Biyogüvenlik Ve Piyasa Dinamiklerinin Etkisi Altinda Tarimsal Biyolojik Çeşitliliğin Uluslararasi Yönetişimi
International Governance of Agricultural Biodiversity at the Crossroads of Biosafety and Market Dynamics

Summary/Abstract: Aspects of agriculture, like development, poverty alleviation, trade, food security are regulated by several international organizations, beginning with the United Nations Food and Agriculture Fund (FAO) and progressively dominated by the World Trade Organization (WTO) and its Agreement on Agriculture (AoA). On the other hand, within the framework of the governance of the sustainable development, two multilateral environmental agreements are also dealing with agriculture: United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety. Thus, the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and the prevention and management of risks related to the transboundary movement of living modified organisms (LMO) have expanded the scope of the international governance of agriculture. At this point, two questions must be answered: Do too many international regulations paradoxically decrease the efficiency of this governance with overlappings and contradictions? Are environmental and social issues of sustainable development sacrificed for economic potentialities and trade interests?

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