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'Friends of Fish' Call for Reducing Harmful Subsidies
‘Friends of Fish’ call for reducing harmful subsidies WTO Members continued negotiations on fisheries subsidies at the second formal meeting of the WTO Negotiating Group on Rules on 6 May. Discussions focused on a joint communication tabled by New Zealand and other fish exporting countries that aimed to address developmentally and ecologically harmful fisheries subsidies. At the…
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WTO Members Comment on Indigenous Amicus Brief in Lumber Dispute
WTO Members comment on indigenous amicus brief in lumber dispute Last week, Canada, the US, the EU, Japan and India submitted comments to the WTO Panel regarding the “amicus curiae” brief submitted by the Canadian First Nations group Interior Alliance in relation to the ongoing US-Canadian dispute over softwood lumber (see BRIDGES Trade BioRes, 2…
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Discussions on Biotech Labelling at Codex Move Ahead at a Snail's Pace
Discussions on biotech labelling at Codex move ahead at a snail’s pace Delegates at the meeting of the Codex Committee On Food Labelling on 6- 10 May in Halifax, Canada, made virtually no headway on the contentious issue of the labelling of genetically modified (GM) foods, largely repeating previously stated positions (see BRIDGES Weekly, 8 May…
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Zambia to Seek CITES Approval for Ivory Sale
Zambia’s Wildlife Authority announced on 8 May that it would ask the Convention International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES) to approve a one-time sale of Zambia’s 17-ton ivory stockpile collected from poachers and culled elephants, arguing that the management of the stockpile had serious financial and security implications. South Africa…
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New US Farm Bill Upsets WTO Partners, Could Hurt Developing Countries
A new US farm bill signed into law by US President George W. Bush on 13 May has met with severe disapproval by a number of the country’s trading partners. The bill is expected to raise total US subsidies to the agricultural sector to USD 180 billion over ten years which includes and increase in…
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Africans Called on to Protect their Biological Heritage
At the opening of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) regional meeting on the protection of expressions of folklore and traditional knowledge in Lusaka, Zambia’s Vice-President Enoch Kavindele made a strong plea to African countries to protect their heritage of biological and genetic resources, without which, he said, “Africa has no future”. “Let it not…
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London Conference Discusses Sustainable Development and Trade
The question of how best to integrate sustainable development objectives into the world trade system was debated at a London conference on sustainable development. The conference, which took place from 13-14 May and was organised by the Royal Institute of International Affairs, was held to explore issues on the theme of sustainable development in the…
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In Brief
Zambia To Seek CITES Approval For Ivory Sale Zambia’s Wildlife Authority announced on 8 May that it would ask the Convention International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES) to approve a one-time sale of Zambia’s 17-ton ivory stockpile collected from poachers and culled elephants, arguing that the management of the stockpile…
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Events
For a more comprehensive list of events in trade and sustainable development, please refer to ICTSD’s web calendar. For further information on WTO events, contact the WTO Information and Media Relations Division, Geneva; tel: (41-22) 739- 5007; fax: 739-5458; email: enquiries@wto.org. Please bear in mind that dates and times of WTO meetings are often changed,…
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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 or review by the BRIDGES staff to Heike Baumüller. Submissions of publications to ICTSD’s documentation centre would also be welcome (contact Matteo Rizzolli). WSSD CHAIRMAN’S TEXT FOR NEGOTIATION. The newly revised Chair’s text…