Social Learning Through Environmental Risk Analysis of Biodiversity and GM Maize in South Africa

Environmental Policy and Governance

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 238-252

  Dana, Genya V ^a   Nelson, Kristen C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity monitoring; Biotechnology; Collaborative decision making; Environmental risk analysis; Social learning; Stakeholder engagement

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; LEARNING; MAIZE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STAKEHOLDER;

SOUTH AFRICA;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84865168574     PISSN: 1756932X     EISSN: 17569338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eet.1587     Document Type: Article

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