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The Ups and Downs of Feminist Activist Research: Positional Reflections
Trained in the fields of ecological economics and political ecology, we are four women activist-researchers motivated by and interested in contributing to processes of social transformation. In this chapter, w...
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Open AccessTransgene behavior in genetically modified teosinte hybrid plants: transcriptome expression, insecticidal protein production and bioactivity against a target insect pest
In 2009, Spanish farmers reported a novel weed, now identified as a relative of maize’s ancestor, teosinte, in their maize fields. Introgression of the insect resistance transgene cry1Ab from genetically modified...
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Agroecology
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Agricultural Coexistence
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Food Sovereignty
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Socio-economic research on genetically modified crops: a study of the literature
The importance of socio-economic impacts (SEI) from the introduction and use of genetically modified (GM) crops is reflected in increasing efforts to include them in regulatory frameworks. Aiming to identify a...
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Addressing Socio-Economic and Ethical Considerations in Biotechnology Governance: The Potential of a New Politics of Care
There is a growing demand to incorporate social, economic and ethical considerations into biotechnology governance. However, there is currently little guidance available for understanding what this means or ho...
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Open AccessTeosinte in Europe – Searching for the Origin of a Novel Weed
A novel weed has recently emerged, causing serious agronomic damage in one of the most important maize-growing regions of Western Europe, the Northern Provinces of Spain. The weed has morphological similaritie...
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Living Reference Work Entry In depth
Food Sovereignty
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Living Reference Work Entry In depth
Agricultural Coexistence
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Living Reference Work Entry In depth
Agroecology
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Open AccessNo scientific consensus on GMO safety
A broad community of independent scientific researchers and scholars challenges recent claims of a consensus over the safety of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). In the following joint statement, the clai...
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Open AccessFarmer’s choice of seeds in four EU countries under different levels of GM crop adoption
It has been hypothesised that farmers in countries that do not adopt GM crops do or will have fewer seed options. By extension, there is concern that the choices made by countries that have so far rejected GM ...
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Coexistence of Plants and Coexistence of Farmers: Is an Individual Choice Possible?
The introduction of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in Europe has been characterized by controversy. In 2002, the European Union introduced the concept of “coexistence” as a compromise solution that, thr...
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A Social Analysis of the Bioinvasions of Dreissena polymorpha in Spain and Hydrilla verticillata in Guatemala
Human agency plays a key role in the processes of biological invasions. This comprises not only the human role in the configuration of driving forces or in the perception of the impacts, but also the conceptua...
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Socio-Economic Impact and Assessment of Biological Invasions
Biological invasions have been object of ecological research for years.As one objective, natural scientists investigate the effects of invasive species on ecosystems and their functioning (Levine et al. 2003)....
