Many opinions are around on whether biotechnology has a negative impact on biodiversity or whether it might have positive effects. The Section on Biodiversity, an initiative of the European Federation of Biotechnology, was founded on 27 February 2003. The main task of this section is to investigate and debate the impact of Biotechnology on Biodiversity.

Priority topics of the EFB Section on Biodiversity are:

• Benefits and threats from GMO’s
• How can the view on Biodiversity help in research and development?
• Enhance the knowledge about soil microbiology and agricultural biodiversity
• Biodiversity and Population Genetics: A wide field of research
• Active participation in the development and outlining of research programmes on an European level.