List of EcoNexus Publications
Some of our publications are (more) technical, also providing a thorough review of the scientific literature to a specific topic coupled with original analysis.
All publications are either completely online or can be downloaded as PDF.
Displaying 1 - 25 of 95Title | Date | Type | Files | Related Topics |
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Current and proposed insect targets for gene drive developmentA horizon scanning survey(20 pages) EcoNexus publication |
Jul 2022 | |||
Genetically engineered gene drives: IUCN report on Synthetic Biology lacks balanceA critique of the IUCN report ‘Genetic Frontiers for Conservation: An assessment of synthetic biology and biodiversity conservation’ – with regards to its assessment of gene drives(30 pages) Published by: Critical Scientists Switzerland (CSS), European Network of Scientists for Social and Environmental Responsibility (ENSSER), & Vereinigung Deutscher Wissenschaftler (VDW/FGS) |
May 2021 | |||
Gene Drives - a report on their science, applications, social aspects, ethics and regulations(341 pages) Gene Drives website |
May 2019 | Report | ||
An EU Perspective on Biosafety Considerations for Plants Developed by Genome Editing and Other New Genetic Modification Techniques (nGMs)Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology 7:31. https://doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2019.00031 |
Mar 2019 | Scientific Paper | ||
UK agricultural research: a different approach is urgently neededFor whom? Questioning the food and farming research agenda - a special edition magazine from the Food Ethics Council |
Jan 2018 | Opinion piece | ||
New Genetic Engineering Techniques: Precaution, Risk, and the Need to Develop Prior Societal Technology Assessment(11 pages) In: Environment: Science and Policy for Sustainable Development, Vol 59, Issue 5 (The Precautionary Principle Under Fire), pages 38-47 (2017) |
Aug 2017 | Article | ||
The Emperor’s New Clothes - 'New Breeding Techniques' and synthetic biology - genetic engineering by another nameThe Ecologist, 04 April 2017 |
Apr 2017 | |||
Synthetic biology: A continuing challenge for the CBD(1 page) [square brackets], issue 10 (May 2016) |
May 2016 | |||
The corruption of agricultural scienceThe impacts of GM crops in Argentina: with pictures from Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil(20 pages) Presentation at the Oxford Real Farming Conference, Jan. 2016 |
Jan 2016 | Presentation | ||
Genetic Engineering in Plants and the “New Breeding Techniques (NBTs)”Inherent risks and the need to regulate(10 pages) |
Dec 2015 | Briefing | ||
'Climate-Smart Agriculture' - preparing for a corporate soil and climate-grab in Paris?The Ecologist, 26 November 2015 |
Nov 2015 | Article | ||
Large-scale bioenergy must be excluded from the renewable energy definitionDeclaration(1 page) |
Aug 2015 | Open Letter | ||
Bioenergy Out: Why bioenergy should not be included in the next EU Renewable Energy Directive(10 pages) |
Aug 2015 | Briefing | ||
Dr Frances Kelsey: thalidomide and the precautionary principleThe Ecologist, August 2015 |
Jul 2015 | Article | ||
New breeding techniquesOpen letter to the Commission on new genetic engineering methods(2 pages) |
Jan 2015 | Open Letter | ||
Coming to your table?GMO crops resistant to 'war herbicide' 2,4DThe Ecologist, May 2014 |
Apr 2014 | Article | ||
Swords and PloughsharesIndustrial agriculture as warfare and the need for a paradigm shiftin Angie Zelter: The Chains of War - nuclear weapons, militarisation and their impact on society (2014) |
Mar 2014 | Essay | ||
GM crops are driving genocide and ecocide - keep them out of the EU!The Ecologist, February 2014 |
Feb 2014 | Article | ||
AGROPOLY - A handful of corporations control world food production(18 pages) |
Aug 2013 | Report | ||
A Foreseeable Disaster: The European Union’s agroenergy policies and the global land and water grab(40 pages) Published by Transnational Institute, FDCL and Econexus for Hands off the Land Alliance |
Jun 2013 | Report | ||
African Agricultural Growth Corridors and the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition: Who benefits, who loses?(17 pages) |
May 2013 | Report | ||
Committee on World Food Security: High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition draft report: Biofuels and Food SecurityComments from Biofuelwatch, EcoNexus and Global Forest Coalition(8 pages) |
Jan 2013 | Commentary | ||
Business and Biodiversity: A Licence to Operate(2 pages) ECO 45, p. 4-6 |
Dec 2012 | Article | ||
Biotech Companies COMPACTing their responsibilties(2 pages) ECO 43(3) published at MOP4 in Hyderabad, October 2012 - www.cbd-alliance.org |
Sep 2012 | Article | ||
Canada in violation of international obligations to the CBDOcean-fertilisation & Geoengineeiring scheme(1 page) ECO 44(10) |
Sep 2012 | Article |