The Lubin Files

V11 countries adopts carbon declaration

2009-11-12T09:45:39+01:00

The 11-nation group called the V11 issued a challenge yesterday at the Climate Vulnerable Forum, held in the Maldives. Articles in BBC news online and tcktcktck describe their call for developed nations to pledge 1.5 percent of their Gross Domestic...

Marion Nestle books on display

2009-11-02T16:05:21+01:00

Dr. Marion Nestle, professor of nutrition, public health, and sociology at New York University, delivered the 6th George McGovern lecture on World Food Day here at FAO. For this occasion, the US Mission to the UN Agencies for Food and...

What carbon offsets pay for

2009-10-30T11:40:17+01:00

Locals in the southeastern part of Brazil are being paid not to cut down trees, according to this article from The Economist. Inspectors will visit the area to make sure the trees are still alive, and if they are, money...

Temporary reduction in library services

2009-10-28T16:29:30+01:00

Due to preparations for the World Summit on Food Security, the David Lubin Memorial Library will be operating on a greatly reduced level during the month of November 2009. From 3 November - 30 November, access to the library will...

FAO member state contributions

2009-10-26T08:51:35+01:00

In response to a recent reference question, a librarian found the financial contributions of FAO member states published in the "Statement of Contributions and Arrears" section of the FAO Council reports. The most recent one, published in 2009, can be...

World Food Day

2009-10-16T09:39:56+02:00

Today, October 16, is World Food Day. The theme this year is "achieving food security in times of crisis." Also today, there is an organized effort to stand up against poverty at 1:02pm. The time symbolizes the 1.02 billion hungry...

1.02 billion hungry

2009-10-14T15:31:07+02:00

The Italian newspaper La Repubblica reports on The State of Food Insecurity (SOFI), released jointly by FAO and WFP today. The report reveals that over a billion people currently suffer from hunger. This figure is the highest since 1970, and...

H1N1, globalization and industrial farming

2009-10-08T09:50:37+02:00

A series of articles in a recent issue of Third World Resurgence discusses the H1N1 pandemic and the globalization of industrial livestock farming. The provocative article titles include: "H1N1 and the Great Swine Cover-Up" - about Mexico's corporate factory farms;...

Warmer than we thought?

2009-09-29T09:28:21+02:00

BBC reports on disturbing new findings by the Met Office (the UK's National Weather Service) that the global average temperature could rise by 4°C (7.2°F) by 2060. The prediction finds variations depending on geographic zone. For example, it estimates that...

Education for Rural People website

2009-09-28T00:30:00+02:00

Recently a library user requested the book Education for rural development: towards new policy responses. We found some related resources as well, including a site called Education for Rural People (ERP), a joint effort between FAO and UNESCO. ERP's publications...