Tree Biotechnology in the Next Millennium




Proceedings of the EcoSocial Symposium (complete) Sections Cover Page Preface Welcome to Symposia Steve Strauss and Toby Bradshaw Keynote Address: Future Forests: Environmental and Social Contexts for Forest Biotechnologies Hal Salwasser Context and Goals for Symposium Steve Strauss Welcome to the First International Symposium on Ecological and Societal Aspects of Transgenic Plantations, in Conjunction with the IUFRO Conference on Tree Biotechnology in the New Millennium Paul G. Risser Moderator Introductions Steve Strauss POLICY AND ECONOMICS The Economic Contribution of Biotechnology and Forest Plantations in Global Wood Supply and Forest Conservation Roger A. Sedjo Restoring the Forests David G. Victor and Jesse H. Ausubel Biotechnology and the Forest Products Industry Alan A. Lucier, Maud Hinchee, and Rex B. McCullough Responding to New Trees and to the Issues at Hand: The Institute of Forest Biotechnology W. Steven Burke Will the Marketplace See the Sustainable Forest for the Transgenic Trees? Don S. Doering ETHICS The Ethics of Molecular Silviculture Paul B. Thompson Ethical and Social Considerations in Commercial Uses of Food and Fiber Crops Sandy Thomas REGULATORY POLICIES Regulation of Transgenic Plants in the United States David S. Heron and John L. Kough International Regulation and Public Acceptance of GM Trees: Demanding a New Approach to Risk Evaluation Sue Mayer FOREST SCIENCE Transgenic Trees: Where are We Now? Dave Ellis, Rick Meilan, Gilles Pilate, and Jeffrey S. Skinner Perspectives on Risk in Transgenic Forest Plantations in Relation to Conventional Breeding and Use of Exotic Pines and Eucalypts: Viewpoints of Practicing Breeding and Transformation Scientists R.D. Burton and C. Walter Use of Transgenic Resistance in Plantation Trees: Efficacy, Risk, and Integration with Other Pest Management Tactics Kenneth F. Raffa ECOLOGICAL SCIENCE Ecological Considerations for Potentially Sustainable Plantation Forests James R. Boyle, Heléne Lundkvist, and C.T. Smith GE Trees: Proceed only with Caution Faith T. Campbell and Rachel Asante-Owusu Biodiversity Implications of Transgenic Plantations John P. Hayes Potential Impacts of Genetically Modified Trees on Biodiversity of Forestry Plantations: a Global Perspective Brian Johnson and Keith Kirby Invasiveness of Transgenic vs. Exotic Plant Species: How Useful is the Analogy? James F. Hancock and Karen E. Hokanson BREAKOUT SESSIONS SUMMARY VIEWS MODERATOR PERSPECTIVES APPENDICES Exit Survey of "Ecosocial" Symposium Participants Registered Participants, Tree Biotechnology Symposia