Public knowledge and perceptions of safety issues towards the use of genetically modified forest trees: a cross-country pilot survey

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00020702%3A_____%2F16%3AN0000058" target="_blank" >RIV/00020702:_____/16:N0000058 - isvavai.cz</a>

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-94-017-7531-1_12" target="_blank" >https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-94-017-7531-1_12</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-7531-1_12" target="_blank" >10.1007/978-94-017-7531-1_12</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Public knowledge and perceptions of safety issues towards the use of genetically modified forest trees: a cross-country pilot survey

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Information on public awareness and acceptance issues regarding the use of Genetically Modified (GM) trees in forestry is lacking, although such information is available for GM organisms in agriculture. This is mainly due to the fact that in Europe there is no authorization for commercial planting of GM forest trees. To address this issue and within the frame of a European COST Action on the Biosafety of Transgenic Forest Trees (FP0905), a KAP (Knowledge Attitude Practice ) cross-country pilot survey was conducted among university students of different disciplines as sampling subjects. In total, 1920 completed questionnaires from 16 European and non-European countries were evaluated. The results provided novel cross-country insights into the level of public knowledge, particularly of young people and their perceptions on safety issues related to the use of GM forest trees, as well as on their attitude towards the acceptance of GM forest trees cultivation. The majority of the respondents, which was more than 60 % in all countries, approved the use of GM forest trees for commercial plantations, excluding natural forests. The majority of respondents also appeared willing to buy products from such plantations, such as wood products, pulp and paper. Over 80 % of the respondents from all countries were in favour of using labelling to identify products of GM origin, while more than 80 % of those would prefer that this labelling be legally mandatory.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Public knowledge and perceptions of safety issues towards the use of genetically modified forest trees: a cross-country pilot survey

Popis výsledku anglicky

Information on public awareness and acceptance issues regarding the use of Genetically Modified (GM) trees in forestry is lacking, although such information is available for GM organisms in agriculture. This is mainly due to the fact that in Europe there is no authorization for commercial planting of GM forest trees. To address this issue and within the frame of a European COST Action on the Biosafety of Transgenic Forest Trees (FP0905), a KAP (Knowledge Attitude Practice ) cross-country pilot survey was conducted among university students of different disciplines as sampling subjects. In total, 1920 completed questionnaires from 16 European and non-European countries were evaluated. The results provided novel cross-country insights into the level of public knowledge, particularly of young people and their perceptions on safety issues related to the use of GM forest trees, as well as on their attitude towards the acceptance of GM forest trees cultivation. The majority of the respondents, which was more than 60 % in all countries, approved the use of GM forest trees for commercial plantations, excluding natural forests. The majority of respondents also appeared willing to buy products from such plantations, such as wood products, pulp and paper. Over 80 % of the respondents from all countries were in favour of using labelling to identify products of GM origin, while more than 80 % of those would prefer that this labelling be legally mandatory.

Druh

C - Kapitola v odborné knize

CEP obor

GK - Lesnictví

OECD FORD obor

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Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/LD13008" target="_blank" >LD13008: Spoluúčast ČR při řešení problematiky související se zajištěním biologické bezpečnosti v rámci genetických modifikací lesních dřevin.</a><br>

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Rok uplatnění

2016

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název knihy nebo sborníku

Biosafety of Forest Transgenic Trees. Improving the Scientific Basis for Safe Tree Development and Implementation of EU Policy Directives

ISBN

978-94-017-7531-1

Počet stran výsledku

22

Strana od-do

223-244

Počet stran knihy

337

Název nakladatele

Springer

Místo vydání

Dordrecht

Kód UT WoS kapitoly

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