Ensuring effective public participation in decision-making relating to genetically modified organisms
June 2001
This report presents research done by Willie Smith and Hayden Montgomery from the University of Auckland and should not be taken as representative of the views of the Ministry for the Environment.
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Contents:
Executive Summary
- Introduction
- Public Dialogue on Science and Technology
- Public Perception and Understanding of Genetically Modified Organisms: The International Context and the New Zealand Experience
- International Experience of Public Dialogue on Genetic Modification
- Mechanisms to Identify and Manage the Ethical and Other Dimensions of Biotechnology
- The Roles of New Zealand Organisations in Decision Making on Genetic Modification
- Public Expectations and Needs
- Conclusions
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