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 and directed by ...

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

OAK BROOK, IL - McDonald's Corporation today issued its first worldwide Social Responsibility Report. "Social responsibility is not a project or a program. Acting responsibly is the way McDonald's ...

New research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association on the health risks from the chemical bisphenol A (BPA), found in many plastic and children's products, highlights the ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo., March 23 (Reuters) - Farmland Industries said on Thursday it plans to sell its Dubuque, Iowa, pork processing plant to Smithfield Foods Inc. , the largest U.S. pork producer. The all ...

Briefly discusses and gives tables of countries in the European Union and their monitoring systems for antibiotic resistance, including the bacteria which are tested, and the methods used.

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 ...

The Government has decided to accede to the Paris Convention for the protection of industrial property and its facilitation treaty, the Patent Co-operation Treaty (PCT). This is expected to provide a ...

Payments for environmental services (PES) represent a new, more direct way to promote conservation. They explicitly recognize the need to address difficult trade-offs by bridging the interests of ...

In line with a general trend in contemporary global governance, the WTO has been developing increased links with civil society groups. If conducted well, these contacts can make important ...