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08/19/10
UN Meeting: Synthetic Biology- Engineering a Safer Future
Organised by the BWC Implementation Support Unit, Office for Disarmament Affairs of the United Nations Office at Geneva together with the Geneva Forum, the seminar about Synthetic Biology: Building a Safe and Secure Future, will take place in Geneva, Switzerland at the 25th August 2010.
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07/10/10
IDC invited to Meeting of the US Presidential Bioethics Commission
The US Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues held its first meeting on July 8-9 in Washington, DC.  The primary topic was synthetic biology.
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Promoting Biodiversity Conservation in Cambodia

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The project Promoting Biodiversity Conservation in Cambodia - Cambiodiversity has been implemented from April 2008 to October 2009, covered by the Commission for Development Studies at the OeAD Gmbh (KEF). It involves IDC (Coordinator), the Royal University of Agriculture, Cambodia (RUA) and the University of Natural Ressources and Applied Life Sciences in Vienna (BOKU).

The major aim of Cambiodiversity has been to assess the probability and conditions for a sustainable diversification of the Cambodian rice-predominated agriculture. By considering the technical, economic and social context, the project was to analyse the main reasons for the current predominance of rice and to evaluate the potential for agricultural diversification in Cambodia. Based on extensive assessment activities, including interviews with farmers, as well as with policy makers. scientists and other stakeholders in Cambodia, the project participants have jointly elaborated recommendations on how the Cambodian Agriculture could be diversified in a way that respects the interests and concerns from the local population while contributing to poverty alleviation and sustainable development.

 



 


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