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Stocks of obsolete, unwanted and banned pesticides continue to represent a serious public health and environmental threat, particularly in developing countries. This tool kit covers: "D, Selection of collection centres; E, Management of collection centres; and, F, Transport planning.

Addresses the pathways for contamination, survival and persistence of microbiological hazards associated with leafy vegetables and herbs, and the potential management options from primary production through to the consumer. This volume contains information that is useful to both risk assessors and risk managers, the Codex Alimentarius Commission, governments and food regulatory agencies.

Identifying the major routes of viral contamination of foods, this report seeks to highlight those areas which need immediate attention and provide guidance to both risk assessors and risk managers in understanding the challenges to be overcome in effectively addressing the problems associated with foodborne viruses.

A document that highlights important examples generated by the Sustainable Fisheries Livelihoods Programme with regard not only to reconciling poverty reduction and responsible fishing but also showing how the two are mutually dependent and essential for sustainable outcomes.

Presents a world review of fisheries and aquaculture, including trends and statistics. This volume highlights issues debated worldwide and profiles future scenarios with a view to providing the most current global view and perspective on fisheries and aquaculture.

While FAO recognizes that genetic engineering has the potential to help increase production and productivity in agriculture, forestry and fisheries, FAO is also mindful of concerns about the potential risks posed by certain aspects of modern biotechnology, including effects on human and animal health and possible environmental consequences. This training package is composed of three parts: Principles of safety assessment of foods derived from recombined-DNA plants, Tools and technique for trainers, Case Studies. It is also includes a CD-ROM containing the visual aids and other relevant reference material. After the completion of training based in this tool, recipients will be able to plan and deliver GM food safety assessment training for food safety authorities, regulators and scientists as part of their own national training programmes. Also published in French and Spanish.

Land consolidation can be an important tool for increasing agricultural competitiveness and improving rural conditions. This book addresses the policy implications of using instruments introduced by the European Union (EU) to support land consolidation, in EU Members and neighbouring countries.

Describes, in a non-technical manner, some important aspects of FAO Technical Guidelines for Responsible Fisheries No. 3, dealing with the integration of fisheries into coastal area management. The purpose of this booklet is to provide information to FAO Members and other stakeholders about the importance of, and approaches to, the integration of fisheries into coastal area management.

Biosecurity aims to facilitate the implementation of international obligations related to international trade and the protection of human, animal and plant life and health as well as the environment. Based on the six pilot country studies, this book develops an analytical methodology to review and assess national legal frameworks for Biosecurity.

The goals of the workshop were to exchange experiences and good practices and identify financial and institutional support services and facilities to sustain livelihoods and micro-enterprises in coastal areas.

Offers advice that can be used to avoid mycotoxin contamination before food leaves the farm. This booklet describes what mycotoxins are, how they are produced and how to recognise signs of their presence. It provides advice to enable farmers to minimise the risk from mould contamination whilst the crop is growing.

C 2007/REP.

Provides guidance for training and capacity building of agricultural extension workers and development professionals to deal with climate change impacts and adaptation, using the example of drought-prone areas of Bangladesh. This book helps to improve the adaptive capacity of rural livelihoods to climate change in agriculture and allied sectors.

Contains a summary of the key findings in the main report.

Reports on the meeting of the Regional Fishery Body Secretariats Network which reviewed the decision of the twenty-seventh session of the Committee on Fisheries (COFI) of relevance to regional fishery bodies (RFBs).

Agricultural trade is a major factor determining food security in Caribbean countries. This book examines various dimensions of trade policy and related issues and suggests policies to address trade and food security and rural development linkages. It serves as a guide and reference for agricultural trade policy analysts and trade negotiators.

The African Water Resource Database (AWRD) is a set of data and custom-designed tools, combined in a geographic information system (GIS) analytical framework, aimed at facilitating responsible inland aquatic resource management with a focus on inland fisheries and aquaculture. This paper discusses about the AWRD.

Dated March 2007.

Includes papers from a joint meeting of the FAO Panel of Experts on Pesticide Residues in Food and the Environment and the WHO Core Assessment Group, Rome, Italy, 3-12 October 2006.

Summarises information on the parasites of Latvia fishes contained in the world literature dating to the end of 2005. This technical paper presents information in the form of parasite-host and host-parasite lists and includes 305 named species of parasites, distributed among the higher taxa.

Covers the twenty-fourth session of the European Inland Fisheries Advisory Commission (EIFAC) that was held in Mondsee, Austria, from 14 to 21 June 2006, in concomitance with a Symposium on Hydropower, Flood Control and Water Abstraction: Implications for Fish and Fisheries.

Livestock and aquaculture insurance have received less attention than crop insurance in risk management strategies. This book is intended as a contribution to redressing this imbalance. It briefly introduces the role of insurance as a risk management mechanism in livestock and aquaculture enterprises.

A main report of the Forestry Outlook Study for West and Central Asia.

Mediterranean finfish species such as the European seabass and the gilthead seabream have been attracting considerable attention among aquaculturists and investors. This report describes the status of the European market for these and other finfish species and the major characteristics of marketing farmed fish in the Mediterranean basin.

Fire management is an essential part of sustainable forest management. This publication is an in-depth thematic study on the incidence, impact and management of forest fires in different regions of the world. It was developed from 12 regional papers prepared within the framework of the Global Wildland Fire Network of the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction.