Panel of Eminent Experts on Ethics in Food and Agriculture
Mr Francisco J. Ayala, USA,
Professor of Biological Sciences and Philosophy at the
University of California at Irvine; Former Chairman of the
board and President of the American Association for the
Advancement of Science; Member of the President's Committee
of Advisers on Science and Technology. For photo, click
here.
Ms Chen Chunming, China,
Professor of Nutrition, Senior Advisor, Chinese Academy of
Preventive Medicine with Academic appointments in nutrition,
health, preventive medicine. Chair of Committee for Ethics
of Chinese Academy. Received FAO Certificate of Achievement
in Nutrition in 1992.For photo, click
here.
Mr Asbjørn Eide, Norway,
Former director of the Norwegian Human Rights Institute and
Secretary General of the International Peace Research
Association (IPRA). Member of the UN Sub-Commission on the
Promotion and Protection of Human Rights. For photo
click here.
Ms Noëlle Lenoir, France,
Jurist and President of the Advisory Group on the Ethics of
Biotechnology in the European Commission. Former President
of UNESCO's International Bioethics Committee. First female
member of "Conseil Constitutionnel" of the French Republic.
For photo, click here.
Mr Mohammed Noor Salleh, Malaysia,
Former Director-General of the Malaysian Forest Research
Institute; Former President of IUFRO and member of the
Malaysian Human Right Commission. For photo, click
here.
Mr Mohammed Rami, Morocco,
Advisor to the Prime Minister of Morocco on external
economic relations and fisheries policies, former Director
of Fisheries and Aquaculture.
Ms Lydia Margarita Tablada Romero,
Cuba,
Doctor in Medicine and General Director of CENSA and
Assistant Professor in microbiology of the Havana
Agricultural University. Until 1998 she was a member of the
State Council and National Assembly in Cuba. For photo,
click here.
Mr Melaku Worede, Ethiopia,
Former Director of Plant Genetic Resources Centre of
Ethiopia, former Chairman of the African Committee for Plant
Genetic Resources and Vice-Chairman and later Chairman of
the FAO Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and
Agriculture. For photo, click
here.
25 September 2000
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