences - New Zealand Royal Commission - Commonwealth
Scientific and Industrial Research Organization |
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