the royal society of canada
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The Royal Society of Canada. Founded in 1882 Currently 1800 Fellows. RSC: The Academies of Arts, Humanities and Sciences. Academy of Arts and Humanities Academy of Social Sciences Academy of Science Applied Science and Engineering Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
The Royal Society of Canada
Founded in 1882
Currently 1800 Fellows
RSC: The Academies of Arts, Humanities and Sciences
Academy of Arts and Humanities
Academy of Social Sciences
Academy of ScienceApplied Science and Engineering
Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Life Sciences
Council of Canadian Academies
RSC
Canadian Academy of Engineers
Canadian Academy of Health Sciences
International activities
Expert Panel on the Future of Food Biotechnology, The
Royal Society of Canada
Educate at the political levelby clearly laying out the pros and cons…based on science
Alar…in the 1980s
Serve as a watchdog, to ensure that measures are being set in place to address the ecological concerns.
Outreach
Why are so many members of the public concerned about GMOs
Myth and reality
Is the Canadian Government Implementing the Royal Society of Canada’s Recommendations?
A report on the Canadian Government’s response to the Royal Society of Canada’s
Expert Panel Report Elements of Precaution: Recommendations for the Regulation of Food
Biotechnology in Canada
Dr. Peter Andrée and Lucy Sharratt
Polaris Institute 2004
In the case of most of the recommendations the
Canadian Government fell far short of what the RSC
Panel called for.