24 May 2011: The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published updated guidance documents on the risk assessment of food and feed derived from genetically modified (GM) plants.
20 May 2011: The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) has issued specifications for the work of two expert groups on the development of new International Standards on Phytosanitary Measures (ISPMs). The specifications concern: establishment and maintenance of fruit fly quarantine areas within a pest free area in the event of outbreak detection; and international movement of seed.
18 May 2011: The May 2011 edition of the UN-REDD Programme Newsletter features an article on Asia Pacific and Latin America cross-regional REDD+ exchange, which highlights that delegates from Viet Nam visited Mexico and Ecuador to learn from those countries' experience of Payment for Environmental Services (PES) and community-led forest management, while Mexico and Ecuador learned from Viet Nam's experience in establishing a national REDD+ Programme.
May 2011: The May 2011 "Monthly Focus" publication from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) highlights challenges to oceans and seas conservation, including the threats posed by climate change, such as ocean acidification, coral bleaching and its impact on coral reefs, as well as impacts on the tourism and fishing industries and the coastal communities who rely on them.
17 May 2011: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) has finalized its “Bioenergy and Food Security (BEFS) Analytical Framework,” which aims to assist policymakers in evaluating the potential of bioenergy and its possible food security impacts.
19 May 2011: The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has published its review of the environmental performance of Norway, which praises Norway's pioneering role in environmental protection, but calls for further action, notably in addressing climate change and protecting biodiversity.
16 May 2011: The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) has published its Monthly Bulletin of Activities for April 2011, which indicates that the Joint Liaison Group of the Rio Conventions has formalized the terms of reference of modus operandi of the group, identified joint high-level activities for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20) as well as the 20th anniversary of the Conventions in 2012, and agreed on new and revised joint publications on climate change adaptation, forests and gender.
13 May 2011: The UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) has published a study, titled “Agribusiness for Africa's Prosperity,” which focuses on the opportunities and challenges for African agribusiness and agro-industries.
May 2011: The March/April 2011 Newsletter of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) features articles on an anti-poaching project in Niger, a recent meeting on gorillas, and a workshop on migratory birds.
May 2011: The most recent issue of Marine News, the newsletter of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Global Marine and Polar Programme, features an editorial by David Freestone and Kristina Gjerde on "High Seas on the Road to Rio+20," as well as articles on Arctic hotspots, climate change mitigation and adaptation, ocean acidification, the first satellite-tagged western grey whale and marine protected areas (MPAs).
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