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Land tenure and agrofuelsOne of the first obstacles to the enjoyment of the right to lands, territories and natural resources is the uncertainty...
Created on: 21/10/2011 - Last Update: 21/10/2011
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The effects of the production and the use of agrofuels on human rights: the indigenous peoples' right to land and...Evictions, expropriations and displacements justified by official discourses on the necessities of development implemented by unlawful and often violent means...
Created on: 21/10/2011 - Last Update: 21/10/2011
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The effects of the production and the use of agrofuels on human rights: the right to waterThe entire production cycle of agrofuels, from sowing to processing, requires a great amount of water: both for irrigation of...
Created on: 19/10/2011 - Last Update: 19/10/2011
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The effects of the production and the use of agrofuels on human rights: the right to foodThe increasing demand for agrofuels at the global level determined a growing pressure on land. Due to this increased pressure,...
Created on: 19/10/2011 - Last Update: 19/10/2011
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Defining sustainabilityThe first definition commnly accepted of sustainability was given in 1987 by the Brundtland Report. Then the concept developed and...
Created on: 12/10/2011 - Last Update: 12/10/2011
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The weaknesses of the sustainability criteria in the REDThe Renewable Energy Directive, adopted in 2009 by the EU, establishes sustainability standards for agrofuels both produced within the EU...
Created on: 12/10/2011 - Last Update: 12/10/2011
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Sustainability criteria in the RED: decision-making process and final outcomeThe RED fixes sustainability criteria conceived as limits or conditions under which the agrofuels consumed in the EU can be...
Created on: 12/10/2011 - Last Update: 12/10/2011
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The EU’s role in promoting the production and the use of agrofuels: the 2009 Renewable Energy DirectiveThe Renewable Energy Directive (RED) adopted on April 2009 by the European Parliament and the Council opens a new scenario...
Created on: 12/10/2011 - Last Update: 12/10/2011
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The production of agrofuels: the impact on the environmentThe agricultural practices linked to the agrofuels production raises some concerns related to the environmental protection, in particular as to:...
Created on: 12/10/2011 - Last Update: 12/10/2011
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The worldwide production of agrofuelsDuring the last years, the demand of agrofuels has grown exponentially. Their production and use has increased thanks to the...
Created on: 29/09/2011 - Last Update: 25/10/2011
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U.S. Platforms on International Treaties Legal Instruments (2009)During their internship at the Human Rights Centre of the University of Padua, Talin Galoosian (University of California San Diego)...
Created on: 08/07/2010 - Last Update: 8/7/2010
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The Evolution, Status and Future Position of American Environmental Policy: environmental action at the domestic level and in the context...While studying abroad at the University of Padua for the 2009-2010 academic year, Ryan Johnson (University of California San Diego)...
Created on: 08/07/2010 - Last Update: 8/7/2010
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USA: Main University Research Centres for Peace and Human Rights (2007)This is a short guide to the main university research centres, public and private, which are active in the United...
Created on: 08/07/2010 - Last Update: 8/7/2010
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ConclusionThis conclusion makes a final evaluation of current American environmental policy and its progression, above all ideologically, with the change...
Created on: 15/03/2010 - Last Update: 15/3/2010
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The Obama Administration & CopenhagenThis section focuses on the environmental policy of the Obama Administration, evaluates Obama's efforts at the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference...
Created on: 10/03/2010 - Last Update: 10/3/2010
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