Report of the Consultation on Sustainable Development and Environment in the Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries Sectors in Latin America and the Caribbean: Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development, Santiago, Chile, 28 to 30 April 1992

TitleReport of the Consultation on Sustainable Development and Environment in the Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries Sectors in Latin America and the Caribbean: Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development, Santiago, Chile, 28 to 30 April 1992
Publication TypeConference Paper
Year of Publication1992
AuthorsFAO Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean, UNCED (United Nations Conference on Environment and Development)
Series TitleRLAC-CSD3
Date PublishedApril 1992
PublisherFAO Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean
Conference LocationSantiago, Chile
LanguageEnglish
Keywordsex situ conservation; in situ conservation; intellectual property rights
Abstract

Contains information on soil resources, land use, erosion, salinization, desertification, management of soil and water resources, fragile ecosystems, agriculture and water pollution, water and soil conservation, treatment and use of sewage water in irrigation, rehabilitation of degraded lands, use of agro-chemicals, health impacts, integrated pest control, and gives suggestions for action on sustainable agriculture and rural development.

This paper attempts to present a broad view of the problems presently hindering the conservation of biological diversity and of its relationship to biotechnology and to suggest possible solutions which are becoming an interesting economic alternative for the developing countries. (author)

URLhttp://www.worldcat.org/oclc/28814990
Short TitleReport of the Consultation on Sustainable Development and Environment in the Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries Sectors in Latin America and the Caribbean