The steering committee of both Phase I and II of the GMO ERA Project were responsible for making key decisions, planning and organising project activities, and determining the scientific content of the publications and teaching tools. Members had extensive experience in science policy and research on the environmental impacts of transgenic crops, particularly Bt crops, expertise in participatory processes in natural resource management, and education for sustainable agriculture, and regional expertise on agricultural ecology and regulatory policy.

The steering committee of Phase II consisted of the following members (follow the links to read more about them):

Dr. Angelika Hilbeck (link)
Swiss Federal Institute of Science and Technology, Switzerland

Dr. David A. Andow (link)
University of Minnesota, USA

Dr. Deise M.F. Capalbo (link)
Embrapa Environment, Brazil

Dr. Eliana M.G. Fontes (link)
Embrapa Genetic Resources and Biotechnology, Brazil

Dr. Celso Omoto (link)
São Paulo University, Agricultural College "Luiz de Queiroz", Brazil

Dr. Nguyen Van Tuat (link)
National Institute for Plant Protection (NIPP), MARD, Viet Nam

Dr. Trinh Khac Quang (link)
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Viet Nam

Dr. Josephine M. Songa (link)
Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, Kenya

Dr. Richard Edema (link)
Makerere University, Uganda

Dr. Kristen C. Nelson (link)
University of Minnesota, USA

Dr. Gary P. Fitt (link)
CSIRO Entomology, Australia

Dr. Nick (A.N.E.) Birch (link) and Dr. Ron E. Wheatley (link)
Scottish Crop Research Institute, UK

Dr. Gabor L. Lövei (link)
University of Aarhus, Denmark

Dr. KL Heong (link)
International Rice Research Institute, Philippines

Dr. Fang Hao Wan (link)
Centre for Management of Invasive Species, Chinese Ministry of Agriculture

Dr. Salvatore Arpaia (link)
ENEA-Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Environment, Italy

The steering committee of Phase I consisted of the following members, (plus many members from Phase II):

Dr. Jill Johnston West, University of Minnesota (gene flow)

Dr. Ellie Osir, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (Kenya)

Dr. David Somers, University of Minnesota (transgene)

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