In the run up to the key votes and debates on synthetic biology at the IUCN Congress in Abu Dhabi (9-15 October), IUCN will be hosting online discussions on motions […]
Engineering Nature? Genetic Technologies in Conservation
— 29/04/2025
EVENTS
Showing 10 events (by date)
Is Gene Editing a Sustainable Food System Solution?
London — 27/06/2024
Join our experts from across the EU to dig deeper into questions of sustainability in agriculture – what does the term ‘sustainable’ actually mean when applied to food systems – and where genetic technologies fit in?
Gene Editing and the Artisan Food Sector
— 25/04/2024
This is a closed online session for producers and businesses in the artisan, craft and quality food sectors. Its aim is to help them engage with and understand new and upcoming changes in English legislation – which removes labelling, traceability and monitoring from gene edited precision bred crops and foods – and their impacts on the quality, non-GMO food sector throughout the UK.
Gene Editing Regulation – Acknowledging Uncertainty
London — 13/06/2023
When it comes to the regulation of new genetic technologies in the environment, what we don’t know can be as significant as what we do.
Opening the Door to Gene Editing in the UK: Farm Animals, Pets and Wild Nature
London — 10/05/2023
An opportunity to explore new liberalised UK regulations on gene editing from the perspective of their broad scope and other little-explored aspects such as ethics, welfare and environmental impact.
Regulating Gene Editing – A Case for Public Engagement
— 10/10/2022
Ongoing reviews of the way we regulate the products of genetic engineering in agriculture have shone a light on the governance of GMOs, the limited pool of stakeholders that are […]
Agritech and the Ethics of Innovation
London, UK — 27/06/2022
This session explores the emergence and application of the ‘innovation principle’ as a values-neutral solution to multiple agriculture challenges, as tool of sustainability and as a legal concept that influences content and direction of regulation.
Gene Editing – Blurring the Lines Between Nature and Technology
— 28/10/2021
This session explores whether we are changing the definition of nature to accommodate a technological agenda, the potential impacts of viewing food as software, the regulatory challenges of blurring the lines between natural and technological/artificial, and offers a legal perspective on patents and GMO claims of ‘close to nature’.
Gene Editing & Agroecology – Reframing the Debate on Food System Transition
— 14/06/2021
The field of agri-tech is rapidly expanding, along with a narrative that says farmers need “all the tools in the toolbox”. But does “all the tools in the toolbox” mean different things in different contexts – and what happens when we assess technological innovations within an agroecological framework?
UK Farmers’ Assembly on New GM
— 28/02/2021
The UK Government wants to deregulate genetically modified (GM) crops and animals. Genetic modification (originally known as genetic engineering and now rebranded as ‘gene editing’) is being promoted as an […]