s of each presentation were prepared by the authors themselves. They solely reflect their point of view. The sections “discussion/issues raised”, which follow each abstract, have been drafted by the secretariat according to key issues raised and book marked as such during the final discussion, further edited by the author of the papers and submitted for final review to all participants. Activit...

1. The Third Joint FAO/WHO/UNEP International Conference on Mycotoxins was held in Tunis, Tunisia, from 3 to 6 March 1999. The Conference was convened by the DirectorsGeneral of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), and was kindly hosted by the Government of the Republic of ...

abstract desertification could cause reduction of the ecological and biological potential of land which may occur both naturally and artificially. identifying and evaluating the effective factors in development of desertification is very important for better management of land. the aim of this research is to evaluate the sensitive input parameters in the desertification condition by using of ar...

The key messages in my presentation are taken from the recently completed International Assessment of Agricultural Science and Technology for Development (IAASTD), which was approved by 60 developed and developing countries in South Africa in April, 2008. The IAASTD was co-sponsored by the World Bank, FAO, UNEP, UNESCO, UNDP, WHO and the GEF. The key findings of the Global Summary for Decision-...

There are several international organizations with scientific boards dealing with the problem of food and feed contaminants. Apart the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC, Lyon, France) which is focused on carcinogenicity of natural and manmade compounds, there is also a more recently founded (1980) International Programme on Chemical Safety (IPCS), a joint venture of the United N...

Background The FAO (FAO, 1999; FAO/UNEP, 1995) is alerting the global community to the alarming figures in respect to domestic animal diversity. It estimates that about one third of the world's recognized 5000 livestock and poultry breeds are endangered and that breeds become extinct at the rate of one per week. Nevertheless, the subject has received much less attention than plant genetic diver...