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Bluefin Tuna Ban Receives Conditional Support from France
France announced Wednesday its support for adding bluefin tuna to Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), a move that would effectively ban all trade in the large, migratory fish. But environmentalists say France’s insistence on an 18-month waiting period is a dangerous condition given…
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Countries Take First Step to Comply with Copenhagen Accord
Just seven weeks after the conclusion of the UN summit on climate change in Copenhagen, at least 55 countries responded to the Copenhagen Accord’s call for countries to submit their voluntary mitigation plans to the UN climate change convention. The Copenhagen Accord, the primary outcome document of the December climate talks, has not won the support…
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GM Wheat Could Cause US Prices to Plummet: Report
Wheat prices in the US could decline by as much as 40 percent if a biotech industry initiative to develop genetically modified wheat succeeds, according to a report released by the Western Organization of Resource Councils (WORC). The 44-page document - issued by the Montana-based farmer and rancher advocacy group late last month - bases…
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Indigenous Groups Resist EU-Malaysia Timber Trade Deal
The European Union and Malaysia had hoped to conclude negotiations on deal to combat trade in illegal timber by the end of 2009, but the deadline has been pushed back to this summer. Government officials report that there are just a few technical details to resolve, but indigenous groups say the deal now on the…
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Aquaculture Subject of First-Ever Vietnam WTO Dispute
Vietnam has requested WTO consultations with the United States over Washington’s anti-dumping duties on Vietnamese shrimp. The move marks the first time that Vietnam has ever filed a complaint with the global trade body’s dispute settlement system. The complaint centres on anti-dumping duties of as much as 25 percent that the US has slapped on imports…
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Events
For a more comprehensive list of events for the trade and environment community visit the BioRes online calendar, http://ictsd.net/news/biores/events/. Coming up in the next two weeks (5 February-19 February) 5-7 February, New Delhi, India. DELHI SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUMMIT (DSDS 2010): BEYOND COPENHAGEN: NEW PATHWAYS TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. This global forum will be one of the first major…
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Resources
If you have a relevant resource (books, papers, bulletins, etc.) you would like to see announced in this section, please forward a copy for review by the BioRes staff to Andrew Aziz at aaziz@ictsd.ch. ARE TRADE AND CLIMATE CHANGE DIRECTLY RELATED? By L. Tamiotti, R. Teh and V. Kulaçoğlu (UNEP and the WTO). 2009. Greenhouse gas…