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Integrating environmental and ecosystem health into One Health

WEBContributors: Peter Ballantyne, Theo-Knight Jones & Alexandre Caron Our societies are facing major challenges, many caused by the ever-expanding human …

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Most Americans Believe GMOs Likely to Improve Global Food Supply

WEBIn its 2019 survey, the Pew Research Center reveals that while Americans have mixed views about genetically modified foods (GMOs) and their implications for …

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Genetic Tools For Conservation and Health: What's The Role of …

WEBThe potential uses and impacts of gene drive technologies have garnered increasing interest at the international and national levels across the world. As part of …

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Journalists: What, really, is One Health

WEBIn a day of riveting conversations, including uncomfortable topics that hinted at a gulf in cooperation and a need for more collaboration, journalists from leading media …

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Substantial Equivalence of GM and Non-GM Crops ISAAA.org

WEBThe testing for substantial equivalence of GM and non-GM crops entails a two-step process which has been agreed internationally by Codex, FAO, OECD, and WHO, and involves …

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Environmental health players missing in One Health

WEBIn a Kampala markedly hotter than usual, two participants in a March 19 COHESA forum at Makerere University debated in earnest whether the temperatures …

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Impact of GM Crops on Soil Health ISAAA.org

WEBPocket K No. 57: Impact of GM Crops on Soil Health. A healthy agricultural production system cannot exist without healthy soils. Aside from being the habitat of diverse …

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Zimbabwe makes great strides towards improving One Health …

WEBIn a concerted effort to strengthen One Health coordination and collaboration among all key stakeholders, a High-Level National One Health Strategic Plan …

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Position Statments on Biotechnology

WEBPosition Statements on Biotechnology. A report issued by the scientific council of the American Medical Association (AMA) says that no long-term health effects have been …

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Zambia’s One Health success through the Eyes of a focal person

WEBZambia faces several health challenges ranging from zoonotic diseases, emerging infectious diseases, and food/feed insecurity to climate change. One Health is …

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Botswana: A healthy discourse on institutionalizing One Health

WEBOn many fronts, such as egalitarianism, Botswana is one healthy country. However, it lacks an official national One Health platform, a rare blot in a country that, …

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APHIS Issues Review for Bayer's Short-Stature Corn

WEBBayer's genetically engineered shorter-stature corn known as Smart Corn System has received safety approval from the United States Department of Agriculture …

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Zimbabwe COHESA stakeholders chart a way forward with …

WEBISAAA AfriCenter continued efforts to improve on One Health governance under the COHESA project in their recent meeting with Zimbabwe’s One Health …

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Eastern and Southern Africa One Health Updates Under One Roof

WEBToday (3 November 2023), the world observes One Health Day, emphasizing the interdependence of human, animal, plant and environmental health. The Capacitating …

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Health Canada Issues Gene Editing Guidelines, Encourages …

WEBHealth Canada released the much-awaited clarification on the regulation of plant breeding innovations, including gene editing. The new policy is based on public …

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COMBATING RIFT VALLEY FEVER USING THE ONE HEALTH …

WEBThe International Services for the Acquisition of Agribiotech Application (ISAAA AfriCenter) and The University of Nairobi, Kenya Aids Vaccine Initiative – …

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Lessons from Ethiopia’s Biotechnology and Biosafety Development

WEBArguably, Ethiopia has one of the best thriving agricultural biotechnology environments in Africa. In place is a National Biotechnology Roadmap that sets the …

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