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Pesticide Action Network
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Online Resource Pointer #13
December 15, 1994
For copies of the following resources, please contact the
appropriate publishers or organizations directly.
*Intensification and Diversification of Land Use Systems in
Developing Countries: A Case Study Approach Evaluating
Sustainability, with Particular Emphasis on Farm-External
Input Use, 1994.* Food and Agriculture Organization of the
United Nations, (FAO). Examines twelve farming systems using
"low-external agricultural input" and organic production
regimes which vary considerably according to country, crops,
agroecological zones and other important characteristics.
Case studies include maize cropping in Vietnam, "zero
grazing" in Kenya, beef production in China, coconut
intercropping in India, bean cropping in Brazil and Southern
Rwanda, and cotton production in Mali. 86 pp. FAO, Farm
Management and Production Economics Service, Agricultural
Services Division, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00100
Rome, Italy.
*Suppliers of Beneficial Organisms in North America, 1994.*
Charles D. Hunter. Listing of suppliers in the US, Canada,
and Mexico of over 120 different biological controls used in
agriculture that include beneficial insects, bacteria, fungi,
protozoans and viruses. 30 pp. Free. California
Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Pesticide
Regulation, Environmental Monitoring and Pest Management,
1020 N Street, Room 161, Sacramento, CA 95814-5604; phone
(916) 324-4100.
*Proceedings of the Gottingen Workshop on Pesticide Policies,
1994.* S. Agne, G. Fleischer and H. Waibel (eds.)
Proceedings of a workshop held in Gottingen, Germany,
February 12-March 4, 1994. Contains papers from the
symposium discussing national pesticide policies and related
issues in West Africa, Philippines, Indonesia, Central
America, Brazil and the policies of major donor agencies.
103 pp. Stefan Agne, Institute of Agricultural Economics,
University of Gottingen, Platz der Gottinger Sieben 5, 37073,
Gottingen, Germany; fax (49) 551-394823; email SAGNE@GWDG.DE.
*Government Proposal for the Pest Management Regulatory
System, 1994.* Pest Management Secretariat. Describes the
Canadian government's proposal to establish a Pest Management
Regulatory Agency within its Department of Health to
implement the recommendations of the governments' 1990
Pesticide Registration Review. 52 pp. English and French.
Pest Management Secretariat, 10th Floor, 473 Albert Street,
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0C5; phone (613) 991-0216; fax (613) 991-
0231.
*Toxic Releases From Multinational Corporations: Does the
Public Have a Right to Know?, 1994.* David Sarokin.
Describes the history of the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
and demonstrates how a survey modeled after the U.S. TRI sent
to 40 of the world's leading industrial companies resulted
in only six companies actually providing right-to-know
information by returning a completed survey. Includes the
responses of these six companies, including British
Petroleum, Dow Chemical Co., ICI, Monsanto and Union, Carbide
which reported a total of 7.1 million pounds of toxic
chemical waste release. 34 pp. Single copies of this report
may be obtained free of charge by contacting either of these
groups: The Public Data Project, 1318 22nd St. NW,
Washington, D.C. 20037, phone (202) 835-8328; Friends of the
Earth, 218 D Street, SE, Washington, D.C. 20003, phone (202)
544-2600; Friends of the Earth, 26-28 Underwood Street,
London N1 7JQ, United Kingdom, phone (71) 490-1555.
*Code of Ethics on the International Trade in Chemicals,
1994. United Nations Environment Programme, (UNEP).
Describes the general provisions of this Code of Ethics,
developed for industry and other private sector parties in
all countries with the aim of setting out the principles,
guidance and governing standards of conduct, and the
promotion of environmentally sound management of chemicals in
international trade. Addresses principles for Code
implementation, including reducing risks; testing and
assessment; classification; packaging and labeling; education
and training; and how industry, workers and consumers unions,
non-governmental organizations and other relevant public
interest groups in cooperation with governments and
international organizations can take active roles in
monitoring activities of these industries and private sector
parties. 14 pp. Also available in Spanish: "Condigo
Deontologico Para el Comercio Internacional de Productos
Quimicos". UNEP, P.O. Box 30552, Nairobi, Kenya; phone
230800/520660; fax (254-2) 230198.
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