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List of Digests

A GreenFacts Digest is a faithful summary of an authoritative scientific consensus report on an environmental or health topic. It has been peer-reviewed and published under the authority of the GreenFacts Scientific Board of independent experts.
Title [Languages]
Content
Source
Agriculture home
Agriculture & Development
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(posted 4/2008)
How could agriculture foster equitable and sustainable development? IAASTD
AIDS home
AIDS
status & challenges of the epidemic

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(posted 11/2006)
What is the current extent of the epidemic and what can be done to stop and revert it? UNAIDS
Nitrogen Dioxide home
Air Pollution
Nitrogen Dioxide

[en] [es] [fr

(posted 8/2005)
How do air pollutants produced by traffic and combustion affect our health? WHO
Ozone home
Air Pollution
Ozone

[en] [es] [fr

(posted 8/2005)
Can groundlevel ozone (O3) affect human health?WHO
Particulate Matter home
Air Pollution
Particulate Matter

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(posted 8/2005)
What effects do particles suspended in the air have on human health?WHO
Alcohol home
Alcohol
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(posted 3/2006)
How many people are affected by alcohol and how does it affect our health?WHO
Arctic Climate Change home
Arctic Climate Change
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(posted 10/2006)
How will arctic climate change affect the rest of the planet?ACIA
Arsenic home
Arsenic
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(posted 12/2004)
When can arsenic present in food or water be harmful?IPCS
Aspartame home
Aspartame
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(posted 6/2004)
Does this artificial sweetener pose health risks?EC-SCF
Biodiversity (MA) home
Biodiversity
& Human Well-being

[de] [en] [es] [fr] [nl

(posted 5/2006)
Current trends in biodiversity loss and their effects human well-being MA
Biodiversity (CBD) home
Biodiversity
A Global Outlook

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(posted 5/2007)
What progress has been made towards the 2010 target of the Convention on Biological Diversity?CBD
Boron home
Boron
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(posted 12/2004)
Could boron contained in food and water affect my health?IPCS
Chernobyl home
Chernobyl
Nuclear Accident

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(posted 4/2006)
Overview of the impacts 20 years after the accident UN Chernobyl Forum
Climate Change (2001) home
Climate Change
2001 Assessment

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(posted 9/2002)
What was known in 2001 about climate change and its consequences? IPCC
Climate Change (2007) home
Climate Change
2007 Update

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(posted 8/2007)
How is the climate changing and what future changes are expected?IPCC
CO2 Capture & Storage home
CO2 Capture and Storage
[en] [es] [fr] [nl

(posted 9/2007)
How does it work? Could it really help addressing climate change?IPCC
Desertification home
Desertification
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(posted 10/2006)
Current trends in desertification and their effects on ecosystems and human well-being MA
Diet & Nutrition home
Diet and Nutrition
Prevention of Chronic Diseases

[de] [en] [es] [fr

(posted 7/2006)
Diet, Nutrition, and the prevention of chronic diseasesWHO / FAO
DEHP home
Diethylhexyl phthalate
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(posted 7/2012)
Considering its widespread use in everyday and medical products, does DEHP pose a risk to health or the environment? ECB
Dioxins home
Dioxins
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(posted 8/2004)
What are the health risks posed by dioxins? IPCS - WHO
Tuberculosis home
Drug-resistant Tuberculosis
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(posted 12/2008)
What are the trends in drug-resistant tuberculosis around the world and what must be done to control it? WHO
Ecosystem Change home
Ecosystem Change
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(posted 3/2005)
Ecosystem degradation and human well-being MA
Endocrine Disruptors home
Endocrine Disruptors
[de] [en] [es] [fr

(posted 3/2004)
Are environmental chemicals affecting our hormonal system?IPCS
Energy Technologies home
Energy Technologies
Scenarios to 2050

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(posted 02/2009)
What options do we have for switching to a cleaner and more efficient energy future? IEA
Fisheries home
Fisheries
Latest data

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(posted 9/2005)
To what extent are fish stocks exploited? How has the state of fisheries changed? FAO
Fluoride home
Fluoride
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(posted 4/2005)
Under what conditions can fluoride exposure benefit or harm health?IPCS
Forests home
Forests
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(posted 1/2007)
State of the world's forest resources FAO
Forests & Energy home
Forests & Energy
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(posted 03/2009)
Could biofuels derived from forestry products and residues help meet the world's increasing energy demand? FAO
Genetically Modified Crops home
Genetically Modified Crops
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(posted 11/2005)
In what way are GM crops different from conventional crops?FAO
Global Public Health Threats home
Global Public Health Threats
[en] [es] [fr] [nl

(posted 10/2008)
In an increasingly connected world, what are the threaths to our collective health? WHO
Biofuels home
Liquid Biofuels for Transport
Prospects, risks and opportunities

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(posted 09/2009)
The effects of increased biofuel production on global agricultural markets, the environment and on food security are already significant and are stirring controversy. FAO
Malaria home
Malaria
status & challenges of the epidemic

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(posted 04/2009)
What is being done to control the spread of malaria? WHO
Marine Litter home
Marine Litter
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(posted 03/2013)
Some of the plastic waste resulting from the ever increasing use of plastics makes its way into the marine environment. What do we know about the extent of this problem? GESAMP
Mercury home
Mercury
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(posted 11/2004)
Are mercury releases being controlled?UNEP
PCBs home
PCBs
Polychlorinated biphenyls

[en] [es] [fr

(posted 9/2006)
What levels of PCB are we being exposed to? IPCS - WHO
Allergies home
Perfume Allergies
[en

(posted /)
/ Taxonomy
DBP home
Phthalate
Di-butyl phthalate

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(posted 12/2005)
Is the use of DBP in plastics posing a risk to health or the environment? ECB
DINP-DIDP home
Phthalate
Di-isodecyl & Di-isononyl phthalates

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(posted 12/2005)
Is the use of DIDP and DINP in plastics posing a risk to health or the environment? ECB
Power lines home
Electromagnetic fields from Power lines, Wiring & Appliances
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(posted 10/2004)
Are electromagnetic fields dangerous to human health? IARC
Psychoactive Drugs home
Psychoactive Drugs
Tobacco, Alcohol, and Illicit Substances

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(posted 9/2006)
How does drug addiction develop and how can it be treated?WHO
Respiratory Diseases home
Respiratory Diseases
in Children

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(posted 10/2005)
Can air pollution affect a child's likelihood to develop such diseases?EC
Static Fields home
Static Fields
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(posted 3/2006)
Do static magnetic or electric fields used for instance in medical imaging pose health risks? WHO
Tobacco home
Tobacco
Active and Passive Smoking

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(posted 1/2005)
Are passive smokers also at risk? IARC
Water Disinfectants home
Water Disinfectants
& disinfectant by-products

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(posted 8/2004)
Do water disinfectants and their by-products pose health risks? IPCS
Water Resources home
Water Resources
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(posted 1/2008)
How can water resources be managed sustainably while meeting an ever increasing demand? UN-Water WWAP