Summary / Synopsis
L’eau n’est pas une marchandise, c’est le bien commun de l’Humanité et du Vivant
[France Libertés - Fondation Danielle Mitterrand, 10/03/2012]

Créée en 1986 par Danielle Mitterrand afin de construire un monde plus juste et plus solidaire dans lequel chacun puisse exercer sa liberté dans le respect de l’autre, la Fondation France Libertés a...
Pourquoi devrait-on aussi se méfier du mercure dans les poissons ?
[Xavier Pastor, 28/09/2011]

Xavier Pastor est Directeur Exécutif d'Oceana en Europe. Biologiste marin, il a commencé sa carrière professionnelle à l'Institut Océanographique Espagnol et plus tard a fondé Greenpeace Espagne en...
Les algues vertes : un problème de santé publique
[Jean François Piquot, 06/09/2011]

Jean François Piquot est le porte-parole d'Eau et rivières de Bretagne. Cette association a été créée en 1969 par des pêcheurs de saumon et des naturalistes inquiets de la disparition de ce poisson...
UNEP Ogoniland Oil Assessment Reveals Extent of Environmental Contamination and Threats to Human Health
[UNEP, 04/08/2011]
UNEP: Created in 1972, UNEP, the United Nations Environment Programme, is the highest environmental authority in the United Nations system. The Programme is an “advocate, educator, catalyst and...
Tropics of Cancer?
[Henry I. Miller, 03/08/2011]

Henry I. Miller, a physician and molecular biologist and a fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution, was the founding director of the Office of Biotechnology at the U.S. Food & and Drug...
The Great Organ Bazaar
[Susanne Lundin, 22/06/2011]

Susanne Lundin is Professor of Ethnology at Lund University, Sweden.
Rinderpest eradicated - what next?
[FAO, 28/06/2011]

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations. It was founded on 16 October 1945 in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. In 1951 its...
Eliminating sleeping sickness for good
[Priya Shetty, 24/03/2011]

Journalist Priya Shetty specialises in developing world issues including health, climate change and human rights. She writes a blog, Science Safari, on these issues. She has worked as an editor at...
Fossil fuels are far deadlier than nuclear power
[New Scientist, 23/03/2011]

New Scientist was founded in 1956, this internationally-focused weekly British magazine aims at giving readers exhaustive information on recent worldwide developments in science from a scientific,...
From tequila to the 'tree of life', bats are nature's invaluable allies
[UNEP, 21/01/2011]
UNEP: Created in 1972, UNEP, the United Nations Environment Programme, is the highest environmental authority in the United Nations system. The Programme is an “advocate, educator, catalyst and...
The imperatives for traditional medicine
[The Science and Development Networ, 30/06/2010]

SciDev.Net – the Science and Development Network – is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to providing reliable and authoritative information about science and technology for the developing...
Killing the Cures
[Achim Steiner, 02/09/2010]

Achim Steiner est le directeur exécutif du Programme des Nations Unies pour l'Environnement (PNUE). Auparavant, il a exercé de hautes fonctions à la Commission mondiale des barrages puis à l'Union...
Agent Orange A handout for the victims of the biggest ecocide in the history of humanity
[André Bouny, 01/08/2010]

André Bouny is the author of Agent Orange, Apocalypse Viêt Nam, which has just been published by Editions Demi-Lune (France).
The Forgotten Sick
[David Molyneux, 26/04/2010]

David Molyneux is Professor Emeritus at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine.
As China’s Pollution Toll Grows, Protesters and Media Push Back
[Fred Pearce, 18/03/2010]

Fred Pearce is journalist specialized in the environment and development. He was born in the United Kingdom and studied geography in the University of Cambridge. His latest book is When the Rivers...
Where dirty ships go to die
[New Scientist, 23/07/2006]

New Scientist was founded in 1956, this internationally-focused weekly British magazine aims at giving readers exhaustive information on recent worldwide developments in science from a scientific,...
WHO promotes DDT to fight malaria
[World Health Organization (WHO), 15/09/2006]

World Health Organization (WHO) is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system. Established on 7 April 1948 and headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, the...
riirem alerts the WHO
[(riirem, 27/07/2006]

(riirem : (French center for research and information on independent electromagnetic radiation) is a documentation center and a research laboratory with a European scientific council, presided by...
Electromagnetic fields and public health
[World Health Organization (WHO), 06/06/2007]

World Health Organization (WHO) is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system. Established on 7 April 1948 and headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, the...
Cellphones affect human cells without heating them
[New Scientist, 30/08/2007]

New Scientist was founded in 1956, this internationally-focused weekly British magazine aims at giving readers exhaustive information on recent worldwide developments in science from a scientific,...
No evidence for cellphone mast illness
[New Scientist, 25/07/2007]

New Scientist was founded in 1956, this internationally-focused weekly British magazine aims at giving readers exhaustive information on recent worldwide developments in science from a scientific,...
Nicaragua: The march of no return for the victims of Nemagon
[Carlos Amorin, 01/04/2005]

Carlos Amorin is a journalist from Brazil, he is a member of the Information and Solidarity Network with South America (ISNSA) The ISNSA does not legally exist, and is not an association, NGO or...
Health impacts of the environment
[Jean Marie Pelt, 05/02/2007]

Pharmacy professor, Jean Marie Pelt is above all a botanist, ecologist and toxicologist. After a long series of assignments abroad, he now shoulders numerous responsibilities. He founded the European...
Restoration of Wetlands Key to Reducing Future Threats of Avian Flu
[UNEP, 13/08/2006]
UNEP: Created in 1972, UNEP, the United Nations Environment Programme, is the highest environmental authority in the United Nations system. The Programme is an “advocate, educator, catalyst and...
Land-fill sites in Africa: A Threat to Children and the Environment
[Christophe Magdeleine, notre-planete.info, 08/10/2007]

Christophe Magdeleine (France) is a geo-statician. He designed the website of notre-planete.info, which collects ecological, environmental, and climate data, on which he writes numerous articles. He...
A Serious Concern: Approved GMO corn revealed to be unfit for consumption
[Gilles-Eric Séralini, 01/01/2006]

This professor of molecular biology also chairs the scientific board of CRII-GEN (Comité de Recherche et d'Information Indépendantes sur le génie Génétique), the main independent laboratory on GMO in...
Antibiotic Residues in Aquaculture products : the Issue
[FAO, 01/01/2002]

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations. It was founded on 16 October 1945 in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. In 1951 its...