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LinksPopulation Action International (PAI): Population Action International (PAI) is a US-based advocacy group working to strengthen support worldwide for population programs, including family planning and related health services, and to advance educational and economic opportunities, especially for girls and women. Its website contains a wealth of information on various topics, including population, gender, reproductive health, economics and environment. In addition, it has a good collection of publications, links, fact sheets and video material.
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Rockefeller Foundation: Here, on the website of the Rockefeller Foundation, you can learn what is good about genetic engineering.
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Soil Association: A gateway to the world of organic farming. The UK-based Soil Association researches, develops and promotes sustainable relationships between the soil, plants, animals and the biosphere, in order to produce healthy food and other products while protecting and enhancing the environment.
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Sustainable Development International: Sustainable Development International Online provides a centralised source of information, updated on a regular basis in connection with the World Summit on Sustainable Development, with case studies, news and feature articles.
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Third World Network: TWN, based in Malaysia, is an international network of organizations and individuals involved in issues relating to development, the Third World and North-South relations. Its website contains a wealth of information on trade, environment, human and women's rights issues, from a broad developing world perspective. It also includes publications, papers, action alerts and UN statements.
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UN Food and Agricultural Organisation's statistical databases: FAOSTAT is an on-line and multilingual database of international statistics covering agricultural production, trade, food balance, fertilizer and pesticides, land use and irrigation, population, forest and fishery products.
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UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO): A comprehensive overview of world food issues from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation, with up-to-date information on a wide range of topics, from the role of women in farming to genetically modified crops.
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UN Human Development Report: The annual Human Development Report published by the UN Development Programme contains several indices to measure different aspects of human development, including economic and educational performance, life expectancy, aid and debt, gender inequality, crime, demographic trends, poverty and more. A bible for those interested in all aspects of development.
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United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP): The UN Environment Programme site covers treaties and instruments concerning the environment and sustainable development, most notably Agenda 21 - a working plan for sustainable development to be the basis for national and international action. Also includes information on a variety of environmental topics and related links.
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United Nations Secretariat of the Convention to Combat Desertification: A good entry point into the topic of Desertification. This UN website contains the text and information about the Convention, information for NGOs and the media, regional information about desertification, links and more.
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