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The European Network of Scientists for Social and Environmental Responsibility (ENSSER) forms a joint pool of critical and independent expertise to work in two fields:

1. to assess the ecological, health, and socioeconomic effects of the application of existing and future science and technologies;
2. to assess alternative options to main-stream science and technologies with the aim to strengthen citizens‘ interests over vested and corporate interests.

The objective of ENSSER is the advancement of science and research for the protection of the environment, biological diversity and human health against negative impacts of new technologies and their products. ENSSER advocates the use of science and technology in the public interest. This means benign and peaceful uses of natural processes, scientific discoveries and technological developments, while expanding diverse approaches to them. ENSSER considers that critical thinking and options analysis are crucial for solving current social and environmental problems and for meeting future challenges through a sustainable, humane development. ENSSER promotes the critical European and international discourse on new technologies, their impacts and their regulation.

As a fundamental obstacle, scientific and technological activities – and their gaps – are increasingly driven by private interests. Consequently, other social and environmental needs are largely neglected in mainstream research activities. The relationship between science, society and environment has to be restructured. In this context, ENSSER will contribute to the questioning and redefining of current models of progress and economic growth. ENSSER will promote more democratic and participatory agenda-setting processes. This requires the creation of spaces for scientific work independent from the influence of the developers and owners of current technologies. For ENSSER, this also includes the identification, use, and quality assessment of scientific, lay, local, traditional and other knowledge sources.

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