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Report on the socio-economic implications of the cultivation of genetically modified organisms (GMOs)

The European Union (EU) Commission has released a report on the socio-economic implications of the cultivation of genetically modified organisms (GMOs).

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Mitigation potential of removing fossil fuel subsidies

This working paper analyzes the assumptions, data and environmental and economic implications of removing fossil fuel subsidies.

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Global monitoring report 2011: improving the odds of achieving the MDGs

Two-thirds of developing countries are on track or close to meeting key targets for tackling extreme poverty and hunger. This year’s Global Monitoring Report 2011: Improving the Odds of Achieving the MDGs by the World Bank delves into country performance and reveals a diverse, and often hopeful, picture.

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Social and economic impact of disasters: estimating the threshold between low and high levels of risk

Catastrophes caused by natural hazards that hit “without warning” serve as grim reminders of the challenge that governments and civil society face in identifying and protecting the areas that are at risk of extreme events.

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World development indicators 2011

This report presents an integrated view of development through indicators, including data on environmental hazards, natural or human-made disasters and climate change, with the goal of putting these data in the hands of policymakers, development specialists, students, and the public in a way that makes the data easy to use.

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Fish dependence - The increasing reliance of the EU on fish from elsewhere

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EU fish stocks are in an unprecedentedly poor state yet fish consumption throughout Europe remains high. The EU has been able to maintain and expand its levels of consumption by sourcing fish from other countries, both through the catches of its distant-water fleet and imports.

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Approaches to controlling, preventing and eliminating H5N1 HPAI in endemic countries

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Eliminating the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus from poultry in the six countries where it remains endemic will take ten or more years, according to a FAO report.

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The health economics of Aflatoxin

In 2004, several hundred Kenyans became severely ill, and 125 died, of acute aflatoxicosis: a disease of liver failure associated with consuming extremely high levels of aflatoxin in food (Lewis et al. 2005; Strosnider et al. 2006). Since then, over the last six years, greater global public attention has been drawn to aflatoxin and its associated health risk.

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State of the air 2011

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he American Lung Association released its annual report on air quality, State of the Air 2011, which includes lists of the nation’s most polluted metropolitan areas.

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ET Europe 300 - 2011 carbon rankings

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For the first time, Europe’s 300 biggest companies are being ranked according to their Greenhouse Gas emissions. The ET Europe 300 Carbon Ranking highlights the best and the worst of the continent’s top businesses, focusing not just on emissions but also on levels of disclosure and verification.

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