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Academies of Science
ADB (Asian Development Bank)
CGIAR (Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research)
IFPRI (International Food Policy Research Institute)
ISNAR (International Service for National Agricultural Research)
European Commission
European Environment Agency
IDB (Inter-American Development Bank)
ICSU (International Council for Science)
IUNS/IUTOX (International Union of Nutritional Sciences / International Union of Toxicology)
ISAAA (International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications)
OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development)
FAO/WHO (Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations / World Health Organization)
UNDP (United Nations Development Programme)
Vatican (Pontifical Academy of Sciences)

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Academies of Science

Academies of Science 2000. Transgenic Plants and World Agriculture. 2000. Report prepared under the auspices of the Royal Society of London, the USA National Academy of Sciences, the Brazilian Academy of Sciences, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Indian National Academy of Sciences, the Mexican Academy of Sciences and the Third World Academy of Sciences. July 2000. 

Asian Development Bank (ADB)

ADB 2001, Agricultural Biotechnology, Poverty Reduction and Food Security, ADB, Manila, The Philippines. 

Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)

CGIAR 2000a.  Agricultural Biotechnology, the Environment and the Poor. Proceedings of an International Conference, World Bank, Washington, D.C. October 1999. (eds Persley G.J. and Lantin, M.M). Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research, Washington D.C.   

CGIAR 2000b. Promethean Science: Agricultural Biotechnology, the Environment and the Poor. Serageldin, I. and Persley, G.J. Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research, Washington D.C.

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International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

IFPRI 2001. Biotechnology for Developing Country Agriculture: Problems and Opportunities. Persley, G.J., and Doyle, J.J. In: The Unfinished Agenda: Perspectives on Overcoming Hunger, Poverty and Environmental Degradation. Chapter 37, pp. 239-243. (Pinstrup-Andersen, P. and Pandya-Lorch, R., eds).  International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, USA

International Service for National Agricultural Research (ISNAR)

ISNAR 2002a. A Conceptual Framework for Implementing Biosafety: Linking Policy, Capacity, and Regulation. McLean, M.A., Frederick, R.J., Traynor, P.L., Cohen, J.I. and Komen, J. ISNAR Briefing Paper 47

ISNAR, 2002b. Conference Report: Next Harvest: Advancing Biotechnology’s Public Good, held 7-9 October 2002, The Hague, The Netherlands. Luijben, M. and Cohen, J.I. International Service for National Agricultural Research.  

European Commission (EC)

EC 2001. Towards a Strategic Vision of Life Sciences and Biotechnology: Consultation Document, September 2001, Commission of the European Communities, Brussels. 

EC Research 2001. EC-Sponsored Research on Safety of Genetically Modified Organisms: A review of results, (Kessler, C and Economidis, I. eds), European Commission, Brussels. 

EC 2002. Life Sciences and biotechnology - A Strategy for Europe, 23 January 2002, Commission of the European Communities, Brussels. 

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European Environment Agency (EEA) 

EEA 2002. Genetically modified organisms (GMOs): The significance of gene flow through pollen transfer, 2002, (Eastham, K and Sweet, J, ).  European Environment Agency.

Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)

IDB 2002. Agricultural Biotechnology and Rural Development in Latin America and the Caribbean: Implications for IDB Lending. Trigo, E.J., Traxler, G., Pray, C. and Echeverria, R. Sustainable Development Department Technical Paper Series RUR-107, Inter-American Development Bank, Washington D. C. 

International Council for Science (ICSU)

International Council for Science, 2002.ICSU Series on Science and Sustainable Development No.6 Biotechnology and Sustainable Agriculture

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International Union of Nutritional Sciences and the International Union of Toxicology (IUNS/IUTOX)

IUNS/IUTOX 2002. Genetically modified foods for human health and nutrition: The Scientific basis for Benefit/risk Assessment. Report to the International Council for Science (ICSU) prepared by the International Union of Nutritional Sciences (IUNS) and the International Union of Toxicology (IUTOX).  July 2002 (in press).

International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications (ISAAA)

ISAAA 2001a. Global Review of Commercialized Transgenic Crops: 2000. (Author,  James,C.). ISAAA Briefs No. 23. 
ISAAA 2001b. Global Review of Commercialized Transgenic Crops: 2001. (Author, James, C.) ISAAA Briefs No. 24. :Preview. 
ISAAA 2002. Global Status of Commercialized Transgenic Crops: 2002. (Author, James, C.) ISAAA Briefs No. 27

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

OECD 2000. Report of the Task Force for the Safety of Novel Foods and Feeds, May 2000, OECD.

OECD 2001a. OECD/UK Government, Bangkok Conference, July 2001.  New Biotechnology Foods and Crops: Science, Safety and Society. 

OECD 2001b. Living Modified Organisms and the Environment, An International Conference, Raleigh, Durham, OECD, November 2001: Final Rapporteurs’ Report. 

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Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations /World Health Organization (FAO/WHO)

FAO/WHO 2000.  Safety aspects of genetically modified foods of plant origin, Report of a Joint FAO/WHO Expert Consultation on Foods Derived from Biotechnology, 29 May - 2 June 2000. 

FAO/WHO 2001a.  Safety assessment of foods derived from genetically modified microorganisms, 24 -28 September 2001, Report of a Joint FAO/WHO Expert Consultation on Foods Derived from Biotechnology. 

FAO/WHO 2001b. Evaluation of Allergenicity of Genetically Modified Foods, 22 -25 January 2001, Report of a Joint FAO/WHO Expert Consultation on Allergenicity of Foods Derived from Biotechnology. 

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

UNDP 2001. Human Development Report 2001: Making New Technologies Work for Human Development, United Nations Development Programme, New York.

Vatican (Pontifical Academy of Sciences)

Vatican 2001. Science and the Future of Mankind: Science for Man and Man for Science - The Proceedings of the Preparatory Session 12-14 November 1999 and the Jubilee Plenary Session 10-13 November 2000, The Pontifical Academy of Sciences, Rome, 2001.

 

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