Information Resource on Release of Organisms into the Environment, IRRO

An Initiative of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

SECTION: INTRODUCTION

• Unit INT: This Guide
• Unit IRR: History and Context of IRRO
• Unit MTE: Informational Symbiosis of Microbial Taxonomy and Ecology
• Unit DEC: Decentralized Systems Design to Meet the Requirements of IRRO

SECTION: RISUL>

SECTION: RISK ASSESSMENT

• Unit RAA: A Primer on Risk Assessment
• Unit PRA: Current Procedures for Applying Risk Assessment
• Unit REG: Tools of Regulation

SECTION: BIOSAFETY COMMITTEES

• Unit MON: National and Local Appraisal and Monitoring

SECTION: GENETICALLY MODIFIED OORGANISMS (GMOs)

• Unit ECO: Ecological Issues Related to Release of Microorganisms
• Unit HYB: The Impact of Hybrids Between Genetically Modified Crop Plants and their Related Species: Biological Models and Theoretical Perspectives

SECTION: BIOLOGICAL CONTAINMENT

• Unit CUG: Contained Use of Genetically Modified Organisms

SECTION: ISSUES RELATED TO BIOTECHNOLOGY

• Unit PER: Public Perceptions of Biotechnoloc Perceptions of Biotechnology
• Unit IPR: Intellectual Property Rights

SECTION: ABOUT INTERNET

• Unit MAI: Access To Internet Utilities (FTP, WWW and Others) Using E-Mail

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