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Future novel threats and opportunities facing UK biodiversity identified by horizon scanning

2008-06-01

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1. Horizon scanning is an essential tool for environmental scientists if they are to contribute to the evidence base for Government, its agencies and other decision makers to devise and implement environmental policies. The implication of not foreseeing issues that are foreseeable is illustrated by the contentious responses to genetically modified herbicide-tolerant crops in the UK, and by challenges surrounding b...

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Literature Corpus work: 40a69a9b-e092-5f69-a821-4c64d4da3113
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2008.01474.x

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