Assessment criteria for determining environmental safety of plants with novel traits.

  • Canada. Interdepartmental Executive Committee on Pest Management.
Date:
1994
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Credit: Assessment criteria for determining environmental safety of plants with novel traits. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    1 Natural ecosystems are those subject to no, or minimal, human influence, eg., prairie grassland, forests, wetlands, rivers and alpine meadows 2 Degree of change: + if positive; 0 if no change;- if negative 3 Geographic scope: very local, local, national, continental, intercontinental 4 Duration: time in months/years (state which) of potential impact 5 Relative to the status quo, + if better, O if no change;- if worse 6 Managed ecosystems include farms and ranches, and areas subject to human influence, eg., gardens, roadside verges, urban parks, industria] and waste sites 7 Issues of sustainability and silvicultural practices need to be addressed for forestry species in both natural and managed ecosystems spectro sopra ann ee ee a
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