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published: 02 May 2012 last updated: 25 May 2012

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Risk Assessment and Precaution in the Biosafety Protocol
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Ryan Hill, Sam Johnston and Cyrie Sendashonga Ryan Hill, Azimuth Consulting Group 218-2902 West Broadway, Vancouver BC V6K 2G8 http://www.azimuthgroup.ca
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Blackwell Publishing, Oxford and Malden, MA, USA
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2004-11
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Review of European Community & International Environmental Law (RECIEL) 13(3): 263–269.
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© Blackwell Publishing Ltd. 2004
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Review article discussing the compatibility of risk assessment and precaution in the context of the CBD Biosafety Protocol

The article is divided into the following sections:
1. Introduction
2. Biosafety concerns regarding GMOs
3. Gene Flow
4. Horizontal Gene Flow
5. Effects on non-Target Organisms
6. Risk Assessment Provisions in the Protocol
7. Precaution in the Protocol
8. Distinguishing the roles of risk assessment and Precaution
9. The Mandate of Risk Assessors
10. Bias in the Scientific Method
11. Values and Risk Attitudes in Decision Making
12. Definitions of Precaution
13. Conclusion
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Keywords for facilitating searching for information in the clearing-houses
  • GBF-T17. Strengthen biosafety and distribute benefits of biotechnology

https://bch.cbd.int/onlineconferences/ra_guidance_references.shtml

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Identifier (ISBN, ISSN, etc.)
ISSN 0962 8797
Format
8 page PDF
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Citation: Volume 13, Issue 3, pages 263–269, November 2004
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