The critical SARS epidemic is probably still fresh in everyone’s mind, particularly as new cases continue to develop from time to time. Foot and mouth disease and swine fever are other well-known and dreaded diseases. We believed that we knew how to deal with and prevent such diseases, but we have recently experienced massive outbreaks at close quarters.
Other new and deadly viral diseases, probably originating from wild animals, have led to massive epidemics in other animals species as wild animals colonise new sites close to humans and domestic animals, thus creating new infection pathways. Extreme tourism is a risk factor in this context. Forest fires, which can have their origins in global warming, have also been cited as a rea- son for animal displacement, for example of bats from Indonesia to Southeast Asia, with subsequent outbreaks of disease. A common factor in many of these new diseases is that they have their origins in areas densely populated by animals and humans in Asia. What are the risks of these diseases spreading to Europe and then to Sweden? What is being done to reduce these risks?
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Med hänsyn till å ena sidan en ökande världsbefolknings krav på mer och bättre kost och å andra sidan behovet av att använda åkerbruket för produktion av andra resurser än mat – till exempel energi, olika för industriellt ändamål avsedda produkter, rekreation osv. – kan en akut brist på odlingsmark uppstå. Det finns utomordentligt goda skäl att fundera över hur vi egentligen ser på jordbruksjord, en ändlig resurs.
Kungl. Skogs- och Lantbruksakademiens verksamhetsberättelse för år 2016.
In this report focus is put on how some European countries implement the WFD and how the EU will treat the differences. Special emphasis is put on the characterisation process and to what extent this includes public participation.
I skriften Matens kvaliteter presenteras de viktigaste kriterierna som kännetecknar kvalitet från olika aspekter och för olika individer.
