3 November 2008 - Over 120 countries party to the Rotterdam Convention agreed to add the pesticide tributyltin to a global trade "watch list", but were unable to reach consensus on the inclusion of chrysotile asbestos and the pesticide endosulfan.
Mitigating the effects of climate change through sustainable forest management
17-10-2008
In focus
Biofuels
Biofuel policies should be reviewed in order to preserve world food security and protect poor farmers, says FAO's latest The State of Food and Agriculture report.
