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Environmental Impacts of Genetically Modified Crops

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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 F. Hyjazie

    (UBC - University of British Columbia [Canada])

  • Ashley Larsen

    (UC - University of California)

  • Leithen K. M’gonigle

    (SFU.ca - Simon Fraser University = Université Simon Fraser)

  • Anouch Missirian

    (TSE-R - Toulouse School of Economics - UT Capitole - Université Toulouse Capitole - Comue de Toulouse - Communauté d'universités et établissements 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)

  • Matin Qaim

    (Universität Bonn = University of Bonn)

  • Risa D. Sargent

    (UBC - University of British Columbia [Canada])

  • Eduardo Souza-Rodrigues

    (University of Toronto)

  • Claire Kremen

    (UBC - University of British Columbia [Canada])

Abstract

Genetically modified (GM) crops have been adopted by some of the world's leading agricultural nations, but the full extent of their environmental impacts remains largely unknown. While concerns about 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.

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  • Frederik Noack & Dennis Engist & Josephine Gantois & Vasundhara Gaur & Batoule F. Hyjazie & Ashley Larsen & Leithen K. M’gonigle & Anouch Missirian & Matin Qaim & Risa D. Sargent & Eduardo Souza-Rodri, 2025. "Environmental Impacts of Genetically Modified Crops," Working Papers hal-05329243, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:wpaper:hal-05329243
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