Environment

New York, 9 July– A United Nations commission that is the highest international body on food standards has adopted a landmark agreement on assessing the risks to consumers from foods derived from biotechnology, including genetically […]

Vienna, 7 July— The United Nations Nuclear watchdog agency warned today that while the current system of regulating the transport of radioactive material has an “excellent” safety record, more remains to be done at a […]

Maputo, Mozambique, 3 July– The Director-General of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Jacques Diouf, has called on African leaders to give greater priority and allocate adequate resources to the sector in order […]

Maputo, 28 June– The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today warmly welcomed the first shipment of 16,000 tons of South African maize, which will help the agency continue to provide urgent aid for thousands […]

Tyson‘s Corner, Virginia, 27 June– U.S. Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham along with energy ministers from countries around the globe signed a charter June 25 that calls for international cooperation in the development of carbon sequestration […]

Sacremento, Califiornia, 26 June– Information about current research and technologies should be better managed and shared with more farmers around the world, Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman says. Veneman spoke June 24 at the closing plenary […]

Sacremento, California, 26 June– Modern food technologies related to food processing and packaging, food safety, biotechnology, transportation, and soil and water management were on exhibit here June 24-25 to ministers from more than 100 countries […]

Berlin, 16 June– “We have witnessed the concept of conservation being hijacked by protectionists. Conservation is a means to enable sustainable whaling. This proposal was not about conservation but protectionism and animal rights,” says Stefan […]