Posts Tagged "biodiversity"

By Viviane Koutob Ten years ago, Senegal was taking a big decision concerning the conservation of fisheries biodiversity and the protection of their habitats. In 2004, at the World Parks Congress, the decision of creating 5 MPAs (Marine Protected Areas) was a persistent idea throughout the congress recommendations. After 10 years, an examination and evaluation of the created MPAs are worth their while, in the knowledge that Senegal is...

By Sukanya Thapliyal The right to food is one of the fundamental human rights whose journey began with the recognition in 1948 of the Universal Declaration Of Human Rights. It was later enshrined in the 1966 International Covenant On Economic, Social And Cultural Rights and still holds an important position, especially with respect to the countries who are comparatively less equipped to cater for the needs of the new arrivals, their...