The world has made great strides in reducing hunger, yet the problem of malnutrition, particularly the “hidden hunger” caused by missing micronutrients, constitutes a formidable challenge for the future. Biodiversity has a crucial role to play in mitigating the effects of micronutrient deficiencies, which are debilitating hundreds of millions of people in developing countries, particularly chil...

within the framework of the international human rights law, the right to work is the fundamental right of everyone to have permanent access to work, able to meet his/her welfare requirements. rural communities are entitled to this right akin to urban communities. as a matter of fact, not enough attention has been paid to the members of rural communities’ right to work. the supply of transgenic ...

With the adoption of the Nagoya Protocol in 2010, an additional legal instrument under the Convention on Biological Diversity (1992), the legal landscape surrounding the access to and utilization of genetic resources will change. This is likely to impact working procedures for scientists, turning pre-existing ethics into legal obligations. The aim of this article is to inform scientists on the ...

It is expected that this working group will present a report to the Permanent Committee, at least six months before the next Alpine Conference. The proposed system for monitoring and information concerning the Alps was under discussion. The Permanent Committee received the mandate to re-examine the regime at the end of the transitional period on the basis of information obtained and to make pro...