Public Knowledge and Perceptions of Safety Issues Towards the Use of Genetically Modified Forest Trees: A Cross-Country Pilot Survey
| Autor: | Ivaylo Tsvetkov, H. Cvrčková, Mladen Ivanković, Sandra Sharry, Donatella Paffetti, Milan Mataruga, Zlata Luthar, Jorge A. P. Paiva, Cristina Vettori, Paraskevi Koutsona, Nieves Vidal, Lambros Tsourgiannis, Jana Moravčíková, Saša Bogdan, Anastasia Boutsimea, P. Máchová, Robert Brus, Gerd Bossinger, Conchi Sánchez, Susana de Sousa Araújo, J. Malá, Angelos Kazaklis, Vassiliki Kazana, Christos Stamatiou, Mirjana Šijačić-Nikolić, Terézia Salaj, Matthias Fladung, Alexander Alexandrov, Dimitrios Raptis, Kostlend Mara, Noemi Tel-Zur, Valasia Iakovoglou, Gregor Božič, Nevenka Ćelepirović |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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0106 biological sciences
0301 basic medicine Perceptions of Safety Issues media_common.quotation_subject Forest management Biodiversity 01 natural sciences 03 medical and health sciences Biosafety Perception Environmental sociology Genetically Modified Forest Trees Productivity media_common 2. Zero hunger Public Knowledge Agroforestry business.industry Environmental resource management 15. Life on land Genetically modified organism 030104 developmental biology Geography Agriculture business 010606 plant biology & botany |
| Zdroj: | Biosafety of Forest Transgenic Trees, edited by Cristina Vettori, Fernando Gallardo, Hely Häggman, Vassiliki Kazana, Fabio Migliacci, Gilles Pilate, Matthias Fladung, pp. 233–244. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 2016 info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Vassiliki Kazana, Lambros Tsourgiannis, Valasia Iakovoglou, Christos Stamatiou, Alexander Alexandrov, Susana Araújo, Sa?a Bogdan, Gregor Bo?i?, Robert Brus, Gerd Bossinger, Anastasia Boutsimea, Nevenka ?elepirovi?, Helena Cvr?ková, Matthias Fladung, Mladen Ivankovi?, Angelos Kazaklis, Paraskevi Koutsona, Zlata Luthar, Pavliná Máchová, Jana Malá, Kostlend Mara, Milan Mataruga, Jana Moravcikova, Donatella Paffetti, Jorge A.P. Paiva, Dimitrios Raptis, Conchi Sanchez, Sandra Sharry, Terezia Salaj, Mirjana ?ija?i?-Nikoli?, Noemi Tel-Zur, Ivaylo Tsvetkov, Cristina Vettori and Nieves Vidal/titolo:Public Knowledge and Perceptions of Safety Issues Towards the Use of Genetically Modified Forest Trees: A Cross-Country Pilot Survey/titolo_volume:Biosafety of Forest Transgenic Trees/curatori_volume:Cristina Vettori, Fernando Gallardo, Hely Häggman, Vassiliki Kazana, Fabio Migliacci, Gilles Pilate, Matthias Fladung/editore: /anno:2016 Biosafety of Forest Transgenic Trees ISBN: 9789401775298 |
| Popis: | Information on public awareness and acceptance issues regarding the use of Genetically Modified (GM) trees in forestry is lacking, although such information is available for GM organisms in agriculture. This is mainly due to the fact that in Europe there is no authorization for commercial planting of GM forest trees. To address this issue and within the frame of a European COST Action on the Biosafety of Transgenic Forest Trees (FP0905), a KAP (Knowledge Attitude Practice ) cross-country pilot survey was conducted among university students of different disciplines as sampling subjects. In total, 1920 completed questionnaires from 16 European and non-European countries were evaluated. The results provided novel cross-country insights into the level of public knowledge, particularly of young people and their perceptions on safety issues related to the use of GM forest trees , as well as on their attitude towards the acceptance of GM forest trees cultivation. The majority of the respondents, which was more than 60 % in all countries, approved the use of GM forest trees for commercial plantations , excluding natural forests. The majority of respondents also appeared willing to buy products from such plantations, such as wood products, pulp and paper. Over 80 % of the respondents from all countries were in favour of using labelling to identify products of GM origin, while more than 80 % of those would prefer that this labelling be legally mandatory. The top three benefits that were rated as very important in all countries involved the potential lower demand of the GM forest plantations for pesticides, the potential of GM forest trees for restoration of contaminated soils and the potential higher GM forest tree productivity. The top three GM forest tree risks that were perceived as serious hazards in all countries included the potential loss of biodiversity due to gene flow between transgenic and wild trees, the adverse effects of biotrophic processes on host ecosystems and the cultural adaptation to changing biodiversity conditions due to transgene escape. Overall, lack of knowledge regarding the potential benefits and potential risks of the cultivation of GM forest trees was observed in almost all surveyed countries. |
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