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BIOSAFETY ASSESSMENT TOOL. By the GenØk Centre for Biosafety, April 2009. Developed over the past five years as part of a larger Norwegian project to build biosafety capacity and with contributions from researchers around the world, BAT is a free online resource designed to provide information to individuals reviewing the scientific data provided by GMO developers in support of their evaluation on safety. With the goal of simplifying and accelerating the review of highly technical evaluations provided by these developers, this database was designed to assist specialists and the general public alike with making determinations of safety, researching the topic, or making policy decisions. The online database is now available to the public at https://bat.genok.org/bat/home.html.
SUSTAINABLE JURUTI: A PROPOSED MODEL FOR LOCAL DEVELOPMENT. By the Getulio Vargas Foundation’s Center for Sustainability Studies (GVCes), the Brazilian Biodiversity Fund (Funbio) and Alcoa. In 2006, Alcoa was poised to begin a Northern Brazilian mining operation near Juruti. Noting failures of the past, the company set out with a novel approach - to make Juruti “the best mining project in the world.” Aiming for full community integration, the project sought to embrace strategies in sustainability and drew from extensive surveying and discussion. In broad terms, this publication examines the three prongs of sustainability imagined by the project: respect for the environment, social responsibility and economic success. Drawing from the lessons of the mining project, this study also sets forth guidelines for short, medium and long term local development, offering extensive insight into proposals, methods and dynamics still underway. To access this paper please refer to http://www.alcoa.com/brazil/pt/juruti_info_page/Juruti_ingles.pdf.
Progress Toward Sustainability: A Report Card and a Recommended Agenda. By John C. Dernbach. This research paper summarizes the conclusions and recommendations of Agenda for a Sustainable America, a 2009 book which brought together over forty contributing authors and was edited by Professor Dernbach. Attempting to identify concrete steps which can be taken to advance goals of sustainability, this study presents an evaluation of the six areas in which the United States has achieved significant progress, while also identifying broad recommendations for action over the next 5-10 years. This paper is available electronically at http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1389878.
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