Negotiators from 12 government members (“Parties”) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) meet ...

Over the last few years, several new trade-related initiatives designed to slow deforestation associated with the trade of ...

Agricultural commodity exports are driving deforestation around the world, spurred by consumer demand in the North and the ...

The main objective of this paper is to review documented evidence of the impacts of climate change trends on forest productivity since the middle of the 20th century.

The Minnesota Green Chemistry Forum is committed to fostering a common understanding among businesses, government, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and academia to advance green chemistry ...

Description of the French antibiotic resistance monitoring program involving testing non human zoonotic Salmonella for antimicrobial susceptibilities, as well as testing of other bacteria strains ...

In mid September 2000, traces of the Aventis Bt corn event were identified in taco shells manufactured by Kraft Foods and distributed through the fast food chain, Taco Bell. This occurence represented ...

NAIROBI, Kenya, January 27, 2003 (ENS) - African countries are phasing out lead gasoline in increasing numbers because of the hazards it poses to human health and the environment. Around 90 percent of ...

The following are a couple of narrative excerpts from Farm to Family Connection - a weekly radio program written and produced by Class III fellow, Curt Arens of Crofton, NE. They feature the stories ...

What others see as used, decaying wood, Scott Royer sees as a business opportunity. A 20-foot-wide pungent vinegar cask headed for the landfill turned high-end hardwood flooring. Decades old barns ...

Is it a dictatorial tool of the rich and powerful? Does it destroy jobs? Does it ignore the concerns of health, the environment and development? Emphatically no. Criticisms of the WTO are often based ...

"Historic evidence shows that Basmati is a distinctive cultivar developed by the farmers of India and Pakistan at least 250 years ago, and grown in many parts in these two countries ever since," says ...