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 98Title | Date | Type | Files | Related Topics |
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GM-Gene Flow (b)Horizontal gene transfer of viral inserts from GM plants to viruses(8 pages) |
Feb 2004 | Technical Report | ||
Genome Scrambling – Myth or Reality?Transformation-Induced Mutations in Transgenic Crop Plants(36 pages) |
Sep 2004 | Technical Report | ||
Land-use, Bioenergy and Agro-biotechnology(35 pages) Study for the German Advisory Council on Global Change (WBGU) |
Jul 2008 | Technical Report | ||
GURTs: No Case for Field Trials(4 pages) Briefing Paper for CBD COP8, Curitiba, Brazil |
Mar 2006 | Technical Briefing | ||
V-GURTs (Terminator)Can it be effective as a biological containment tool?(2 pages) Based on submission and plenary intervention to SBSTTA 10 (Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity) on behalf of EcoNexus and the Federation of German Scientists. |
May 2005 | Technical Briefing | ||
Potential Ecological and Social Impacts of Genetically Engineered TreesCommentary on the official background paper by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) entitled “The Potential Environmental, Cultural and Socio-Economic Impacts of Genetically Modified Trees” (UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/13/INF/6)(7 pages) Prepared for CBD SBSTTA 13 Meeting, Rome, Italy, 18-22 February, 2008 |
Feb 2008 | Technical Briefing | ||
Objection against the planned Rocpower biofuel plantRocpower ‐ proposed Biofuel Power Generation Plant, Whaley Road, Baraugh Green, Ref 2009/1539(2 pages) |
Jul 2011 | Submission | ||
Potential Impacts of Synthetic Biology on the Biodiversity(54 pages) |
Sep 2011 | Submission | ||
Synthetic Biology needs urgent attention from the SBSTTA(14 pages) |
Sep 2011 | Submission | ||
Information concerning Innovative Financial Mechanisms (IFMs): Offset ProgrammesA submission to the CBD Secretariat concerning decision X/3(13 pages) |
Jun 2011 | Submission | ||
EU biofuel target causes serious damage in the Global SouthComments on the transport elements of the Renewable Energy Directive and on article 7 of the EU Fuel Quality Directive(3 pages) |
May 2011 | Submission | ||
GE Wheat trial by Rothamsted ResearchSubmission on Rothamsted Research application for consent to release genetically modified wheat in the UK(7 pages) |
Jul 2011 | Submission | ||
Transformation-induced Mutations in Transgenic PlantsAnalysis and Biosafety Implications(29 pages) In: Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Reviews, Vol 23, December 2006, pp. 209-237 |
Dec 2006 | Scientific Paper | ||
The Mutational Consequences of Plant Transformation(7 pages) In: Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology (2006), Volume 2006, Article ID 25376 |
Jan 2006 | Scientific Paper | ||
Soy production and certification: the case of Argentinean soy-based biodiesel(23 pages) Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change 15(4): 371-394, DOI: 10.1007/s11027-010-9225-2 |
Mar 2010 | Scientific Paper | ||
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 | ||
Release of GM mosquito Aedes aegypti OX513A (NRE(S)609-2/1/3)Scientific opinion to the Department of Biosafety, Ministery of Natural Resources and Environment of Malaysia |
Aug 2010 | Scientific opinion | ||
Current and proposed insect targets for gene drive developmentA horizon scanning survey (Preliminary publication Oct. 2023)(27 pages) EcoNexus publication |
Oct 2023 | Report | ||
Gene Drive Development: Current and proposed non-insect targets, including vertebrates, snails, fungi and plants.A horizon scanning survey (Preliminary publication Nov. 2023)(33 pages) |
Nov 2023 | Report | ||
Agrofuels: Towards a Reality Check in Nine Key Areas(36 pages) Report submitted to the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in preparation for SBSTTA 12 (July 2007, Paris, France). |
Mar 2007 | Report | ||
African Agricultural Growth Corridors and the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition: Who benefits, who loses?(17 pages) |
May 2013 | Report | ||
GE RiceThe Genetic Engineering of the World’s Leading Staple Crop(24 pages) for Pesticide Action Network Asia and the Pacific |
Dec 2007 | 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 | ||
V-GURTs (Terminator Technology)Design, Reality and Inherent Risks(17 pages) Submission to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity, Working Group on Article 8(j) |
Jan 2006 | Report | ||
Gene Drives - a report on their science, applications, social aspects, ethics and regulations(341 pages) Gene Drives website |
May 2019 | Report |