The Lubin Files

Artwork in the Plenary Hall - Mirko Basaldella

2009-12-07T16:46:11+01:00

Sometimes, we get questions about the various works of art housed here at headquarters. We found the following information about the artwork on the ceiling of the Plenary Hall. It was made by the artist Mirko Basaldella, sometimes known as...

David Lubin's 100th (a video)

2009-12-04T09:07:48+01:00

The Archivio Storico has a link to this video (in Italian) from 1949, of the ceremony held at Villa Lubin in Villa Borghese to commemorate David Lubin's 100th birthday.

Survey related to plant genetic resources and intellectual property rights

2009-12-03T16:11:40+01:00

The author featured in our last post, Muriel Lightbourne, also wrote "Survey on the concurrent implementation of the FAO Treaty on plant genetic resources and of intellectual property rights." Intellectual Property Quarterly, 2:1 (2006), 131-148. This article reports on the...

Intellectual property rights and plant genetic resources

2009-12-01T16:10:58+01:00

A library patron recently requested Muriel Lightbourne's 2005 article, "The FAO Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources: Do All Roads Lead to Rome?" (Journal of International Business and Law, vol. 2, 2005, 15-24.) The article examines the impact of intellectual property...

26th McDougall Memorial Lecture

2009-11-30T09:59:20+01:00

The twenty-sixth annual Frank L. McDougall lecture took place during the FAO Conference earlier this month. Mr. Olivier De Schutter, Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food for the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, delivered the lecture.

World Summit on Food Security wrapped up

2009-11-21T08:54:37+01:00

The World Summit on Food Security wrapped up on November 18, 2009. Participants issued this declaration. FAO has posted links to audio and transcripts of individual statements and speeches. See images of the Summit here.

Petition to end world hunger

2009-11-13T14:41:49+01:00

The World Food Summit of Heads of State and Government will take place in Rome from November 16 - 18. The organizers of the summit are campaigning to spread awareness of the global problem of hunger. They urge you to...

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...