Workshop on the Environmental Risk Assessment of Genetically Modified Crops
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November 17, 2011-November 18, 2011
Bogota, Colombia
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The Agriculture & Food Systems Institute’s Center for Environmental Risk Assessment (CERA) convened a workshop on the environmental risk assessment of genetically modified (GM) crops in the context of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety in Bogota, Colombia on November 17-18, 2011. This conference was organized under the South Asia Biosafety Program and conducted in Spanish.
Program Overview
The workshop featured sessions on:
- International regulation of GM plants
- Criteria for the environmental risk assessment of GM plants in Colombia
- Introduction to the environmental risk assessment of GM plants
Agenda
Introduction to genetically modified organisms (GMOs)
Jose Leonardo Bocanegra, Humboldt Institute
The “Compact” in the context of the Cartagena Protocol Biosafety
Maria Andrea Uscátegui, Agro-Bio
Development of institutional capacity to assess the impact of Bt cotton on non-target species through the implementation of a case study in the Colombian Caribbean
Ricardo Perez and Elizabeth Aguliera, Corpoica
Environmental risk assessment: understanding the concepts
Ray Layton (presented on behalf of CERA)
Inter Central Laboratory detection and monitoring of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) progress in the environmental sector in Colombia
Carolina Villafane, Humboldt Institute
Differences in environmental risk assessment in releases contained, confined and unconfined GM plant
Camen Vicién, University of Buenos Aires
Environmental risk assessment (ERA): the importance of context
Monica Garcia-Alonso, Estel Consult Ltd.
Environmental monitoring after sale
Paulo Paes de Andrade, Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil
Problem Formulation: What questions should we ask? What assumptions should try?
Ray Layton, Pioneer Hi-Bred
Case Study 1: Virus resistant bean
Case Study 2: Drought tolerant corn
Agenda
Introducción a los organismos genéticamente modificados (OGM)
Jose Leonardo Bocanegra, Humboldt Institute
El “Compact” en el contexto del Protocolo de Cartagena en Bioseguridad
Maria Andrea Uscátegui, Agro-Bio
Desarrollo de la capacidad institucional para evaluar el impacto de algodón Bt en especies no objetivo a través de la implementación de un caso de estudio en el Caribe Colombiano
Ricardo Perez and Elizabeth Aguliera, Corpoica
Evaluación de riesgo ambiental: comprendiendo los conceptos
Ray Layton (presented on behalf of CERA)
Laboratorio central interinstitucional de detección y monitoreo de organismos genéticamente modificados (OGM) avances para el sector ambiental en Colombia
Carolina Villafane, Humboldt Institute
Diferencias en la evaluación de riesgo ambiental en liberaciones contenidas, confinadas y no confinadas de plantas GM
Camen Vicién, University of Buenos Aires
Evaluación de riesgo ambiental (ERA): la importancia del context
Monica Garcia-Alonso, Estel Consult Ltd.
Monitoreo ambiental post venta
Paulo Paes de Andrade, Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil
Formulación de problemas: ¿Qué preguntas debemos plantear? ¿Qué hipótesis debemos probar?
Ray Layton, Pioneer Hi-Bred
Estduio de caso 1: frijol resistente a virus
Estudio de caso 2: maíz tolerante a sequía