Assessing and Monitoring the Impacts of Genetically modified plants (GMPs) on Agro-ecosystems

AMIGA’s main objectives include:

providing baseline data on biodiversity in agro-eco-systems in the EU;
translating regional protection goals in measurable assessment endpoints;
defining lists of suitable bioindicators suitable for various European regions;
improving knowledge on potential long term environmental effects of genetically modified plants (GMPs);
testing the efficiency of EFSA Guidance Document for the Environmental Risk Assessment (ERA);
exploring new strategies for post market monitoring;
estimating the compatibility of GMPs with the Integrated Pest Management (IPM) principles implemented in the EU;
providing a systematic analysis of economical aspects of GMPs cultivation in the EU;
setting a training and communication plan addressing public concerns about GMPs.
The final outcome will include a network of EU representative sites for pre-market risk assessment and long-term monitoring studies, a set of standardised testing methods and a geographical information system integrating relevant datasets, protocols and tools to help EU decision-makers.

AMIGA aims at producing scientific data related to the possible environmental and economic impacts of cultivation of genetically modified plants (GMPs), relevant to European environments.