Socio-economic considerations in biosafety and biotechnology decision making: The Cartagena Protocol and National Biosafety frameworks

Article 26.1 of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety left open the possibility for member countries to include in their biosafety regulatory processes the assessment of socio‐economic considerations. Countries may also decide to include such assessments as part of their national legislation or regula...

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Main Authors: Falck-Zepeda, José B., Zambrano, Patricia
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Wiley 2011
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154921
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description Article 26.1 of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety left open the possibility for member countries to include in their biosafety regulatory processes the assessment of socio‐economic considerations. Countries may also decide to include such assessments as part of their national legislation or regulations for the approval and deliberate release into the environment of genetically engineered technologies. Countries are debating if and how to implement assessment of socio‐economic considerations. This paper contributes to the ongoing policy dialogue by discussing issues related to socio‐economic assessment including scope, timing, inclusion modalities, methods, decision‐making rules and standards, and the integration of socio‐economic assessments in biosafety and/or biotechnology approval processes. This paper also discusses the implications of such inclusion for technology flows and public and private sector R&D. If inclusion is not done properly, it may negatively impact technology flows especially from the public sector and render an unworkable biosafety system.
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spelling CGSpace1549212025-03-17T20:08:52Z Socio-economic considerations in biosafety and biotechnology decision making: The Cartagena Protocol and National Biosafety frameworks Falck-Zepeda, José B. Zambrano, Patricia genetically modified organisms biotechnology biosafety socioeconomics impact assessment andean group developing countries Article 26.1 of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety left open the possibility for member countries to include in their biosafety regulatory processes the assessment of socio‐economic considerations. Countries may also decide to include such assessments as part of their national legislation or regulations for the approval and deliberate release into the environment of genetically engineered technologies. Countries are debating if and how to implement assessment of socio‐economic considerations. This paper contributes to the ongoing policy dialogue by discussing issues related to socio‐economic assessment including scope, timing, inclusion modalities, methods, decision‐making rules and standards, and the integration of socio‐economic assessments in biosafety and/or biotechnology approval processes. This paper also discusses the implications of such inclusion for technology flows and public and private sector R&D. If inclusion is not done properly, it may negatively impact technology flows especially from the public sector and render an unworkable biosafety system. 2011-03 2024-10-01T14:04:49Z 2024-10-01T14:04:49Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154921 en Limited Access Wiley Falck-Zepeda, José Benjamin; Zambrano, Patricia. 2011. Socio-economic considerations in biosafety and biotechnology decision making: The Cartagena Protocol and National Biosafety frameworks. Review of Policy Research 28(2): 171-195. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1541-1338.2011.00488.x
spellingShingle genetically modified organisms
biotechnology
biosafety
socioeconomics
impact assessment
andean group
developing countries
Falck-Zepeda, José B.
Zambrano, Patricia
Socio-economic considerations in biosafety and biotechnology decision making: The Cartagena Protocol and National Biosafety frameworks
title Socio-economic considerations in biosafety and biotechnology decision making: The Cartagena Protocol and National Biosafety frameworks
title_full Socio-economic considerations in biosafety and biotechnology decision making: The Cartagena Protocol and National Biosafety frameworks
title_fullStr Socio-economic considerations in biosafety and biotechnology decision making: The Cartagena Protocol and National Biosafety frameworks
title_full_unstemmed Socio-economic considerations in biosafety and biotechnology decision making: The Cartagena Protocol and National Biosafety frameworks
title_short Socio-economic considerations in biosafety and biotechnology decision making: The Cartagena Protocol and National Biosafety frameworks
title_sort socio economic considerations in biosafety and biotechnology decision making the cartagena protocol and national biosafety frameworks
topic genetically modified organisms
biotechnology
biosafety
socioeconomics
impact assessment
andean group
developing countries
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154921
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