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Paris, 15 September 2000 - More than 800 million people still lack access to the food they need, much less than the 960 million estimated 30 years ago, but still a massive number accounting for 13 percent of the world's population, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) says in its annual report "The State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA-2000)," released today at a news conference at the

September 15, 2000 / Inside US Trade The North Dakota Wheat Commission filed a Section 301 petition late last week in the hope that U.S. pressure over Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) pricing could lead to restraints on Canadian wheat exports into the U.S., which the petition claims have drastically increased as a result of alleged anti-competitive trade practices, such as unfair pricing.

Updated 10:54 AM ET September 14, 2000

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MILLAU, France (AP) -- A French sheep farmer who became a folk hero by vandalizing a McDonald's last year was convicted Wednesday for the attack and sentenced to three months in prison.

Reuters / September 7, 2000 / By Sue Schwendener CHICAGO (Reuters) - The recent "Be Kind to Hens" campaign by hamburger giant McDonald's could put pressure on other food companies and on farmers to change rearing practices that critics say are cruel to animals, experts said.

If you are a community group, nonprofit organization, or individual involved in conservation work and could use assistance with geographic information systems (GIS), this may be the opportunity for you. The GIS for Fisheries and Wildlife course offered through the University of Minnesota each fall involves graduate and undergraduate

Source: Bloomberg, Copyright 2000 Date: August 17, 2000 Washington, Aug. 15 (Bloomberg) -- An internal World Bank study found that its economic advice often increases logging in virgin forests, so the bank may soon attach pro-forest conditions to its policy loans for the first time.

The International Institute for Sustainable Development has released a new book by Senior Fellow Konrad von Moltke: "An International Investment Regime? Issues of Sustainability."