National biosecurity regimes: plant and animal bio-politics in the UK and China

Maye, Damian and Chan, Kin Wing (Ray) (2021) National biosecurity regimes: plant and animal bio-politics in the UK and China. In: Routledge Handbook of Biosecurity and Invasive Species. Routledge, London, pp. 243-260. ISBN 9781351131599

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351131599-19

Abstract

‘Biosecurity’ is a contested concept, but in broad terms it refers to mitigation strategies that prevent disease incursion and the spread of infectious pathogens among humans, animals, plants and other natural environments ( Koblentz, 2010 ). Since the onset of African swine fever (ASF)and highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), reducing the risk to health from the transnational spread of infectious diseases across nations and regions is a global priority. Strategies to manage disease operate at multiple scales, including regulatory frameworks set by national governments and intergovernmental organisations ( Wilkinson et al., 2011 ; Maye et al., 2012 ). The economic interests of countries can ‘deflect international economic concerns requiring biosecurity solutions to be reworked at local scales’ ( Enticott, 2014a , 42). Politics at different scales shape the production, distribution and consumption of livestock and plant products, involving global organisations (e.g. the Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO) and national and local government departments ( Chan, 2015 ). This chapter examines national biosecurity regimes to contain and manage the impact of infectious animal and plant diseases, including control over the implementation and monitoring of biosecurity measures and relations with international and local actors.

Item Type:	Book Section
Keywords:	Environment & Agriculture, Environment and Sustainability, Geography
Divisions:	Agriculture, Science and Practice
Depositing User:	Dr Ray Chan
Date Deposited:	25 Feb 2025 13:47
Last Modified:	25 Feb 2025 13:47
URI:	https://rau.repository.guildhe.ac.uk/id/eprint/16888

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