Number 20 20th December 2002
- WIPO Committee Continues Discussions on Legal Protection for TK
- EU Ministers Agonise over Fishing Quotas and Discuss AG Proposal
- In Brief
- India’s Upper Chamber Passes Biodiversity Bill
- Alien Species Threaten Southern African Biodiversity
- Brazilian AG Minister Speaks Out in Favour of GMOs
- New Zealand Releases New Anti-Pest Biosecurity Plan
- Free Trade Can Be Good for Environment, CEC Report Concludes
- Events
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Number 19 11th December 2002
- Intellectual Property Among Key Issues as WTO Deadlines Loom
- Developing Countries Raise Biodiversity Concerns in WIPO
- Trade Issues Spilling Over into Wetland Negotiations
- In Brief
- European AG and Environment Councils Agree on GMO Regulations
- China Extends Transition Period for GMO Import Regulations
- Dolphins Might Still Be Threatened by Tuna Fishing, Report Concludes
- Megadiverse Countries Set Up Working Group on Benefit-Sharing
- Events
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Number 18 21st November 2002
- CITES Assumes New Role in Regulating Trade in Economically Valuable Species
- Trade, Environment Officials Progress on MEA-WTO Links
- Tropical Timber Organisation Narrows Gap on Timber Certification
- In Brief
- COMESA Recognises Need for Regional GMO Policy
- Civil Society Groups Question Approval Process for GMOs in India
- SPS Committee Discusses EU GMO Regulations as Possible WTO Challenge Looms
- “Call of the Earth” Initiative to be Launched to Protect IP and TK
- Ramsar in Negotiations Deadlock over Invasive Species
- Events
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Number 17 7th November 2002
- CITES at a Crossroad - Elephants, Whales and Stricter Domestic Measures
- Civil Society Groups Scrutinise Intellectual Property Provisions in FTAA Text
- US Sides with Developing Countries in Resisting Additional Climate Commitments
- In Brief
- Developing Countries Criticise WIPO for Meeting Clash
- Illegal Planting of GM Soy in Brazil May Hurt Amazon
- Farmers Accuse CGIAR of Excessive Focus on ‘Techno-Fixes’
- New Gold Rush in Australian Rainforests
- In Brief
- Events
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- Resources
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Number 16 24th October 2002
- CITES Callenges as It Considers Heavily Traded Commodities
- Top-Down or Bottom-Up? Members Deliberate How to Address WTO-MEA Relationship
- EU Agriculture Ministers Fail to Finalise GMO Rules
- WTO Stalemate Persists over Developing Country Imports of Generics
- In Brief
- Iceland Rejoining Whaling Commission
- CGRFA Discussions Highlight Split over Biotech and IPRS
- EU Plans Sugar Policy Reforms in Light of New Report
- In Brief
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Number 15 10th October 2002
- Developing Countries Wary of Additional Commitments in WIPO
- EU Snagged by WWF Criticism of Fisheries Agreement with Angola
- GMO Update: Southern Africa; EU Regulations
- In Brief
- Increased Illegal Trade in Ivory Linked to November CITES Meeting?
- Peruvian Coffee Farmers Peg Hopes on Fair Trade
- Patents Threaten TK Holders’ Livelihoods in Asia, Report Says
- US Organics to be Certified
- In Brief
- Events
- Events
- Resources
- Resources
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Number 14 26th September 2002
- Summit Outcomes Cited as Impetus for Progress in TRIPs Discussions
- UK Commission Cautions Developing Countries Against Strong IPR Regimes
- WTO Members Split on Future of 'Green Box'
- In Brief
- Southern African Countries to Set up GMO Advisory Panel
- Australia Questions Validity of CBD Decision on Alien Species
- Researchers Joining Forces with Mexican Local Communities in Bioprospecting
- European Parliament Accepts Commission Proposal on Cartagena Protocol
- Rice-Producing Countries Call for Greater Cooperation to Combat Rural Poverty
- In Brief
- Events
- Events
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Number 13 11th July 2002
- TRIPs Council Split over Role of Intellectual Property to Prevent 'Biopiracy'
- Pressure to Label GM Food Mounts in EU and US
- Japan Questions Negative Impact of Fisheries Subsidies at WTO
- In Brief
- Andean ‘Biopiracy’ Provokes Anger
- Zimbabwe, Zambia Revoke Import Ban on GM Food Aid
- EU Concludes Fishing Agreements with Angola and Kiribati
- In Brief
- Events
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Number 12 27th June 2002
- WIPO Committee: Countries Divided on Need for and Scope of Legal System to Protect TK
- WTO Environment Committee Stalls on MEA Observership, TRIPs-CBD
- European Regulations on Cosmetics and GMOs Under Scrutiny at WTO
- Civil Society Groups Stress Primacy of Food Sovereignty over Trade at Food Summit
- In Brief
- Norway to Re-commence Trade in Minke Whale Products
- ‘Little to Celebrate’ on Environment Since Earth Summit, Brazil Says
- Zimbabwe Concerned that GM Food Aid Might Jeopardise Beef Exports to EU
- Ivory and Whale Products Likely to be Controversial at CITES Meeting
- Events
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Number 11 13th June 2002
- WSSD PrepCom Fails on Trade, Some Progress on Fisheries and MEAs
- Indigenous Whaling Quotas - an Ongoing Battle
- WTO Environment Committee Focuses on MEA-WTO Relationship
- In Brief
- FAO Food Summit Endorses Biotech
- European Council Reviews Commission’s Proposed Fisheries Policy Reform
- GMOs Found in Food Aid to Latin America
- In Brief
- Events
- Events
- Resources
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Number 10 3rd June 2002
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Number 9 16th May 2002
- 'Friends of Fish' Call for Reducing Harmful Subsidies
- WTO Members Comment on Indigenous Amicus Brief in Lumber Dispute
- Discussions on Biotech Labelling at Codex Move Ahead at a Snail's Pace
- In Brief
- Zambia to Seek CITES Approval for Ivory Sale
- New US Farm Bill Upsets WTO Partners, Could Hurt Developing Countries
- Africans Called on to Protect their Biological Heritage
- London Conference Discusses Sustainable Development and Trade
- In Brief
- Events
- Events
- Resources
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Number 8 2nd May 2002
- COP-6 Adopts Guiding Principles on Alien Species
- Codex Committee Moves Forward on Risk Analysis Standard
- Little Movement on Labelling at ICCP-3
- In Brief
- Native Canadian Group to Be Heard in Lumber Dispute
- Britain and Indonesia Sign Agreement Addressing Trade in Illegal Timber
- UK Establishes Police Unit to Fight Illegal Trade of Wildlife
- Whaling Talks Kick Off with Japan Pushing for Commercialisation
- US Criticises Japan’s Fire Blight Measures
- In Brief
- Events
- Events
- Resources
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Number 7 18th April 2002
- CBD Working Group Adopts Guidelines on Access to Genetic Resources
- PrepCom III Fails to Agree on Draft Text for WSSD
- China, Philippines Move Ahead on Biotech Regulation
- Mexican GM Maize Study Questioned
- In Brief
- Indonesia Planning to Impose Log Export Ban
- Progress Recorded at CITES Animals Committee Meeting
- Wildlife Trade Threatens Biodiversity in Asia
- Oxfam Report Attacks TRIPs Agreement as an Obstacle to Development
- In Brief
- Events
- Events
- Resources
- Resources
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Number 6 4th April 2002
- Note to Subscribers
- Traditional Knowledge and Biodiversity Under Discussion at WTO and CBD
- WTO Environment Committee Begins to Tackle Doha Environment Mandate
- WSSD Preparations Continue at Prepcom III and the CBD
- CBD to Assess, WTO to Expand Farm Trade Liberalisation
- CBD and UNFF Consider Certification as a Tool for Sustainable Forestry
- Biotech Labelling Contentious at the WTO and ICCP
- Events
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Number 5 21st March 2002
- EU, China Biotech Regulations Under Microscope at WTO
- Codex Adopts Biotech Food Standards; ICPM Sets up Working Group on LMOs
- UN Forest Forum: Delegates Discuss Trade and Certification
- Little Headway on Traditional Knowledge and Biodiversity at TRIPs Council
- CITES Eases Trade Restrictions After Parties Pledge to Improve Wildlife Management
- In Brief
- Philippines Considers Biotech Regulations
- Whale Meat Trade Ban Likely to Stay in Place, Says IWC
- Intersection of Biotech and SD Addressed at Alexandria Conference
- UNEP Fisheries Trade Workshop Highlights Challenges Facing Policymakers
- In Brief
- Events
- Events
- Resources
- Resources
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Number 4 7th March 2002
- Will the EU Ban on Genetically Modified Organisms Stand?
- New EU Food Safety Law Elaborates Precautionary Principle
- Members Divided over Fisheries Subsidies
- In Brief
- Brazil to Map Potential Medicinal Plants
- European Commission Proposal on Implementing Biosafety Protocol
- Codex Committee Discusses Traceability
- UK Commission on IPRs Brings Together Experts, Activists and Industry
- In Brief
- Events
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Number 3 21st February 2002
- NGOs Concerned About Trade-Bias in WSSD Preparatory Process
- Misappropriation of Traditional Knowledge Discussed at CBD Working Group
- Government Panel to Review Brazil's GMO Policy
- US Climate Policy Met with Disappointment
- In Brief
- South Africa to Request CITES’ Permission for Rhino Horn Trade
- Species-Rich Countries Band Together to Fight Biopiracy
- FAO Sub-Committee Discusses Implications of Doha
- WTO Agrees on Chairs, Ready to Begin Substantive Negotiations
- In Brief
- Events
- Events
- Resources
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Number 2 7th February 2002
- WTO Trade Negotiations Committee Agrees on Procedures for Trade Talks
- Members Split on 'Development Box' in Agriculture
- European Commission Not to Force Biotech Issue at EU Summit
- Activists Call for a Treaty to Share the Genetic Commons
- Trade Features in Discussions at WSSD Prep Meeting
- In Brief
- China Voices Anger over EU Food Bans
- WEF: WTO Chiefs Want Greater Priority for Agriculture
- UK Report Assesses Danger of GM Superweeds
- In Brief
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- Events
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Number 1 24th January 2002
- US Pressures WTO Members on GMOs
- Croatia Likely to Ban GMO Food Despite US Opposition
- Canadian Organic Farmers to Sue Monsanto and Aventis
- Brazil Wins Premium by Producing GM-Free Corn
- EU Considers New Fisheries Policy
- In Brief
- EU, S. Africa Complete Geographical Indications Agreements
- WIPO Convenes High-Level Forum on Traditional Knowledge
- Spain Ratifies Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
- In Brief
- Events
- Events
- Resources
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