The European Network of Scientists for Social and Environmental Responsibility (ENSSER), is an international non-profit group of scientists, academics and physicians, founded in 2009.
ENSSER organizes conferences on a variety of topics, with participants from governmental institutions, Universities and organisations.
Activities
According to the official website, ''ENSSER brings together independent scientific expertise to develop public-good knowledge for the critical assessment of existing and emerging technologies''.
The group has been described as a participant in "disputes about the regulation of GM crops". Commentators have observed that the ENSSER "jumped into the middle" of the GMO debate by "pointing out that there is no
scientific consensus on the safety of GMOs". However, other commentators have described the group's publications as the "disingenuous" work of "anti-biotech luminaries". In 2013, the ENSSER defended
Gilles-Eric Seralini after
his study linking genetically modified food to cancer was retracted.
Members
ENSSER members include
Hans Rudolf Herren, winner of the 1995
World Food Prize
The World Food Prize is an international award recognizing the achievements of individuals who have advanced human development by improving the quality, quantity, or availability of food in the world. Conceived by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Nor ...
and the 2013
Right Livelihood Award, Angela Hilbeck, senior scientist at the Institute of Integrative Biology at the
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. David Schubert, Professor and Director of cellular neurobiology at
The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, and
Brian Wynne
Brian Wynne is Professor Emeritus of Science Studies and a former Research Director of the Centre for the Study of Environmental Change (CSEC) at the Lancaster University. His education includes an MA (Natural Sciences, Cambridge 1968), PhD ( ...
, Professor of Science Studies and Research Director of the Centre for the Study of Environmental Change (CSEC) at the
University of Lancaster
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References
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External links
Official websiteAngelika Hilbeck explains the mission of ENSSER
(Video via United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (ECE or UNECE) is one of the five regional commissions under the jurisdiction of the United Nations Economic and Social Council. It was established in order to promote economic cooperation and i ...
)
Environmental organisations based in Germany
Research institutes established in 2009