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The GIPB is a global platform facilitated by FAO. ]]>2009-06-152009-06-8XXXMon, 8 Jun 2009 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/38904http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=38904http://www.fao.org/docrep/011/i0340e/i0340e00.htm or contact charlotte.lietaer@fao.org to request a copy, providing your full postal address.]]>2009-03-102009-03-10XXXTue, 10 Mar 2009 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/38906http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=38906http://www.fao.org/docrep/010/a1250e/a1250e00.htm and http://www.fao.org/docrep/010/a1260e/a1260e00.htm respectively or contact dad-is@fao.org for more information.]]>2009-03-82009-03-10XXXTue, 10 Mar 2009 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/38907http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=38907ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/011/i0490e/i0490e.pdf (4.3 MB) or contact Melba.Reantaso@fao.org for more information. ]]>2009-03-72009-03-10XXXTue, 10 Mar 2009 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/38908http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=38908meeting website or contact keith.sumption@fao.org for more information. ]]>2009-03-62009-03-10XXXTue, 10 Mar 2009 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/38909http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=38909meeting website or contact james.everts@fao.org for more information.]]>2009-03-52009-03-10XXXTue, 10 Mar 2009 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/38910http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=38910ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/011/i0424e/i0424e00.pdf or contact Mohammad.Hasan@fao.org for more information.]]>2009-03-42009-03-10XXXTue, 10 Mar 2009 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/38911http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=38911http://www.codexalimentarius.net/web/current.jsp (in English, French and Spanish) or contact codex@fao.org for further information.]]>2009-03-32009-03-10XXXTue, 10 Mar 2009 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/38912http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=38912http://www-naweb.iaea.org/nafa/aph/public/newsletters-aph.html or contact R.Schellander@iaea.org to subscribe to the newsletter.]]>2009-03-22009-03-10XXXTue, 10 Mar 2009 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/38913http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=38913http://www.ifpri.org/pubs/dp/IFPRIDP00847.pdf or contact ifpri@cgiar.org for more information. IFPRI Discussion Papers contain preliminary material and research results and are circulated in order to stimulate discussion and critical comment. ]]>2009-03-12009-03-10XXXTue, 10 Mar 2009 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/38745http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=38745http://km.fao.org/gipb/ or contact gipb@fao.org for more details. The GIPB is a global platform facilitated by FAO.]]>2009-02-42009-02-2XXXMon, 2 Feb 2009 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/38746http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=38746http://www.cbd.int/doc/newsletters/bpn/bpn-03-05-en.pdf or contact bch@cbd.int for more information. ]]>2009-02-32009-02-2XXXMon, 2 Feb 2009 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/38747http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=38747http://www-naweb.iaea.org/nafa/pbg/public/newsletters-pbg.html (2.4 MB) or contact k.allaf@iaea.org to request a copy.]]>2009-02-22009-02-2XXXMon, 2 Feb 2009 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/38748http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=38748http://www.icgeb.org/icgeb-twas-unescoibsp-joint-project.html or contact bargenti@icgeb.org for more information. ]]>2009-02-12009-02-2XXXMon, 2 Feb 2009 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/38720http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=38720http://www.fao.org/docrep/011/i0487e/i0487e00.htm or contact charlotte.lietaer@fao.org to request a copy, providing your full postal address.]]>2009-01-72009-01-20XXXTue, 20 Jan 2009 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/38721http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=38721http://www.fao.org/biotech/logs/c15logs.htm or can be requested as a single e-mail (size 135 KB) from biotech-admin@fao.org. ]]>2009-01-62009-01-20XXXTue, 20 Jan 2009 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/38722http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=38722http://www.codexalimentarius.net/web/current.jsp (in English, French and Spanish) or contact codex@fao.org for further information.]]>2009-01-52009-01-20XXXTue, 20 Jan 2009 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/38723http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=38723http://www.cbd.int/doc/reports/cbd-report-2008-en.pdf (in English) and http://www.un.org/ga/second/63/reports.shtml (in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish) respectively or contact secretariat@cbd.int for more information.]]>2009-01-42009-01-20XXXTue, 20 Jan 2009 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/38724http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=38724course website or contact DL204e.academy@wipo.int for more information.]]>2009-01-32009-01-20XXXTue, 20 Jan 2009 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/38725http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=38725issue (in English, French and Spanish) or contact publications.dept@oie.int for more information. ]]>2009-01-22009-01-20XXXTue, 20 Jan 2009 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/38726http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=38726guide (708 KB) or contact icrafmolecularlab@cgiar.org for more information. ]]>2009-01-12009-01-20XXXTue, 20 Jan 2009 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/38669http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=38669http://www.fao.org/biotech or see instructions at http://www.fao.org/biotech/help_rss_en.asp. For more information, contact biotech-website@fao.org. ]]>2008-12-62008-12-16XXXTue, 16 Dec 2008 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/38670http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=38670document or contact haruko.okusu@fao.org for more information.]]>2008-12-52008-12-16XXXTue, 16 Dec 2008 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/38671http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=38671http://www.bioetanoldecanadeazucar.org (in English, Spanish and Portuguese) or contact Guilherme.Schuetz@fao.org for more information. ]]>2008-12-42008-12-16XXXTue, 16 Dec 2008 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/38672http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=38672http://www.un.org/ga/second/63/documentation.shtml or contact inquiries@un.org for more information. ]]>2008-12-32008-12-16XXXTue, 16 Dec 2008 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/38673http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=38673http://www.oie.int/downld/SC/2008/A_BSC_sept2008.pdf (942 KB) or contact scientific.dept@oie.int for more information.]]>2008-12-22008-12-16XXXTue, 16 Dec 2008 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/38674http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=38674documents or contact ehscont@oecd.org for more information. ]]>2008-12-12008-12-16XXXTue, 16 Dec 2008 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/38603http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=38603http://www.fao.org/biotech/C15doc.htm or contact biotech-admin@fao.org to request a copy. The moderated e-mail conference is open to everyone and runs from 10 November to 7 December 2008. It is hosted by the FAO Biotechnology Forum and organised in collaboration with the FAO Working Group on Bioenergy. To join the Forum (and also register for the conference), send an e-mail to mailserv@mailserv.fao.org and enter the following text on two separate lines: subscribe BIOTECH-L subscribe biotech-room3 Forum members wishing to register for the conference should leave out the first line of the above message. For more information, contact biotech-mod3@fao.org.]]>2008-10-312008-11-3XXXMon, 3 Nov 2008 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/38604http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=38604http://www.fao.org/biotech/index_glossary.asp, the glossary is a convenient reference source for researchers, students, technicians and translators. It provides consolidated, comprehensive and accessible definitions of over 3,000 terms and acronyms that are used regularly in biotechnology, including genetic engineering, and closely allied fields. The CD-ROM is equipped with user-friendly searching facilities that allow easy cross-referencing among the five languages. To request a copy of the multilingual CD-ROM and/or the Russian glossary, contact charlotte.lietaer@fao.org providing your full postal address. ]]>2008-10-302008-11-4XXXTue, 4 Nov 2008 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/38605http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=38605http://www.fao.org/docrep/011/i0131e/i0131e00.htm or contact clemencia.liconamanzur@fao.org for more information. ]]>2008-10-292008-11-4XXXTue, 4 Nov 2008 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/38606http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=38606http://bch.cbd.int/onlineconferences/agenda_ra_cb.shtml or contact capacitybuilding.forum@cbd.int for more information.]]>2008-10-282008-11-4XXXTue, 4 Nov 2008 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/38607http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=38607http://www.cbd.int/doc/?meeting=BSCC-05 or contact secretariat@cbd.int for further information. For more details on the Compliance Committee's work, see http://www.cbd.int/biosafety/issues/compliance.shtml. ]]>2008-10-272008-11-4XXXTue, 4 Nov 2008 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/38608http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=38608http://www.greencustoms.org/ or contact greencustoms@unep.fr for more information. ]]>2008-10-262008-11-4XXXTue, 4 Nov 2008 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/38611http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=38611http://www.ifpri.org/pubs/pubs.htm#dp or contact ifpri@cgiar.org for more information.]]>2008-10-252008-11-4XXXTue, 4 Nov 2008 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/38525http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=38525http://www.codexalimentarius.net/web/archives.jsp?lang=en (in English, French and Spanish) or contact codex@fao.org for further information.]]>2008-09-252008-10-1XXXWed, 1 Oct 2008 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/38526http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=38526http://www.apcoab.org/documents/bs_pub.pdf (670 KB) or contact kakoli.ghosh@fao.org for more information.]]>2008-09-242008-10-1XXXWed, 1 Oct 2008 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/38527http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=38527http://www-naweb.iaea.org/nafa/pbg/public/pb-nl-21.pdf (2.6 MB) or contact k.allaf@iaea.org to request a copy.]]>2008-09-232008-10-1XXXWed, 1 Oct 2008 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/38528http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=38528http://www-naweb.iaea.org/nafa/aph/public/ap-nl-48.pdf (0.8 MB) or contact R.Schellander@iaea.org to subscribe to the newsletter. ]]>2008-09-222008-10-1XXXWed, 1 Oct 2008 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/38529http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=38529http://www.cbd.int/biosafety/anniversary/ or contact cpb5years@cbd.int for more information. ]]>2008-09-212008-10-1XXXWed, 1 Oct 2008 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/38530http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=38530http://www.generationcp.org/sp5/?da=08123058 or contact c.devicente@cgiar.org for more information. ]]>2008-09-202008-10-1XXXWed, 1 Oct 2008 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/38531http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=38531http://www.ifpri.org/pubs/dp/ifpridp00785.asp or contact ifpri@cgiar.org for more information. IFPRI Discussion Papers contain preliminary material and research results and are circulated in order to stimulate discussion and critical comment.]]>2008-09-192008-10-1XXXWed, 1 Oct 2008 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/38366http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=38366http://www.fao.org/biotech/index_glossary.asp or contact karin.nichterlein@fao.org to request a copy, providing your full postal address. The book was prepared by FAO's Research and Extension Division, in collaboration with the FAO Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia. The original English version was prepared by A. Zaid, H.G. Hughes, E. Porceddu and F. Nicholas in 2001. The glossary has previously been translated into Arabic, French, Serbian, Spanish and Vietnamese and these versions can also be downloaded from the above website. ]]>2008-07-82008-07-18XXXFri, 18 Jul 2008 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/38368http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=38368https://www.ippc.int/id/201049?language=en (in English, French and Spanish) or contact ippc@fao.org for more information. Contracting Parties, Regional Plant Protection Organizations and relevant international organizations are invited to comment on this and other draft ISPMs through their IPPC contact point. Templates for providing comments are available from the above link and the deadline for submission of comments is 30 September 2008. The IPPC is an international treaty relating to plant health, to which 169 governments currently adhere, and its Secretariat is based at FAO Headquarters, Rome.]]>2008-07-72008-07-18XXXFri, 18 Jul 2008 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/38369http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=38369http://www.fao.org/biotech/country.asp (available in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish) or contact biotech-website@fao.org to provide comments.]]>2008-07-62008-07-18XXXFri, 18 Jul 2008 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/38370http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=38370http://www.cbd.int/mop4/doc/ (107 pages, available in all six UN languages, i.e. in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish) and http://www.cbd.int/cop9/doc/ (246 pages, in English with other UN languages to come) respectively or contact secretariat@biodiv.org for more information.]]>2008-07-52008-07-18XXXFri, 18 Jul 2008 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/38371http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=38371http://binas.unido.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page or contact Sylvia.Burssens@UGent.be or b.mezzetti@univpm.it respectively.]]>2008-07-42008-07-18XXXFri, 18 Jul 2008 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/38373http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=38373documents or contact david.sawaya@oecd.org for more information.]]>2008-07-32008-07-18XXXFri, 18 Jul 2008 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/38374http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=38374http://www.ifpri.org/pubs/becon/beconabout.asp or contact P.Zambrano@cgiar.org for more information or IFPRI-Library@cgiar.org to request CD-ROM copies of bEcon.]]>2008-07-22008-07-18XXXFri, 18 Jul 2008 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/38375http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=38375http://www.ciat.cgiar.org/ccc/course_ex_situ.htm or contact e.hesse@cgiar.org for more information.]]>2008-07-12008-07-18XXXFri, 18 Jul 2008 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/38286http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=38286http://km.fao.org/gipb/pbbc/ or contact elcio.guimaraes@fao.org for more information or with suggestions/comments. ]]>2008-06-162008-06-25XXXWed, 25 Jun 2008 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/38287http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=38287http://www.apcoab.org/documents/sugar_pub.pdf (2.2 MB) or contact kakoli.ghosh@fao.org for more information. ]]>2008-06-152008-06-25XXXWed, 25 Jun 2008 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/38288http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=38288meeting (568 KB) or contact i.hamdan@cgiar.org for more information. ]]>2008-06-142008-06-25XXXWed, 25 Jun 2008 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/38289http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=38289http://www.ifad.org/events/jatropha/index.htm or contact v.raswant@ifad.org for more information. ]]>2008-06-132008-06-25XXXWed, 25 Jun 2008 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/38290http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=38290http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/programmes/en/paat/ttiq.html or contact MariaGrazia.Solari@fao.org to subscribe.]]>2008-06-122008-06-25XXXWed, 25 Jun 2008 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/38291http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=38291http://www.codexalimentarius.net/web/archives.jsp?lang=en (document ALINORM 08/31/22) or contact codex@fao.org for further information. ]]>2008-06-112008-06-25XXXWed, 25 Jun 2008 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/38292http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=38292https://www.ippc.int/id/59235?language=en or contact ippc@fao.org for more information. The IPPC is an international treaty relating to plant health, to which 169 governments currently adhere, and its Secretariat is based at FAO Headquarters, Rome.]]>2008-06-102008-06-25XXXWed, 25 Jun 2008 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/38294http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=38294http://www.unece.org/env/pp/gmo.htm#gmoworkshop or contact public.participation@unece.org for more information. ]]>2008-06-92008-07-18XXXFri, 18 Jul 2008 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/38293http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=38293report or contact secretariat@cbd.int for more information. Documents, press releases and webcasts from the meeting are also available at http://www.cbd.int/mop4/. ]]>2008-06-82008-07-18XXXFri, 18 Jul 2008 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/38295http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=38295http://www.ias.unu.edu/sub_page.aspx?catID=111&ddlID=673 or contact johnston@ias.unu.edu for further information or to request a printed copy of the report.]]>2008-06-72008-06-25XXXWed, 25 Jun 2008 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/38296http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=38296http://www.oie.int/downld/SC/2008/A_BSC_Jan2008.pdf (report included as Appendix III, pages 13-26, 619 KB) or contact scientific.dept@oie.int for more information.]]>2008-06-62008-06-25XXXWed, 25 Jun 2008 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/38297http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=38297issue or contact publications.dept@oie.int for more information. The Scientific and Technical Review is a peer-reviewed journal published by the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) three times a year which contains in-depth studies devoted to current scientific and technical developments in animal health and veterinary public health world-wide. ]]>2008-06-52009-01-8XXXThu, 8 Jan 2009 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/38298http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=38298http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/33/1/40628456.pdf (382 KB) or contact icgb@oecd.org for more information.]]>2008-06-42008-06-25XXXWed, 25 Jun 2008 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/38299http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=38299http://www.ifpri.org/pubs/dp/ifpridp00762.asp or contact ifpri@cgiar.org for more information. ]]>2008-06-32008-06-25XXXWed, 25 Jun 2008 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/38300http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=38300http://www.ifpri.org/pubs/dp/ifpridp00767.asp or contact ifpri@cgiar.org for more information. IFPRI Discussion Papers contain preliminary material and research results and are circulated in order to stimulate discussion and critical comment.]]>2008-06-22008-06-25XXXWed, 25 Jun 2008 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/38301http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=38301manual (1.7 MB) or contact lvillasenor@cgiar.org for more information.]]>2008-06-12008-06-25XXXWed, 25 Jun 2008 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/38227http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=38227http://www.agassessment.org/ or contact bmcintyre@worldbank.org for more information.]]>2008-05-122008-05-22XXXThu, 22 May 2008 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/38228http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=38228http://www.fao.org/biotech/seminaroct2007.htm or contact biotech-website@fao.org for more information.]]>2008-05-112008-05-22XXXThu, 22 May 2008 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/38229http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=38229http://www.fao.org/docrep/010/a1140e/a1140e00.htm (in English, French and Spanish) or contact biosecurity@fao.org for more information.]]>2008-05-102008-05-23XXXFri, 23 May 2008 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/38230http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=38230http://www.fao.org/biotech/seminarsbstta.htm or contact biotech-website@fao.org for more information. ]]>2008-05-92008-05-23XXXFri, 23 May 2008 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/38231http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=38231http://www.codexalimentarius.net/web/archives.jsp or contact codex@fao.org for further information.]]>2008-05-82008-05-23XXXFri, 23 May 2008 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/38232http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=38232publication (4.1 MB) or contact aph-webcontact@iaea.org for more information. ]]>2008-05-72008-05-23XXXFri, 23 May 2008 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/38233http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=38233website (agenda and some presentations) or contact publicinf@wipo.int for more information.]]>2008-05-62008-05-23XXXFri, 23 May 2008 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/38234http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=38234http://www.warda.org/warda/techreport.asp or contact Gouantoueu.Guei@fao.org for more information.]]>2008-05-52008-05-23XXXFri, 23 May 2008 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/38235http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=38235http://dad.fao.org/cgi-bin/getblob.cgi?sid=-1,297 or contact dad-is@fao.org for more information.]]>2008-05-42008-05-22XXXThu, 22 May 2008 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/38236http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=38236http://www.cbd.int/mop4/ for background and access to official documents (in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish) and information documents (in English) or contact secretariat@cbd.int for more information. ]]>2008-05-32008-05-23XXXFri, 23 May 2008 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/38237http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=38237website or contact DL204e.academy@wipo.int for more information. ]]>2008-05-22008-05-23XXXFri, 23 May 2008 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/38238http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=38238http://www.ifpri.org/pubs/dp/ifpridp00753.asp or contact ifpri@cgiar.org for more information. ]]>2008-05-12008-05-23XXXFri, 23 May 2008 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/37962http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=37962http://www.fao.org/biotech/logs/C14/summary.htm or contact biotech-admin@fao.org to request a copy.]]>2008-02-122008-02-21XXXThu, 21 Feb 2008 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/37963http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=37963http://www.fao.org/biotech/doc.asp and http://www.fao.org/newsroom/ru/news/2008/1000785/index.html respectively or contact biotech-website@fao.org with questions or comments. ]]>2008-02-112008-02-21XXXThu, 21 Feb 2008 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/37964http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=37964http://www.codexalimentarius.net/web/current.jsp (in English, French and Spanish); some background to the CCFL's work on labelling of GM foods at http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/agns/biotechnology_labelling_en.asp (in English, French and Spanish) or contact codex@fao.org for further information.]]>2008-02-102008-02-21XXXThu, 21 Feb 2008 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/37965http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=37965ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/010/a1495e/a1495e00.pdf or contact Melba.Reantaso@fao.org for more information.]]>2008-02-92008-02-21XXXThu, 21 Feb 2008 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/37966http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=37966http://www-naweb.iaea.org/nafa/aph/public/ap-nl-47.pdf (703 KB) or contact R.Schellander@iaea.org to subscribe to the newsletter. ]]>2008-02-82008-02-21XXXThu, 21 Feb 2008 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/37967http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=37967http://www-naweb.iaea.org/nafa/pbg/public/pb-nl-20.pdf (1.2 MB) or contact k.allaf@iaea.org to request a copy.]]>2008-02-72008-02-21XXXThu, 21 Feb 2008 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/37968http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=37968http://www.cbd.int/doc/?mtg=bscc-04. See more about the Compliance Committee at http://www.cbd.int/biosafety/issues/compliance.shtml or contact secretariat@cbd.int for further information. ]]>2008-02-62008-02-21XXXThu, 21 Feb 2008 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/37969http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=37969http://www.cbd.int/doc/newsletters/bpn/bpn-02-03-en.pdf (1 MB) or contact bch@cbd.int for more information.]]>2008-02-52008-02-21XXXThu, 21 Feb 2008 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/37970http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=37970paper (371 KB) or contact benjamin.simmons@unep.ch for more information.]]>2008-02-42008-02-21XXXThu, 21 Feb 2008 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/37971http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=37971http://crop.scijournals.org/content/vol47/Supplement_3/ or contact elcio.guimaraes@fao.org for more information.]]>2008-02-32008-02-21XXXThu, 21 Feb 2008 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/37972http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=37972http://www.ifpri.org/pubs/dp/ifpridp00740.asp or contact ifpri@cgiar.org for more information. IFPRI Discussion Papers contain preliminary material and research results and are circulated in order to stimulate discussion and critical comment. ]]>2008-02-22008-02-21XXXThu, 21 Feb 2008 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/37973http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=37973http://www.generationcp.org/latestnews.php?i=967 or contact l.ruiz@cigar.org for more information. ]]>2008-02-12008-02-21XXXThu, 21 Feb 2008 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/37773http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=37773http://www.fao.org/docrep/010/ai212e/ai212e00.htm or contact kakoli.ghosh@fao.org to request a copy.]]>2007-12-92007-12-17XXXMon, 17 Dec 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/37774http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=37774report or contact food-quality@fao.org for more information.]]>2007-12-82007-12-17XXXMon, 17 Dec 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/37775http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=37775summary of the project (Document C 2007/INF/8, in Arabic, Chinese, English, French and Spanish) or contact nuria.urquia@fao.org for more information.]]>2007-12-72007-12-17XXXMon, 17 Dec 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/37776http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=37776publication (in Arabic, Chinese, English, French and Spanish and with Russian forthcoming) or contact dad-is@fao.org to request a copy. In November 2007, the FAO Conference also adopted a resolution endorsing the Global Plan and the Interlaken Declaration.]]>2007-12-62007-12-17XXXMon, 17 Dec 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/37777http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=37777http://www.redbio.org/ or contact juan.izquierdo@fao.org for more information. REDBIO is the Technical Co-operation Network on Plant Biotechnology in Latin America and the Caribbean, based at the FAO Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean in Santiago, Chile.]]>2007-12-52007-12-17XXXMon, 17 Dec 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/37778http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=37778http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/assessment/Publications/books.htm or contact comp.assessment@cgiar.org or jeanmarc.faures@fao.org for more information. The CA is co-sponsored by FAO, the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands and organised through the CGIAR’s Systemwide Initiative on Water Management, convened by IWMI, which initiated the process and provided a secretariat to facilitate the work. ]]>2007-12-42007-12-17XXXMon, 17 Dec 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/37779http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=37779http://www.codexalimentarius.net/web/current.jsp (in English, French and Spanish) or contact codex@fao.org for further information.]]>2007-12-32007-12-17XXXMon, 17 Dec 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/37780http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=37780http://www.cbd.int/doc/meeting.aspx?mtg=MOP-04 or contact secretariat@cbd.int for more information.]]>2007-12-22007-12-17XXXMon, 17 Dec 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/37781http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=37781http://www.cbd.int/doc/meeting.aspx?mtg=BSWGLR-04 (in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish) or contact secretariat@cbd.int for more information.]]>2007-12-12007-12-17XXXMon, 17 Dec 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/37402http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=37402http://www.fao.org/biotech/index.asp?lang=ru or contact biotech-website@fao.org for more information or with comments. ]]>2007-11-302007-11-19XXXMon, 19 Nov 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/37214http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=37214http://www.fao.org/biotech/welar.pdf (in Arabic). To subscribe, send an e-mail to mailserv@mailserv.fao.org with the subject blank and the following one-line text message: subscribe FAO-BiotechNews-Ar-L]]>2007-11-292007-11-19XXXMon, 19 Nov 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/37403http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=37403speech, the FAO news release (in Arabic, Chinese, English, French and Spanish) or contact FAO-Newsroom@fao.org for more information. ]]>2007-11-282007-11-19XXXMon, 19 Nov 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/37404http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=37404http://www.potato2008.org/en/potato/factsheets.html (in Arabic, Chinese, English, French and Spanish) or contact potato2008@fao.org for more information. ]]>2007-11-272007-11-19XXXMon, 19 Nov 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/37405http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=37405news story (in English, French and Spanish) or contact NeBambi.Lutaladio@fao.org for more information.]]>2007-11-272007-11-19XXXMon, 19 Nov 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/37213http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=37213http://www.fao.org/biotech/seminaroct2007.htm or contact biotech-website@fao.org for more information.]]>2007-11-272007-11-6XXXTue, 6 Nov 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/37406http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=37406newsletter or contact bioversity-publications@cgiar.org to obtain copies or to be placed on the mailing list. ]]>2007-11-262007-11-19XXXMon, 19 Nov 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/37215http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=37215http://www.codexalimentarius.net/web/archives.jsp?year=08 or contact codex@fao.org for further information.]]>2007-11-252007-11-19XXXMon, 19 Nov 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/37216http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=37216website (includes the full 'State of the World' report in English; a 37-page "brief" version, presenting a summary of the key findings of the main report, in Arabic, Chinese, English, French and Spanish; and the conference report) or contact dad-is@fao.org for more information. ]]>2007-11-242007-11-6XXXTue, 6 Nov 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/37217http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=37217http://www.icarda.org/News/2007/12Sep07/12Sep07.htm or contact kakoli.ghosh@fao.org for more information. ]]>2007-11-232007-11-6XXXTue, 6 Nov 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/37218http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=37218http://www.fao.org/biotech/vietgloss.htm or contact nguyenbahai@hn.vnn.vn for more information. ]]>2007-11-222007-11-6XXXTue, 6 Nov 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/37219http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=37219http://km.fao.org/gipb/ or contact gipb@fao.org for more information.]]>2007-11-212007-11-6XXXTue, 6 Nov 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/37220http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=37220publication or contact james.everts@fao.org for more information. ]]>2007-11-202007-11-6XXXTue, 6 Nov 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/37407http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=37407http://www.un.org/ga/second/62/documentation.shtml or contact inquiries@un.org for more information.]]>2007-11-192007-11-19XXXMon, 19 Nov 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/37409http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=37409report is now available. Secondly, a Central and Eastern European regional workshop will be held on 26-28 November 2007 in Chisinau, Moldova, hosted by the Government of Moldova, with funding from the Government of Switzerland, and the meeting documents are available at http://www.cbd.int/doc/meeting.asp?mtg=RWCBCEE-01. Contact secretariat@cbd.int for any further information. ]]>2007-11-182007-11-19XXXMon, 19 Nov 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/37410http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=37410http://go.worldbank.org/R1GDGYU5E0 and http://go.worldbank.org/WW4BTHM0D0 respectively or contact wdr2008@worldbank.org for more information.]]>2007-11-172007-11-19XXXMon, 19 Nov 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/37411http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=37411http://www.oaresciences.org (in English, French and Spanish) or contact oare@oaresciences.org for more information.]]>2007-11-162007-11-19XXXMon, 19 Nov 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/37412http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=37412report (in Appendix III, pages 13-40, 1.1 MB) or contact scientific.dept@oie.int for more information. ]]>2007-11-152007-11-19XXXMon, 19 Nov 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/37413http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=37413issues or contact publications.dept@oie.int for more information.]]>2007-11-142009-01-8XXXThu, 8 Jan 2009 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/37414http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=37414publication (515 KB) or contact Bioversity-publications@cgiar.org for more information. ]]>2007-11-132007-11-19XXXMon, 19 Nov 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/37415http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=37415paper (359 KB) or contact ifpri@cgiar.org for more information. ]]>2007-11-122007-11-19XXXMon, 19 Nov 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/37416http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=37416paper (587 KB) or contact ifpri@cgiar.org for more information. ]]>2007-11-112007-11-19XXXMon, 19 Nov 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/37417http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=37417http://www.generationcp.org/arm.php or contact a.okono@cgiar.org for more information.]]>2007-11-102007-11-19XXXMon, 19 Nov 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/37221http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=37221http://www.cbd.int/reports/list.shtml?type=cpb1. Contact secretariat@cbd.int if requiring more information. ]]>2007-11-92007-11-19XXXMon, 19 Nov 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/37222http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=37222http://go.worldbank.org/LBJZD6HWZ0 (in English, with overviews in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish) or contact wdr2008@worldbank.org for more information. The World Development Report is produced on an annual basis, this being its 30th year, and is the World Bank's major analytical publication. The last one focusing on agriculture was in 1982 (entitled 'Agriculture and economic development').]]>2007-11-82007-11-19XXXMon, 19 Nov 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/37223http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=37223http://www.unep.ch/biosafety/news.htm#nbf or contact biosafety@unep.ch for more information. ]]>2007-11-72007-11-19XXXMon, 19 Nov 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/37224http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=37224http://www.wipo.int/meetings/en/2007/ipr_bsk/ or contact publicinf@wipo.int for more information.]]>2007-11-62007-11-19XXXMon, 19 Nov 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/37225http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=37225http://www.who.int/gb/pip/ or contact lifesciences@wipo.int for more information or to provide comments.]]>2007-11-52007-11-19XXXMon, 19 Nov 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/37226http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=37226http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/3/44/39314743.pdf (389 KB) or contact icgb@oecd.org for more information.]]>2007-11-42007-11-19XXXMon, 19 Nov 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/36495http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=36495http://www.fao.org/biotech/act.asp and http://www.fao.org/biotech/doc.asp respectively (in Arabic, Chinese, English, French and Spanish) or contact biotech-website@fao.org with any comments. ]]>2007-07-172008-02-15XXXFri, 15 Feb 2008 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/36482http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=36482http://www.fao.org/docrep/010/a1128t/a1128t00.htm or contact agri-bulletin@fao.org for more information.]]>2007-07-162007-07-31XXXTue, 31 Jul 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/36483http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=36483http://www.fao.org/newsroom/en/news/2007/1000630/index.html or can be received by e-mail from Charlotte.Lietaer@fao.org.]]>2007-07-152007-07-31XXXTue, 31 Jul 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/36484http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=36484http://www-naweb.iaea.org/nafa/aph/public/ap-nl-46.pdf (591 KB) or contact R.Schellander@iaea.org to subscribe to the newsletter.]]>2007-07-142007-07-31XXXTue, 31 Jul 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/36485http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=36485http://www-naweb.iaea.org/nafa/pbg/public/pb-nl-19.pdf (2.2 MB) or contact k.allaf@iaea.org to request a copy.]]>2007-07-132007-07-31XXXTue, 31 Jul 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/36486http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=36486http://www-naweb.iaea.org/nafa/ipc/public/ipc-nl-69.pdf (1.5 MB) or contact G.Franz@iaea.org for more information. ]]>2007-07-122007-07-31XXXTue, 31 Jul 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/36487http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=36487proceedings or contact roberto.tuberosa@unibo.it for more information. ]]>2007-07-112007-07-31XXXTue, 31 Jul 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/36488http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=36488http://www.cbd.int/doc/meeting.aspx?mtg=BETAIO-02 or contact secretariat@cbd.int for more information.]]>2007-07-102007-07-31XXXTue, 31 Jul 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/36489http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=36489http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/32/4/38921489.doc or contact icgb@oecd.org for more information.]]>2007-07-92007-07-31XXXTue, 31 Jul 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/36490http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=36490document or contact ehscont@oecd.org for more information.]]>2007-07-82007-07-31XXXTue, 31 Jul 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/36364http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=36364http://www.fao.org/docrep/010/a1120e/a1120e00.htmor contact nadia.sozzi@fao.org to request a copy, providing your full postal address.]]>2007-07-72007-07-5XXXThu, 5 Jul 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/36365http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=36365http://www.fao.org/biotech/welcn.pdf (in Chinese). To subscribe, send an e-mail to mailserv@mailserv.fao.org with the subject blank and the following one-line text message: subscribe FAO-BiotechNews-Cn-L]]>2007-07-62007-07-5XXXThu, 5 Jul 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/36415http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=36415http://www.fao.org/ag/cgrfa/cgrfa11.htm for the report (document CGRFA-11/07/REPORT) in English, with Arabic, Chinese, French and Spanish versions to follow, and other Session documents or contact cgrfa@fao.org for more information. Membership of the CGRFA includes a total of 170 countries and the European Community and its Secretariat is based in FAO Headquarters, Rome. Its next Regular Session takes place in 2009.]]>2007-07-52007-07-9XXXMon, 9 Jul 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/36416http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=36416report (in English, French and Spanish, with Arabic and Chinese to come), more information on the Panel at http://www.fao.org/ethics/exp_en.htm or contact cgrfa@fao.org for more information. The Panel was established by FAO's Director-General for a four-year period in 2000, meeting twice in this period, and then extended for a further four years in 2004. ]]>2007-07-42007-07-9XXXMon, 9 Jul 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/36417http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=36417https://www.ippc.int/id/184110?language=en (in Arabic, Chinese, English, French and Spanish), meeting reports of the TPDP at https://www.ippc.int/id/59235?language=en or contact ippc@fao.org for more information. The IPPC is an international treaty relating to plant health, to which 161 governments currently adhere, and its Secretariat is based at FAO Headquarters, Rome.]]>2007-07-32007-07-9XXXMon, 9 Jul 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/36418http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=36418document or contact SC-Secretariat@fao.org for more information. The Secretariat of the Science Council is based in FAO Headquarters, Rome.]]>2007-07-22007-07-9XXXMon, 9 Jul 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/36419http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=36419issue (925 KB) or contact BPN@cbd.int for more information.]]>2007-07-12007-07-9XXXMon, 9 Jul 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/36366http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=36366ftp://ftp.fao.org/ag/cgrfa/bsp/bsp34e.pdf or contact cgrfa@fao.org for more information.]]>2007-06-102007-06-26XXXTue, 26 Jun 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/36367http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=36367ftp://ftp.fao.org/ag/cgrfa/bsp/bsp35r1e.pdf or contact cgrfa@fao.org for more information.]]>2007-06-92008-03-31XXXMon, 31 Mar 2008 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/36368http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=36368ftp://ftp.fao.org/ag/cgrfa/cgrfa11/r11c3e.pdf or contact cgrfa@fao.org for more information. ]]>2007-06-82007-06-26XXXTue, 26 Jun 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/36369http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=36369report or contact food-quality@fao.org for more information. (Following definitions provided in the report, marker genes are "used to determine if a piece of DNA has been successfully introduced into the animal cell"; a reporter gene is "a gene that encodes a product that can be readily assayed"; and the term ‘non-heritable applications’ covers the direct introduction of nucleic acids into non-germ line tissue of animals that will enter the food supply).]]>2007-06-72007-06-26XXXTue, 26 Jun 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/36370http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=36370report (491 KB) or contact codex@fao.org for further information. For some background on the CCFL's work in this area, see http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/agns/biotechnology_labelling_en.asp (in English, French and Spanish).]]>2007-06-62007-06-26XXXTue, 26 Jun 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/36371http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=36371http://www.codexalimentarius.net/web/current.jsp (in English, French and Spanish) or contact codex@fao.org for further information. For more on this Task Force, including reports of its previous six sessions, see http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/agns/biotechnology_codex_en.asp (in English, French and Spanish). ]]>2007-06-52007-06-26XXXTue, 26 Jun 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/36372http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=36372http://www.fao.org/biotech/index_glossary.asp. Contact biotech-website@fao.org for more information.]]>2007-06-42007-06-26XXXTue, 26 Jun 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/36373http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=36373http://www.fao.org/docrep/010/a0797e/a0797e00.htm or contact alessandro.lovatelli@fao.org for more information. ]]>2007-06-32007-06-26XXXTue, 26 Jun 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/36374http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=36374http://www.icrisat.org/Publications/Genes_Gems.htm or contact icrisat@cgiar.org for more information. ]]>2007-06-22007-06-26XXXTue, 26 Jun 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/36375http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=36375http://www.ifpri.org/pubs/dp/ifpridp00704.asp or contact ifpri@cgiar.org for more information. IFPRI Discussion Papers contain preliminary material and research results and are circulated to stimulate discussion and critical comment. ]]>2007-06-12007-06-26XXXTue, 26 Jun 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/36308http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=36308http://www.fao.org/biotech/index_glossary.asp, is a convenient reference source for researchers, students, technicians and translators. It provides consolidated, comprehensive and accessible definitions of over 3,000 terms and acronyms that are used regularly in biotechnology, including genetic engineering, and closely allied fields. The CD-ROM is equipped with user-friendly searching facilities that allow easy cross-referencing among the four languages. Contact sandra.tardioli@fao.org to request a copy, providing your full postal address.]]>2007-05-62007-06-1XXXFri, 1 Jun 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/36309http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=36309report or contact james.everts@fao.org to request the CD-ROM and/or a copy of the report.]]>2007-05-52007-06-1XXXFri, 1 Jun 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/36310http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=36310issue or contact publications.dept@oie.int for more information.]]>2007-05-42009-01-8XXXThu, 8 Jan 2009 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/36311http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=36311http://appli1.oecd.org/olis/2007doc.nsf/linkto/env-jm-mono(2007)7. The OECD’s Task Force for the Safety of Novel Foods and Feeds also publishes consensus documents, dealing with issues related to human foods and animal feeds. It has recently published the "Consensus document on compositional considerations for new varieties of the cultivated mushroom Agaricus bisporus: Key food and feed nutrients, anti-nutrients and toxicants" and the "Consensus document on compositional considerations for new varieties of sunflower: Key food and feed nutrients, anti-nutrients and toxicants". See http://appli1.oecd.org/olis/2007doc.nsf/linkto/env-jm-mono(2007)5 and http://appli1.oecd.org/olis/2007doc.nsf/linkto/env-jm-mono(2007)6 respectively, or contact ehscont@oecd.org for more information about any of these three publications.]]>2007-05-32007-06-1XXXFri, 1 Jun 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/36312http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=36312http://www.cimmyt.org/english/docs/proceedings/fusarium06.pdf (2.1 MB) or contact lvillasenor@cgiar.org for more information. ]]>2007-05-22007-06-1XXXFri, 1 Jun 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/36313http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=36313http://www.ifpri.org/pubs/books/indiaproc.asp or contact ifpri@cgiar.org for more information. ]]>2007-05-12007-06-1XXXFri, 1 Jun 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/36198http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=36198http://www.fao.org/docrep/009/a0802e/a0802e00.htm or contact kakoli.ghosh@fao.org to request a copy.]]>2007-04-162007-05-11XXXFri, 11 May 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/36199http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=36199http://www.fao.org/unfao/bodies/ccp/gr-ri/2007/index_en.htm or contact IGG-Rice-and-Grains-2007@fao.org for more information. These Intergovernmental Groups were established by FAO's Committee on Commodity Problems and their last Sessions were held in 2004. ]]>2007-04-152007-05-11XXXFri, 11 May 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/36200http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=36200http://www.fao.org/ag/cgrfa/cgrfa11.htm (documents will eventually be available in Arabic, Chinese, English, French and Spanish) or contact cgrfa@fao.org for more information.]]>2007-04-142007-05-11XXXFri, 11 May 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/36201http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=36201http://www.fao.org/Legal/prs-ol/lpo65.pdf or contact devlaw@fao.org to request a copy or to provide any comments.]]>2007-04-132007-05-11XXXFri, 11 May 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/36202http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=36202http://www.fao.org/biotech/logs/c14logs.htm or can be requested as a single e-mail (size 128 KB) from biotech-admin@fao.org.]]>2007-04-122007-05-11XXXFri, 11 May 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/36203http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=36203http://www.codexalimentarius.net/web/archives.jsp or contact codex@fao.org for further information.]]>2007-04-112007-05-11XXXFri, 11 May 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/36205http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=36205http://www-naweb.iaea.org/nafa/aph/crp/d32025-rapid-diagnosis.html; an FAO/IAEA news release about the meeting (in Arabic, English, French, Italian and Spanish) or contact k.long@iaea.org for more information.]]>2007-04-102007-05-11XXXFri, 11 May 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/36206http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=36206http://www.abneta.org or contact david.priest@fao.org for more information.]]>2007-04-92007-05-11XXXFri, 11 May 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/36208http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=36208manual (in English or French) or contact michael.larinde@fao.org for more information. ]]>2007-04-82007-05-11XXXFri, 11 May 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/36209http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=36209report or contact elcio.guimaraes@fao.org for more information.]]>2007-04-72007-05-11XXXFri, 11 May 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/36210http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=36210newsletter (480 KB) or contact R.Schellander@iaea.org for more information.]]>2007-04-62007-05-11XXXFri, 11 May 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/36211http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=36211http://www-naweb.iaea.org/nafa/pbg/public/pb-nl-18.pdf (706 KB) or contact k.allaf@iaea.org to request a copy.]]>2007-04-52007-05-11XXXFri, 11 May 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/36212http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=36212http://www.biodiv.org/doc/meeting.asp?mtg=BSWGLR-03. The second, the 3rd meeting of the Compliance Committee under the Protocol on Biosafety, took place on 5-7 March 2007 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The 9-page report, together with the meeting documents, is available at http://www.biodiv.org/doc/meeting.aspx?mtg=BSCC-03. Contact secretariat@biodiv.org for any further information.]]>2007-04-42007-05-11XXXFri, 11 May 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/36213http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=36213document or contact simonetta.zarrilli@UNCTAD.org for more information. The UNCTAD Trade Commission is an intergovernmental forum that meets once a year and provides guidance for the work of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in the area of international trade in goods, services and commodities.]]>2007-04-32007-05-11XXXFri, 11 May 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/36214http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=36214http://www.oie.int/downld/SC/2007/A_BSC_Jan2007.pdf (Appendix VI, pages 45-60) or contact scientific.dept@oie.int for more information. The OIE is an inter-governmental organisation with 167 Member Countries.]]>2007-04-22007-05-11XXXFri, 11 May 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/36215http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=36215webpage or contact icgb@oecd.org for more information.]]>2007-04-12007-05-11XXXFri, 11 May 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/36058http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=36058first and second manual or contact juan.lubroth@fao.org for more information. ]]>2007-02-172007-05-11XXXFri, 11 May 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/36059http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=36059http://www.fao.org/docrep/009/j9256e/j9256e00.htm or contact Jim.Carle@fao.org for more information or to provide any comments and feedback. ]]>2007-02-162007-05-11XXXFri, 11 May 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/36060http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=36060bulletin (in English and French) or contact MariaGrazia.Solari@fao.org to subscribe to the bulletin.]]>2007-02-152007-05-11XXXFri, 11 May 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/35956http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=35956http://www.fao.org/docrep/009/a0744e/a0744e00.HTM (917 KB) or contact Charlotte.Lietaer@fao.org to request a copy.]]>2007-02-142007-11-19XXXMon, 19 Nov 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/35957http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=35957http://www.fao.org/biotech/C14doc.htm or contact biotech-admin@fao.org to request a copy. The moderated e-mail conference runs from 5 March to 1 April 2007 and is organised by the FAO Biotechnology Forum, in collaboration with colleagues in FAO's water programme, to coincide with the World Water Day which is celebrated each year on 22 March. To join the Forum (and also register for the conference), send an e-mail to mailserv@mailserv.fao.org leaving the subject blank and entering only the following text on two separate lines: subscribe BIOTECH-L subscribe biotech-room2 Forum members wishing to register for the conference should leave out the first line of the above message. For more information, contact biotech-mod2@fao.org.]]>2007-02-132007-05-16XXXWed, 16 May 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/35958http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=35958report or contact food-quality@fao.org for more information.]]>2007-02-122007-05-16XXXWed, 16 May 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/35959http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=35959ftp://ftp.fao.org/ag/cgrfa/BSP/bsp33e.pdf or contact dad-is@fao.org for more information.]]>2007-02-112007-05-11XXXFri, 11 May 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/35960http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=35960http://www.codexalimentarius.net/web/archives.jsp or contact codex@fao.org for further information. ]]>2007-02-102007-05-11XXXFri, 11 May 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/35961http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=35961http://www.codexalimentarius.net/web/current.jsp (in English, French and Spanish) or contact codex@fao.org for further information.]]>2007-02-92007-05-11XXXFri, 11 May 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/35962http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=35962http://www.fao.org/Legal/prs-ol/lpo63.pdf or contact devlaw@fao.org to request a copy.]]>2007-02-82007-05-11XXXFri, 11 May 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/35963http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=35963report or contact keith.sumption@fao.org for more information. ]]>2007-02-72007-05-11XXXFri, 11 May 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/35964http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=35964http://www.fao.org/docrep/009/a0675e/a0675e00.htm or contact jecfa@fao.org for more information.]]>2007-02-62007-05-11XXXFri, 11 May 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/35965http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=35965http://www-naweb.iaea.org/nafa/ipc/public/ipc-nl-67.pdf (1.4 MB) or contact w.enkerlin@iaea.org to subscribe to the newsletter. ]]>2007-02-52007-05-11XXXFri, 11 May 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/36061http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=36061document (1.1 MB). The second publication is a 4-page brief entitled "Building biosafety capacity: The role of UNEP and the Biosafety Unit". See the document or contact biosafety@unep.ch for more information about either publication. ]]>2007-02-42007-05-16XXXWed, 16 May 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/36062http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=36062http://www.oie.int/downld/SC/2006/A_BSC_2006S.pdf (562 KB) or contact scientific.dept@oie.int for more information. The OIE is an inter-governmental organisation with 167 Member Countries.]]>2007-02-42007-05-16XXXWed, 16 May 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/36063http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=36063presentations or contact warda@cgiar.org for more information.]]>2007-02-42007-05-16XXXWed, 16 May 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/35966http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=35966http://www.un.org/Depts/dhl/resguide/r61.htm or contact secretariat@biodiv.org for more information. ]]>2007-02-32007-05-11XXXFri, 11 May 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/35967http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=35967http://www.biodiv.org/doc/meeting.asp?mtg=BSWGLR-03. The 3rd Coordination Meeting for Governments and Organizations implementing and/or funding Biosafety Capacity-building Activities takes place on 26-28 February 2007 in Lusaka, Zambia - http://www.biodiv.org/doc/meeting.asp?mtg=BSCMCB-03. The 4th meeting of the Liaison Group on Capacity-Building for Biosafety takes place on 1-2 March 2007 in Lusaka, Zambia - http://www.biodiv.org/doc/meeting.asp?mtg=BSLGCB-04. The 3rd meeting of the Compliance Committee under the Protocol on Biosafety takes place on 5-7 March 2007 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - http://www.biodiv.org/doc/meeting.aspx?mtg=BSCC-03. Some of the documents from these meetings are available in English only and others are provided in all UN languages (i.e. Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish). Contact secretariat@biodiv.org for any further information.]]>2007-02-32007-05-11XXXFri, 11 May 2007 12:00:00 +0100fao.org.nems/35968http://www.fao.org/nems/rss/html_nems_detail.asp?event_id=35968http://www.unep.org/dec/information/public_information.html#pp or contact public.participation@unece.org for more information.]]>2007-02-22007-05-11XXXFri, 11 May 2007 12:00:00 +0100