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Agriculture And The Environment: Three Myths, Three Themes, Three Directions, J.B. Ruhl
Agriculture And The Environment: Three Myths, Three Themes, Three Directions, J.B. Ruhl
Vanderbilt Law School Faculty Publications
Three very powerful and widely disseminated myths, what I call the Three Myths, have obscured the reality that agriculture is a leading source of environmental harm in our nation. Until we can divorce the dialogue on agri-environmental policy from these myths, the discussion of goals and policy instruments will remain mired.
Three Questions For Agriculture About The Environment, J.B. Ruhl
Three Questions For Agriculture About The Environment, J.B. Ruhl
Vanderbilt Law School Faculty Publications
This article is the third in my series studying agriculture and environmental law. It asks why agriculture has not evolved toward more environmentally responsible behavior and points to possible "green" solutions that will move agriculture into necessary transformations.
Information Based Regulation And International Trade In Genetically Modified Agricultural Products: An Evaluation Of The Cartagena Protocol On Biosafety, Michael P. Healy
Information Based Regulation And International Trade In Genetically Modified Agricultural Products: An Evaluation Of The Cartagena Protocol On Biosafety, Michael P. Healy
Law Faculty Scholarly Articles
This Article considers the regulation of international trade in genetically modified agricultural products. Specifically, it addresses both products released into the environment as seeds and products intended for consumption as food. The first part of the Article describes the significance of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in modem agriculture, especially agriculture in the United States. This discussion summarizes the risks and potential benefits associated with the use of agricultural GMOs, especially the risks and benefits related to biodiversity. The Article then briefly describes the approaches to the regulation of these products adopted in the
Cartagena Protocol to the Convention on Biological …