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Rosa Binimelis; Fern Wickson; Amaranta Herrero. Agricultural Coexistence. Encyclopedia of Food and Agricultural Ethics 2019, 50 -55.
AMA StyleRosa Binimelis, Fern Wickson, Amaranta Herrero. Agricultural Coexistence. Encyclopedia of Food and Agricultural Ethics. 2019; ():50-55.
Chicago/Turabian StyleRosa Binimelis; Fern Wickson; Amaranta Herrero. 2019. "Agricultural Coexistence." Encyclopedia of Food and Agricultural Ethics , no. : 50-55.
C. R. Anderson; R. Binimelis; M. P. Pimbert; M. G. Rivera-Ferre. Introduction to the symposium on critical adult education in food movements: learning for transformation in and beyond food movements—the why, where, how and the what next? Agriculture and Human Values 2019, 36, 521 -529.
AMA StyleC. R. Anderson, R. Binimelis, M. P. Pimbert, M. G. Rivera-Ferre. Introduction to the symposium on critical adult education in food movements: learning for transformation in and beyond food movements—the why, where, how and the what next? Agriculture and Human Values. 2019; 36 (3):521-529.
Chicago/Turabian StyleC. R. Anderson; R. Binimelis; M. P. Pimbert; M. G. Rivera-Ferre. 2019. "Introduction to the symposium on critical adult education in food movements: learning for transformation in and beyond food movements—the why, where, how and the what next?" Agriculture and Human Values 36, no. 3: 521-529.
There has been a persistent conflict over agricultural biotechnology, and existing governance institutions relying on traditional processes of scientific risk assessment have failed to address the sociopolitical dimensions of this disagreement. Although there are demands to incorporate socioeconomic impact (SEI) assessment into regulatory deliberations, these often neglect to look beyond the technology in isolation to also include the networks of relations agricultural biotechnologies require and create. This paper argues that understanding the impacts of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) cultivation requires attentiveness to the operational context of the technology as well as a wide range of actors and potential pathways of harm. In order to do this and contribute new empirical research, this paper adopts a system-based perspective and focuses on socioeconomic impacts for a particular actor that is both critically important and highly vulnerable for sustainable agri-food systems: beekeepers. The paper explores the European Court of Justice ruling on the contamination of beehive products with GMOs. It then describes consequent legislative developments and the socioeconomic impacts observed in the wake of this in both Spain and Uruguay. The paper documents the distributive injustice being experienced by beekeepers and highlights the significance of assessing socioeconomic considerations from a systems-based understanding of agriculture and biotechnologies.
Rosa Binimelis; Fern Wickson. The troubled relationship between GMOs and beekeeping: an exploration of socioeconomic impacts in Spain and Uruguay. Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems 2018, 43, 546 -578.
AMA StyleRosa Binimelis, Fern Wickson. The troubled relationship between GMOs and beekeeping: an exploration of socioeconomic impacts in Spain and Uruguay. Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems. 2018; 43 (5):546-578.
Chicago/Turabian StyleRosa Binimelis; Fern Wickson. 2018. "The troubled relationship between GMOs and beekeeping: an exploration of socioeconomic impacts in Spain and Uruguay." Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems 43, no. 5: 546-578.
The importance of socio-economic impacts (SEI) from the introduction and use of genetically modified (GM) crops is reflected in increasing efforts to include them in regulatory frameworks. Aiming to identify and understand the present knowledge on SEI of GM crops, we here report the findings from an extensive study of the published international scientific peer-reviewed literature. After applying specified selection criteria, a total of 410 articles are analysed. The main findings include: (i) limited empirical research on SEI of GM crops in the scientific literature; (ii) the main focus of the majority of the published research is on a restricted set of monetary economic parameters; (iii) proportionally, there are very few empirical studies on social and non-monetary economic aspects; (iv) most of the research reports only short-term findings; (v) the variable local contexts and conditions are generally ignored in research methodology and analysis; (vi) conventional agriculture is the commonly used comparator, with minimal consideration of other substantially different agricultural systems; and (vii) there is the overall tendency to frame the research upon not validated theoretical assumptions, and to over-extrapolate small-scale and short-term specific results to generalized conclusions. These findings point to a lack of empirical and comprehensive research on SEI of GM crops for possible use in decision-making. Broader questions and improved methodologies, assisted by more rigorous peer-review, will be required to overcome current research shortcomings.
Georgina Catacora-Vargas; Rosa Binimelis; Anne Ingeborg Myhr; Brian Wynne. Socio-economic research on genetically modified crops: a study of the literature. Agriculture and Human Values 2017, 35, 489 -513.
AMA StyleGeorgina Catacora-Vargas, Rosa Binimelis, Anne Ingeborg Myhr, Brian Wynne. Socio-economic research on genetically modified crops: a study of the literature. Agriculture and Human Values. 2017; 35 (2):489-513.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGeorgina Catacora-Vargas; Rosa Binimelis; Anne Ingeborg Myhr; Brian Wynne. 2017. "Socio-economic research on genetically modified crops: a study of the literature." Agriculture and Human Values 35, no. 2: 489-513.
There is a growing demand to incorporate social, economic and ethical considerations into biotechnology governance. However, there is currently little guidance available for understanding what this means or how it should be done. A framework of care-based ethics and politics can capture many of the concerns maintaining a persistent socio-political conflict over biotechnologies and provide a novel way to incorporate such considerations into regulatory assessments. A care-based approach to ethics and politics has six key defining features. These include: 1) a relational worldview, 2) an emphasis on the importance of context, 3) a recognition of the significance of dependence, 4) an analysis of power, including a particular concern for those most vulnerable, 5) a granting of weight to the significance of affect, and 6) an acknowledgment of an important role for narrative. This policy brief provides an overview of these defining features, illustrates how they can appear in a real world example and provides a list of guiding questions for assessing these features and advancing a politics of care in the governance of biotechnology.
Fern Wickson; Rosa Binimelis; Amaranta Herrero; Rachel Wynberg; Christopher Preston; Sarah Hartley; Brian Wynne. Addressing Socio-Economic and Ethical Considerations in Biotechnology Governance: The Potential of a New Politics of Care. Food Ethics 2017, 1, 193 -199.
AMA StyleFern Wickson, Rosa Binimelis, Amaranta Herrero, Rachel Wynberg, Christopher Preston, Sarah Hartley, Brian Wynne. Addressing Socio-Economic and Ethical Considerations in Biotechnology Governance: The Potential of a New Politics of Care. Food Ethics. 2017; 1 (2):193-199.
Chicago/Turabian StyleFern Wickson; Rosa Binimelis; Amaranta Herrero; Rachel Wynberg; Christopher Preston; Sarah Hartley; Brian Wynne. 2017. "Addressing Socio-Economic and Ethical Considerations in Biotechnology Governance: The Potential of a New Politics of Care." Food Ethics 1, no. 2: 193-199.
A novel weed has recently emerged, causing serious agronomic damage in one of the most important maize-growing regions of Western Europe, the Northern Provinces of Spain. The weed has morphological similarities to a wild relative of maize and has generally been referred to as teosinte. However, the identity, origin or genetic composition of 'Spanish teosinte' was unknown. Here, we present a genome-wide analysis of single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) data for Spanish teosinte, sympatric populations of cultivated maize and samples of reference teosinte taxa. Our data are complemented with previously published SNP datasets of cultivated maize and two Mexican teosinte subspecies. Our analyses reveal that Spanish teosinte does not group with any of the currently recognized teosinte taxa. Based on Bayesian clustering analysis and hybridization simulations, we infer that Spanish teosinte is of admixed origin, most likely involving Zea mays ssp. mexicana as one parental taxon, and an unidentified cultivated maize variety as the other. Analyses of plants grown from seeds collected in Spanish maize fields and experimental crosses under controlled conditions reveal that hybridization does occur between Spanish teosinte and cultivated maize in Spain, and that current hybridization is asymmetric, favouring the introgression of Spanish teosinte into cultivated maize, rather than vice versa.
Miluse Trtikova; Andre Lohn; Rosa Binimelis; Ignacio Chapela; Bernadette Oehen; Niklaus Zemp; Alex Widmer; Angelika Hilbeck. Teosinte in Europe - Searching for the Origin of a Novel Weed. Scientific Reports 2017, 7, 1560 .
AMA StyleMiluse Trtikova, Andre Lohn, Rosa Binimelis, Ignacio Chapela, Bernadette Oehen, Niklaus Zemp, Alex Widmer, Angelika Hilbeck. Teosinte in Europe - Searching for the Origin of a Novel Weed. Scientific Reports. 2017; 7 (1):1560.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMiluse Trtikova; Andre Lohn; Rosa Binimelis; Ignacio Chapela; Bernadette Oehen; Niklaus Zemp; Alex Widmer; Angelika Hilbeck. 2017. "Teosinte in Europe - Searching for the Origin of a Novel Weed." Scientific Reports 7, no. 1: 1560.
The attempt to have coexistence between organic, conventional and genetically modified (GM) crops has generated unresolved frictions between agro-food models based on different practices, values, worldviews and cultures. This article explores forms of everyday resistance that have emerged against the domineering power and spread of GM maize in Spain, the gateway nation for GM crops in Europe. Drawing on multi-sited ethnographic work and interviews, we describe six practices by which social actors throughout the agro-food system are resisting the expansion of GM maize and forming some unlikely alliances. We conclude that a myriad of practical resistance actions are taking place, from actors in both alternative and conventional food systems, as they fight for their survival against the political power and uncontrolled biological spread of GM crops. These practices challenge the regulatory concept of the possibility of a harmonious coexistence between the systems and highlight how an everyday struggle is required for non-GM maize actors to continue to exist.
Amaranta Herrero; Rosa Binimelis; Fern Wickson. Just Existing Is Resisting: The Everyday Struggle against the Expansion of GM Crops in Spain. Sociologia Ruralis 2017, 57, 859 -880.
AMA StyleAmaranta Herrero, Rosa Binimelis, Fern Wickson. Just Existing Is Resisting: The Everyday Struggle against the Expansion of GM Crops in Spain. Sociologia Ruralis. 2017; 57 ():859-880.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAmaranta Herrero; Rosa Binimelis; Fern Wickson. 2017. "Just Existing Is Resisting: The Everyday Struggle against the Expansion of GM Crops in Spain." Sociologia Ruralis 57, no. : 859-880.
Biotechnology is diversifying rapidly through the development and application of new approaches to genome editing and ongoing research into synthetic biology. Proponents of biotechnology are enthusiastic about these new developments and have recently begun calling for environmental movements to abandon their campaigns against Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) and for organic agriculture to reconsider its exclusion of Genetic Modification (GM). In this article, we begin by describing the diversity of practices that cluster under both the terms GM and organic and show that although there is a clash of different cultures of agriculture at stake, there is also a spectrum of practices existing between these two poles. Having established the terms of the debate, we then go on to analyse whether the organic movement should reconsider its position on GM in light of new plant breeding techniques (NPBTs), using the criteria highlighted as important by the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM) in their 2016 draft revised position on GMOs. Through this analysis, we suggest that given the in-context-trajectory of biotechnology development, the continued narrow framing of agricultural problems and the ongoing exclusion of important socio-economic, political and cultural dimensions, the organic movement is justified in maintaining its opposition to GM in the face of NPBTs.
Fern Wickson; Rosa Binimelis; Amaranta Herrero. Should Organic Agriculture Maintain Its Opposition to GM? New Techniques Writing the Same Old Story. Sustainability 2016, 8, 1105 .
AMA StyleFern Wickson, Rosa Binimelis, Amaranta Herrero. Should Organic Agriculture Maintain Its Opposition to GM? New Techniques Writing the Same Old Story. Sustainability. 2016; 8 (11):1105.
Chicago/Turabian StyleFern Wickson; Rosa Binimelis; Amaranta Herrero. 2016. "Should Organic Agriculture Maintain Its Opposition to GM? New Techniques Writing the Same Old Story." Sustainability 8, no. 11: 1105.
Admixture between GM and non-GM agriculture; Coexistence of GMOs and conventional and organic agriculture; GMO contamination Agricultural genetically modified organisms (GMOs) have generated substantial controversy in Europe since their introduction and commercialization in 1998. On the one hand, GMOs have been promoted as “high-yield sustainable agriculture” and as a tool for increasing the competitiveness of European agricultural systems (European Commission 2002). On the other hand, opponents have challenged the potential benefits and raised questions about their purposes, exposing competing narratives of development and diverging visions for the future of agriculture (Levidow and Boschert 2008). Critics have also highlighted the failure to account for the significance of scientific uncertainties, paradigms, and values in the development of this technology (McAfee 2003), the loss of freedom of choice for non-GM producers and consumers (Altieri 2005; Binimelis 2008
Rosa Binimelis; Fern Wickson; Amaranta Herrero. Agricultural Coexistence. Encyclopedia of Food and Agricultural Ethics 2016, 1 -6.
AMA StyleRosa Binimelis, Fern Wickson, Amaranta Herrero. Agricultural Coexistence. Encyclopedia of Food and Agricultural Ethics. 2016; ():1-6.
Chicago/Turabian StyleRosa Binimelis; Fern Wickson; Amaranta Herrero. 2016. "Agricultural Coexistence." Encyclopedia of Food and Agricultural Ethics , no. : 1-6.
Socio-economic considerations are included in the regulatory frameworks on genetically modified organisms (GMOs) of many countries. This is a reflection of an increasing interest in and recognition of the necessity to consider a broader range of issues when conducting a GMO risk assessment. At the same time, there are discussions about how socio-economic considerations can be identified and how their assessment can be carried out. To provide an understanding of the advances achieved so far, we describe the state of the art of existing biosafety institutional frameworks, legislation and policies with provisions on socio-economic considerations. We analyse the scope of the socio-economic considerations that have been included, the methodological options taken and the role of participatory processes and stakeholders involvement in the GMO-related decision-making. Since many of the countries that have legislation for assessing socio-economic considerations lack implementation experience, we provide an analysis of how implementation has evolved in Norway with the intention to illustrate that the inclusion of socio-economic considerations might be based on a learning process. Norway was the first country to include broader issues in its GMO assessment process, and is at present one of the countries with the most experience on implementation of these issues. Finally, we emphasise that there is a great need for training on how to perform assessments of socio-economic considerations, as well as reflection on possible ways for inclusion of participatory processes.
Rosa Binimelis; Anne Ingeborg Myhr. Inclusion and Implementation of Socio-Economic Considerations in GMO Regulations: Needs and Recommendations. Sustainability 2016, 8, 62 .
AMA StyleRosa Binimelis, Anne Ingeborg Myhr. Inclusion and Implementation of Socio-Economic Considerations in GMO Regulations: Needs and Recommendations. Sustainability. 2016; 8 (1):62.
Chicago/Turabian StyleRosa Binimelis; Anne Ingeborg Myhr. 2016. "Inclusion and Implementation of Socio-Economic Considerations in GMO Regulations: Needs and Recommendations." Sustainability 8, no. 1: 62.
Over the past twenty years, agricultural biotechnologies have generated chronically unresolved political controversies. The standard tool of risk assessment has proven to be highly limited in its ability to address the panoply of concerns that exist about these hybrid techno/organisms. It has also failed to account for both the conceptual and material networks of relations agricultural biotechnologies require, create and/or perform. This paper takes as a starting point that agricultural biotechnologies cannot be usefully assessed as isolated technological entities but need to be evaluated within the context of the broader socio-ecological system that they embody and engender. The paper then explores, compares and contrasts some of the methodological tools available for advancing this systems-based perspective. The article concludes by outlining a new synthesis approach of comparative cartographies of agri/cultures generated through multi-sited ethnographic case-studies, which is proposed as a way to generate system maps and enable the comparison of genetically modified (GM) food with both conventional and alternative agri-food networks for sustainability assessment. The paper aims to make a unique theoretical and methodological contribution by advancing a systems-based approach to conceptualising and assessing genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and proposing a synthesised methodology for mapping networks of relations across different agri/cultures.
Amaranta Herrero; Fern Wickson; Rosa Binimelis. Seeing GMOs from a Systems Perspective: The Need for Comparative Cartographies of Agri/Cultures for Sustainability Assessment. Sustainability 2015, 7, 11321 -11344.
AMA StyleAmaranta Herrero, Fern Wickson, Rosa Binimelis. Seeing GMOs from a Systems Perspective: The Need for Comparative Cartographies of Agri/Cultures for Sustainability Assessment. Sustainability. 2015; 7 (8):11321-11344.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAmaranta Herrero; Fern Wickson; Rosa Binimelis. 2015. "Seeing GMOs from a Systems Perspective: The Need for Comparative Cartographies of Agri/Cultures for Sustainability Assessment." Sustainability 7, no. 8: 11321-11344.
Rosa Binimelis; A.I. Myhr. Socio-economic considerations in GMO Regulations: opportunities and challenges. Know your food 2015, 61 -67.
AMA StyleRosa Binimelis, A.I. Myhr. Socio-economic considerations in GMO Regulations: opportunities and challenges. Know your food. 2015; ():61-67.
Chicago/Turabian StyleRosa Binimelis; A.I. Myhr. 2015. "Socio-economic considerations in GMO Regulations: opportunities and challenges." Know your food , no. : 61-67.
A broad community of independent scientific researchers and scholars challenges recent claims of a consensus over the safety of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). In the following joint statement, the claimed consensus is shown to be an artificial construct that has been falsely perpetuated through diverse fora. Irrespective of contradictory evidence in the refereed literature, as documented below, the claim that there is now a consensus on the safety of GMOs continues to be widely and often uncritically aired. For decades, the safety of GMOs has been a hotly controversial topic that has been much debated around the world. Published results are contradictory, in part due to the range of different research methods employed, an inadequacy of available procedures, and differences in the analysis and interpretation of data. Such a lack of consensus on safety is also evidenced by the agreement of policymakers from over 160 countries - in the UN¿s Cartagena Biosafety Protocol and the Guidelines of the Codex Alimentarius - to authorize careful case-by-case assessment of each GMO by national authorities to determine whether the particular construct satisfies the national criteria for `safe¿. Rigorous assessment of GMO safety has been hampered by the lack of funding independent of proprietary interests. Research for the public good has been further constrained by property rights issues, and by denial of access to research material for researchers unwilling to sign contractual agreements with the developers, which confer unacceptable control over publication to the proprietary interests.
Angelika Hilbeck; Rosa Binimelis; Nicolas Defarge; Ricarda Steinbrecher; András Székács; Fern Wickson; Michael Antoniou; Philip L Bereano; Ethel Ann Clark; Michael Hansen; Eva Novotny; Jack Heinemann; Hartmut Meyer; Vandana Shiva; Brian Wynne. No scientific consensus on GMO safety. Environmental Sciences Europe 2015, 27, 1 .
AMA StyleAngelika Hilbeck, Rosa Binimelis, Nicolas Defarge, Ricarda Steinbrecher, András Székács, Fern Wickson, Michael Antoniou, Philip L Bereano, Ethel Ann Clark, Michael Hansen, Eva Novotny, Jack Heinemann, Hartmut Meyer, Vandana Shiva, Brian Wynne. No scientific consensus on GMO safety. Environmental Sciences Europe. 2015; 27 (1):1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAngelika Hilbeck; Rosa Binimelis; Nicolas Defarge; Ricarda Steinbrecher; András Székács; Fern Wickson; Michael Antoniou; Philip L Bereano; Ethel Ann Clark; Michael Hansen; Eva Novotny; Jack Heinemann; Hartmut Meyer; Vandana Shiva; Brian Wynne. 2015. "No scientific consensus on GMO safety." Environmental Sciences Europe 27, no. 1: 1.
Veronica Escurriol Martinez; Rosa Binimelis; Marta G. Rivera-Ferre. The situation of rural women in Spain: the case of small-scale artisan food producers. Athenea Digital. Revista de pensamiento e investigación social 2014, 14, 3 .
AMA StyleVeronica Escurriol Martinez, Rosa Binimelis, Marta G. Rivera-Ferre. The situation of rural women in Spain: the case of small-scale artisan food producers. Athenea Digital. Revista de pensamiento e investigación social. 2014; 14 (3):3.
Chicago/Turabian StyleVeronica Escurriol Martinez; Rosa Binimelis; Marta G. Rivera-Ferre. 2014. "The situation of rural women in Spain: the case of small-scale artisan food producers." Athenea Digital. Revista de pensamiento e investigación social 14, no. 3: 3.
The recent context of global food emergency and ecological crisis has increased the relevance of people's struggle for food sovereignty (FSv), which promotes the transformation of the dominant food system and claims ‘the right of peoples to healthy and culturally appropriate food produced through ecologically sound and sustainable methods, and their right to define their own food and agriculture systems’. Revisiting two Spanish and Catalan articles developing FSv indicators, this article aims at discussing the need and utility of developing FSv indicators at different territorial levels. Confronting these two territorial scales, the paper also identifies common steps that can facilitate other future processes of building FSv indicators. As a conclusion, the paper suggests that these processes of building indicators can contribute to providing political direction at different geographical scales for the implementation of the FSv proposal. At the same time, they favor the movement's self-reflexivity in its practices while supporting the collective shaping of future actions.
Rosa Binimelis; Marta Guadalupe Rivera-Ferre; Guillem Tendero; Marc Badal; Maria Heras; Gonzalo Gamboa; Miquel Ortega-Cerdà. Adapting established instruments to build useful food sovereignty indicators. Development Studies Research 2014, 1, 324 -339.
AMA StyleRosa Binimelis, Marta Guadalupe Rivera-Ferre, Guillem Tendero, Marc Badal, Maria Heras, Gonzalo Gamboa, Miquel Ortega-Cerdà. Adapting established instruments to build useful food sovereignty indicators. Development Studies Research. 2014; 1 (1):324-339.
Chicago/Turabian StyleRosa Binimelis; Marta Guadalupe Rivera-Ferre; Guillem Tendero; Marc Badal; Maria Heras; Gonzalo Gamboa; Miquel Ortega-Cerdà. 2014. "Adapting established instruments to build useful food sovereignty indicators." Development Studies Research 1, no. 1: 324-339.
It has been hypothesised that farmers in countries that do not adopt GM crops do or will have fewer seed options. By extension, there is concern that the choices made by countries that have so far rejected GM crops have had an impact on their productivity. To estimate how much real world choice maize farmers have in countries with different degrees of GM crop adoption (Austria, Germany, Spain, Switzerland), we used surveys of seed catalogues from local and regional seed suppliers, transnational seed corporations and public national and European seed registration catalogues as an approximation for real world choices available to farmers. We further compiled and analyzed yield data from the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation FAO to compare yields over the same period of time in GM-adopting and non-adopting countries.
Angelika Hilbeck; Tamara Lebrecht; Raphaela Vogel; Jack A Heinemann; Rosa Binimelis. Farmer’s choice of seeds in four EU countries under different levels of GM crop adoption. Environmental Sciences Europe 2013, 25, 12 .
AMA StyleAngelika Hilbeck, Tamara Lebrecht, Raphaela Vogel, Jack A Heinemann, Rosa Binimelis. Farmer’s choice of seeds in four EU countries under different levels of GM crop adoption. Environmental Sciences Europe. 2013; 25 (1):12.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAngelika Hilbeck; Tamara Lebrecht; Raphaela Vogel; Jack A Heinemann; Rosa Binimelis. 2013. "Farmer’s choice of seeds in four EU countries under different levels of GM crop adoption." Environmental Sciences Europe 25, no. 1: 12.
The assessment of the impacts of growing genetically modified (GM) crops remains a major political and scientific challenge in Europe. Concerns have been raised
Frieder Graef; Jörg Römbke; Rosa Binimelis; Anne Ingeborg Myhr; Angelika Hilbeck; Broder Breckling; Tommy Dalgaard; Ulrich Stachow; Georgina Catacora-Vargas; Thomas Bøhn; David Quist; Béla Darvas; Gert Dudel; Bernadette Oehen; Hartmut Meyer; Klaus Henle; Brian Wynne; Marc Metzger; Silvio Knäbe; Josef Settele; András Székács; Angelika Wurbs; Jeannette Bernard; Donal Murphy-Bokern; Marcello Buiatti; Manuela Giovannetti; Marko Debeljak; Erling Andersen; Andreas Paetz; Saso Dzeroski; Beatrix Tappeser; Kees van Gestel; Werner Wosniok; Gilles-Eric Séralini; Iulie Aslaksen; Roland Pesch; Stanislav Maly; Armin Werner. A framework for a European network for a systematic environmental impact assessment of genetically modified organisms (GMO). BioRisk 2012, 7, 73 -97.
AMA StyleFrieder Graef, Jörg Römbke, Rosa Binimelis, Anne Ingeborg Myhr, Angelika Hilbeck, Broder Breckling, Tommy Dalgaard, Ulrich Stachow, Georgina Catacora-Vargas, Thomas Bøhn, David Quist, Béla Darvas, Gert Dudel, Bernadette Oehen, Hartmut Meyer, Klaus Henle, Brian Wynne, Marc Metzger, Silvio Knäbe, Josef Settele, András Székács, Angelika Wurbs, Jeannette Bernard, Donal Murphy-Bokern, Marcello Buiatti, Manuela Giovannetti, Marko Debeljak, Erling Andersen, Andreas Paetz, Saso Dzeroski, Beatrix Tappeser, Kees van Gestel, Werner Wosniok, Gilles-Eric Séralini, Iulie Aslaksen, Roland Pesch, Stanislav Maly, Armin Werner. A framework for a European network for a systematic environmental impact assessment of genetically modified organisms (GMO). BioRisk. 2012; 7 ():73-97.
Chicago/Turabian StyleFrieder Graef; Jörg Römbke; Rosa Binimelis; Anne Ingeborg Myhr; Angelika Hilbeck; Broder Breckling; Tommy Dalgaard; Ulrich Stachow; Georgina Catacora-Vargas; Thomas Bøhn; David Quist; Béla Darvas; Gert Dudel; Bernadette Oehen; Hartmut Meyer; Klaus Henle; Brian Wynne; Marc Metzger; Silvio Knäbe; Josef Settele; András Székács; Angelika Wurbs; Jeannette Bernard; Donal Murphy-Bokern; Marcello Buiatti; Manuela Giovannetti; Marko Debeljak; Erling Andersen; Andreas Paetz; Saso Dzeroski; Beatrix Tappeser; Kees van Gestel; Werner Wosniok; Gilles-Eric Séralini; Iulie Aslaksen; Roland Pesch; Stanislav Maly; Armin Werner. 2012. "A framework for a European network for a systematic environmental impact assessment of genetically modified organisms (GMO)." BioRisk 7, no. : 73-97.
The study described in this article incorporates stakeholders' views on aquatic invasion processes and combines expert analysis with information from field work into an evaluation exercise. Management scenarios are designed based on available technical data and stakeholders' perceptions. These scenarios are evaluated using the Social Multi-Criteria Evaluation framework employing the NAIADE model. Two evaluations are carried out, technical and social. Social acceptance of different management scenarios, distribution of costs and benefits, and attribution of responsibility are discussed. The case study was carried out on Lake Izabal, a body of water connected to the Caribbean Sea in Northeastern Guatemala. In 2000, local fishermen reported the presence of an alien species in the lake, the macrophyte Hydrilla verticillata. Two years later, this alien species was established around the entire lakeshore, damaging the ecosystem, endangering native species and the subsistence of local inhabitants through impacts on transportation, fishing practices, and tourism.
I. Monterroso; R. Binimelis; B. Rodríguez-Labajos. New methods for the analysis of invasion processes: Multi-criteria evaluation of the invasion of Hydrilla verticillata in Guatemala. Journal of Environmental Management 2011, 92, 494 -507.
AMA StyleI. Monterroso, R. Binimelis, B. Rodríguez-Labajos. New methods for the analysis of invasion processes: Multi-criteria evaluation of the invasion of Hydrilla verticillata in Guatemala. Journal of Environmental Management. 2011; 92 (3):494-507.
Chicago/Turabian StyleI. Monterroso; R. Binimelis; B. Rodríguez-Labajos. 2011. "New methods for the analysis of invasion processes: Multi-criteria evaluation of the invasion of Hydrilla verticillata in Guatemala." Journal of Environmental Management 92, no. 3: 494-507.
Biological invasions are human-induced processes affecting biodiversity. Information on biological invasions can be organized following the categories of the DPSIR model. This paper examines the state of the art in the application of this model to the study and management of biological invasions. The paper focuses on driving forces and pressures, clarifying the different levels at which drivers operate and promote invasion processes. Identifying driving forces is necessary not only to understand the processes behind biological invasions but also to generate policy initiatives that address threats to biodiversity at different levels of governance. Thus driving forces and pressures on biological invasions are identified taking into account the multi-level character of such processes. The final section reviews the role that different stakeholders play in biological invasion management and finally elaborates a list of indicators derived from the analysis that can be used in decision making concerning invasion processes.
Beatriz Rodríguez-Labajos; Rosa Binimelis; Iliana Monterroso. Multi-level driving forces of biological invasions. Ecological Economics 2009, 69, 63 -75.
AMA StyleBeatriz Rodríguez-Labajos, Rosa Binimelis, Iliana Monterroso. Multi-level driving forces of biological invasions. Ecological Economics. 2009; 69 (1):63-75.
Chicago/Turabian StyleBeatriz Rodríguez-Labajos; Rosa Binimelis; Iliana Monterroso. 2009. "Multi-level driving forces of biological invasions." Ecological Economics 69, no. 1: 63-75.
Although there is a strong controversy regarding the introduction and commercialisation of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in Europe, GM maize has been sown in Spain since 1998. Stakeholders' positions on the role that GMOs play in trends of the state of agriculture and environment in Catalonia are analysed. The application of the Driving forces –Pressures – State – Impact – Responses (DPSIR) framework in this case study highlights its potential for organising and structuring information. However, the model can be ambiguous when used as an analytical tool in value-laden complex situations. Thus, GM agriculture is sometimes seen as a pressure on the agro-environment and sometimes as a modernising response to an economic and environmental crisis. A redefinition of the DPSIR categories is proposed, aiming to reflect on these situations by better acknowledging different legitimate perspectives and narratives. This is done, on the one hand, by allowing alternative descriptions of causal chains and, on the other hand, by taking into consideration social and political aspects besides the relationship between economics and environmental spheres.
Rosa Binimelis; Iliana Monterroso; Beatriz Rodríguez-Labajos. Catalan agriculture and genetically modified organisms (GMOs) — An application of DPSIR model. Ecological Economics 2009, 69, 55 -62.
AMA StyleRosa Binimelis, Iliana Monterroso, Beatriz Rodríguez-Labajos. Catalan agriculture and genetically modified organisms (GMOs) — An application of DPSIR model. Ecological Economics. 2009; 69 (1):55-62.
Chicago/Turabian StyleRosa Binimelis; Iliana Monterroso; Beatriz Rodríguez-Labajos. 2009. "Catalan agriculture and genetically modified organisms (GMOs) — An application of DPSIR model." Ecological Economics 69, no. 1: 55-62.