Resource Pointer #110
January 8, 1997
For copies of the following resources, please contact
the appropriate publishers or organizations directly.
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*Job Announcement -- The California Coalition for Pesticide
Use Reduction (CPUR), a coalition of six environmental/
sustainable agriculture organizations (including PANNA),
seeks Coordinator for multi-year, statewide pesticide
reduction effort. Coordinator will act as CPUR's spokesperson
and coordinate CPUR's meetings, fundraising efforts, research
of pesticide-related issues, coalition building, strategy
development and public outreach. Qualifications: Excellent
communication skills; three years in public-interest sector;
background in environmental, agriculture, consumer and/or
pesticide issues; campaign/media experience. Timeline: CPUR
hopes to hire a Coordinator as soon as possible, but search
will remain open until position is filled. Please send resume
and cover letter to: CPUR SEARCH COMMITTEE, 116 New
Montgomery, Suite 530, San Francisco, CA 94105; email
jkaplan@igc.org.
*Botanical Pesticides in Agriculture, 1996.* Anand
Prakash and Jagadiswari Rao. Describes current research
on pesticides derived from plants, including pesticidal,
anti-feedant, repellent and growth regulator properties
used against insects, nematodes, molluscs and rodents.
Includes brief descriptions of more than 1,000 plants
with pesticidal properties. 480 pp. US$79.95. CRC Press,
Inc., Lewis Publishers, 2000 Corporate Blvd., NW, Boca
Raton, FL 33431; phone toll free (800) 272-7737 or (407)
994-0555; fax toll free (800) 374-3401 or (407) 998-
9114.
*Organisation and Management of National Seed Programs,
1996.* Petra Stolp, ed. Presents proceedings of workshop on
improving national seed programs' ability to conserve
agricultural biodiversity, especially in light of
globalization and trade liberalization. Summarizes seed
programs in several countries, including Honduras, Indonesia,
Morocco, Pakistan, Thailand, Tanzania and Venezuela. Examines
range of questions related to farmer participation, germplasm
management, seed production, seed storage and seed
distribution. 283 pp. Reference number DOK 1739 A/a NK 770-
321-94. German Foundation for International Development
(DSE), Food and Agriculture Development Centre (ZEL),
Wielinger Str. 52. D-82336 Feldafing, Germany; phone (49-8)
157-380; fax (49-8) 157-38168.
*In Situ Conservation and Sustainable Use of Plant Genetic
Resources for Food and Agriculture in Developing Countries,
1995.* J.M.M Engels, ed. Summarizes discussions and
recommendations made by participants at international
conference on plant genetic resources. Discusses strategies
for conserving agricultural biodiversity, including
protecting natural areas, integrating in situ and ex situ
systems and promoting on farm maintenance of local crop
varieties. 116 pp. Reference number DOK 1743C/a DT 730-331-
95. German Foundation for International Development (DSE),
Food and Agriculture Development Centre (ZEL), Wielinger Str.
52. D-82336 Feldafing, Germany; phone (49-8) 157-380; fax
(49-8) 157-38168.
*Plantas Para Proteger Cultivos: Tecnologia para
Controlar Plagas y Enfermedades, 1994.* Luis Gomero, ed.
(Spanish only). Describes range of plants and plant
products with pest management properties. Examines uses,
potency and habitat for many plants, and discusses use
of plants for controlling pests according to
agroecological principles. 239 pp. Red de Accion en
Alternativas al uso de Agroquimicos (RAAA), Apartado
Postal 11-0581, Av. Mariscal Miller 2622 - Lince, Lima,
Peru; phone/ fax (51 14) 40-4359; email
postmaster@raaa.org.pe.
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in the Online Resource Pointer to send review copies of
publications, videos or other sources to our office
(address listed below) or to contact Information Program
Associate Adam Kirshner for further information.
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