The Henry Dunant University College, in partnership with the UNESCO Chair on Democratic citizenship and cultural freedom of the University of La Rioja (Spain) organises the eighteenth edition of the ...
The indigenous peoples' right to own and possess their territories extends to natural resources. The ILO Convention No. 169 specifies that the term 'land' used in Article 14 of the Convention is ...
The licences of governments to the companies for the development of agrofuels are easily granted by reason of the presumed advantages that this kind of activity can bring: independence from fossil ...
When the interests for agrofuels widely prevail on food wants, taking off lands from food crops the right to food is affected and in many cases threatened. Especially in developing countries the ...
Water is the essential resource for life and every human being has the right to access to water necessary for his/her basic needs. Nevertheless, the international human rights law, surprisingly, is ...
The right to food is defined in the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights as:
"the right of everyone to an adequate standard of living for himself and his family, ...
Since the beginning of the process, many issues emerged from the impact assessment as interrelated elements to the agrofuels production: they focused on GHG emissions, biodiversity, environment, ...
The Department of Social Services of the Region of Veneto carries out the functions of planning, coordination and technical direction in its subject of expertise, for implementation of direction and ...