Fish at Risk: Why Wild Salmon Matter

Factsheet detailing the value of wild salmon and new developments that threaten the way the oceans and natural resources are managed.

Antibiotics and Fish Farming

This fact sheet provides an overview of antibiotics used in industrial fish and shrimp farming.

Planting the Rights Seed: A Human Rights Perspective on Agriculture Trade and the WTO

Protecting Children From Mercury Exposure is Cost Effective

We have a big problem - widespread mercury pollution is contaminating our waters, our fish and poisoning our children. The environmental and health damages caused by mercury have been fairly well documented. Now, for the first time, we are learning more about the financial costs of mercury exposure.

New Book Features Agrarian Landscapes in North America and Europe

A new book looks at farm landscapes across Europe and North America emphasizing the beauty and benefits of these regions while highlighting common challenges and solutions shared by the two continents.

The Treaty Database

The Treaty Database is comprehensive overview of the U.S. history of joining or ignoring multilateral treaties. It also contains a summary of US government treaty actions broken down by presidential administration dating back to 1893. Besides the Treaty Database there are additional links to the Treaty Database Factsheet, press release and research data for the report.

United States Dumping on World Agricultural Markets

Fact sheet based on the report "WTO Agreement on Agriculture: A Decade of Dumping," a Feb. 2005 update of the 2001 paper "United States Dumping on Agricultural Markets." This fact sheet is excerpted from IATP's report Sailing Close to the Wind: Navigating the Hong Kong WTO Ministerial.  

WTO Agreement on Agriculture: A Decade of Dumping

The February 2005 update to "United States Dumping on World Agricultural Markets" documenting continued dumping of commodities by U.S. agribusiness on global markets.

Mad Cow and the Agony of the Cattle and Beef Markets

Can a country have "less than two (BSE) cases per million (cattle) during each of the last four consecutive 12 month periods" and still be considered a "minimal risk country" for purposes of international trade and not put public health at risk? This paper takes a hard look at the subject, including how the USDA fits into the equation.  

Smart Produce Guide

Pesticide residue levels on produce vary depending on the type and how it is grown. This guide will help with choosing fruits and vegetables that have lower residues, avoiding other contaminates affecting produce and information on locally produced and organic foods. Both the long and short versions are included.