Mois : octobre 2007

Linked with Rebecca MacKinnon – USA.

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8th international conference lw via the internet LEXUM, Montreal 25-26 October 2007 (en francais & in english).

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On One Foot: A Middle East guide for the perplexed, or: How to respond on your way to class, when your best friend joins an anti-Israel protest, by Mitchell G. Bard, Ph.D.;

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Judaic Treasures of the Library of Congress: Spinoza’s Opera Posthuma;

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From the Ends of the Earth, by Rizzoli on amazon.

Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) as a Tool for Fisheries Management – new Web site launched in all 6 UN languages

Published on FAO.org, 18 October 2007.

The FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department has launched a Web site to increase knowledge on the contribution of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) to fisheries management. This Web site has been developed under a project aimed at supporting the Plan of Implementation of the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD). One section of the site presents guidelines prepared by FAO on the design, implementation and testing of MPAs as a fisheries management tool.

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About: Mission – The mission of the Fisheries and Aquaculture Department of FAO is to facilitate and secure the long-term sustainable development and utilization of the world’s fisheries and aquaculture. FAO is acutely aware of the fundamental social and economic role played by these two sectors in:

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