Strategic environmental assessments for genetically modified organisms

Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 35-43

  Linacre, Nicholas A ^a   Gaskell, Joanne ^b   Rosegrant, Mark W ^a   Falck Zepeda, Jose ^a   Quemada, Hector ^c   Halsey, Mark ^d   Birner, Regina ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d DONALD DANFORTH PLANT SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetically modified; GMO; Living modified organism; LMO; Risk; Strategic environmental assessment

Indexed keywords

CROP; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

EID: 33646170414     PISSN: 14615517     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3152/147154606781765309     Document Type: Article

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