“Should nature conservationists back genetic engineering of wild species in order to counter the impact of human activity?” This is the question that IUCN members will face at the IUCN Members’ Assembly in Marseille. Resolution 075 up for vote will define “IUCN Principles on Synthetic Biology and Biodiversity Conservation“, which will lay the foundation to develop an IUCN policy on Synthetic Biology for Nature Conservation to be adopted by the next (2024) Members’ Assembly. The IUCN’s position will provide an important signal to the highly contested regulatory and governance discussions currently taking place under the UN’s Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).
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