Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Part 1: Introduction to Environmental Biosafety in Relation to Genetically Engineered Crops -- Production of Genetically Engineered Crops, Relationship to Conventional Plant Breeding, and Implications for Safety Assessment -- Environmental Issues Associated with Agricultural Production Systems -- Environmental Biosafety Issues Associated with Genetically Engineered Crops -- Current Status of Genetically Engineered Crops and Assessment of Environmental Impacts -- Future Possible Genetically Engineered Crops and Traits and Their Potential Environmental Impacts -- Part 2: Environmental Considerations Associated with Genetically Engineered Crops -- Factors Influencing the Genetic Diversity of Plant Species and the Potential Impact of Transgene Movement -- Control and Monitoring of Gene Flow from Genetically Engineered Crops -- Evaluation of Potential Impacts of Genetically Engineered Plant-Incorporated Protectants on Non-Target Organisms -- Pests Resistant to Pesticides and Genetically Modified Crop Plants: Theory and Management -- A Problem-Based Approach to Environmental Risk Assessment of Genetically Engineered Crops -- Part 3: Regulation of Genetically Engineered Crops with Respect to Environmental Safety -- The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety and Other International Regulations -- Systems to Regulate Genetically Engineered Plants: Similarities and Differences among Countries -- Bio-Innovationsand the Economics of Biosafety Regulatory Decision Making and Design in Developing Countries -- Part 4: Future Challenges and Opportunities -- Risk-Benefit Communication for Transgenic Crops -- Capacity Building in Biosafety -- The Evolving International Regulatory Regime: Impact on Agricultural Development -- Contributors -- Index.