Brussels, Beligum
May 13, 2008
CropLife International announced today that its
Biotech Benefits Database now contains over 80 published
papers and reviews that demonstrate the benefits associated with
the use of agricultural biotechnology products. The Biotech
Benefits Database is an online, searchable collection of papers
that CropLife International has also shared through the
Biosafety Information Resource Center of the Biosafety
Clearing-House (BCH), an information exchange mechanism
established by the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to assist
Parties with the implementation of the treaty’s provisions to
facilitate sharing of information on, and experiences with
biotechnology.
“CropLife International is committed to supporting the Biosafety
Clearing-House and identifying scientifically sound and
reputable studies on plant biotechnology,” said Denise Dewar,
Executive Director, Plant Biotechnology at CropLife
International. “By sharing these resources with the Parties to
the Biosafety Protocol, governments will have access to accurate
and comprehensive information needed to develop science-based
procedures for the procedures for the international trade of
living modified organisms.”
The Biotech Benefits Database is an online collection of papers
that can be searched by crop type, biotech trait, country or
region, or by a particular impact. All papers included in the
database have either been published in peer-reviewed journals or
have been prepared by organizations that have summarized
peer-reviewed studies. The Biotech Benefits Database can be
accessed through CropLife’s Web site at
http://www.croplife.org or
http://croplife.intraspin.com/BioTech/indesx.asp.
The Biosafety Clearing-House is a Web site database designed to
provide information on national regulatory requirements,
facilitate information exchange, and to assist governments as
they make decisions about the importation or release of living
modified organisms (LMOs) in their jurisdictions. CropLife’s
Biotech Benefits Database provides rapid access to
scientifically-credible research that can be used within the
BCH. The BCH is available on the Web at
http://bch.biodiv.org/. |
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