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Section on Biodiversity
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.
For an overview of the topic Biodiversity related to Biotechnology see:
Ammann, K. (20110921)
Review: Can GM crops help to enhance biodiversity? Open Source Version. In ASK-FORCE contribution AF-11, Vol. AF-11, pp. 88. Ammann K., Neuchatel
http://www.ask-force.org/web/AF-11-Biodiversity/AF-11-Biodiversity-Biotechnology-20110921-opensource.pdf
The section leader is maintaining a blog contribution list on biodiversity debate topics:
http://www.efb-central.org/index.php/forums/
Download a summary of the latest updates from September 2011 of all contributions
http://www.ask-force.org/web/ASK-FORCE-Summary/ASK-FORCE-Summary.pdf
The section leader acted also as Guest Editor, together with Prof. em. Ingo Potrykus for the Journal of New Biotechnology: Vatican conference on GM crops and developing countries May 2009, online open source publication 20101130: it can be downloaded at
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/issue/43660-2010-999729994-2699796
Contact Info:
Klaus Ammann
Prof. hon. emeritus, former Director Botanic Garden, University of Bern
Rue de Monruz 20
CH - 2000 NEUCHATEL, Switzerland
Website: www.efb-central.org/Biodiversity/homepage.html
E-mail: klaus.ammann@ips.unibe.ch
Tel.: +41 79 429 70 62, skypeIn +41 33 534 91 52
klaus.ammann@ips.unibe.ch
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