Environmental impacts of genetically modified crops

Impacts environnementaux des cultures OGM

Frederik Noack (), Dennis Engist, Josephine Gantois, Vasundhara Gaur, Batoule Hyjazie, Ashley Larsen, Leithen M’gonigle, Anouch Missirian (), Matin Qaim, Risa Sargent, Eduardo Souza-Rodrigues and Claire Kremen
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Frederik Noack: UBC - University of British Columbia [Canada]
Dennis Engist: UBC - University of British Columbia [Canada]
Josephine Gantois: UBC - University of British Columbia [Canada]
Vasundhara Gaur: New York University School of Law - NYU - NYU System
Batoule Hyjazie: UBC - University of British Columbia [Canada]
Ashley Larsen: UC Santa Barbara - University of California [Santa Barbara] - UC - University of California
Leithen M’gonigle: SFU.ca - Simon Fraser University = Université Simon Fraser
Anouch Missirian: TSE-R - Toulouse School of Economics - UT Capitole - Université Toulouse Capitole - UT - Université de Toulouse - EHESS - École des hautes études en sciences sociales - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement, INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement
Matin Qaim: Universität Bonn = University of Bonn
Risa Sargent: UBC - University of British Columbia [Canada]
Eduardo Souza-Rodrigues: University of Toronto
Claire Kremen: UBC - University of British Columbia [Canada]

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Abstract: Genetically modified (GM) crops have been adopted by some of the world's leading agricultural nations, but the full extent of their environmental impact remains largely unknown. Although concerns regarding the direct environmental effects of GM crops have declined, GM crops have led to indirect changes in agricultural practices, including pesticide use, agricultural expansion, and cropping patterns, with profound environmental implications. Recent studies paint a nuanced picture of these environmental impacts, with mixed effects of GM crop adoption on biodiversity, deforestation, and human health that vary with the GM trait and geographic scale. New GM or gene-edited crops with different traits would likely have different environmental and human health impacts.

Keywords: Genetically modified crops; Herbicides; Pesticide resistance; Insecticides (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-agr and nep-env
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Published in Science, 2024, 385 (6712), pp.ado9340. ⟨10.1126/science.ado9340⟩

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DOI: 10.1126/science.ado9340

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