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EUROPEAN EFFORT TO BAN ASBESTOS FAILS
EUROPEAN EFFORT TO BAN ASBESTOS FAILS At the tenth meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-10) for an International Legally Binding Instrument for the Application of the Prior Informed Consent Procedure (PIC) for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade (Rotterdam Convention) — held from 17-21 November in Geneva — Canada and Russia blocked the…
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UNEVENTFUL TRIPS COUNCIL REVISITS BIODIVERSITY ISSUES
UNEVENTFUL TRIPS COUNCIL REVISITS BIODIVERSITY ISSUES Little new emerged from discussions on biodiversity at the 17-18 November meeting of the WTO Council for Trade-related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs), with countries largely reiterating previous proposals. One trade source noted a general lack of enthusiasm in the Council’s discussions compared to the excitement of last year’s…
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THE AMERICAS: "LITE" ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT?
THE AMERICAS: “LITE” ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT? The eighth meeting of American Trade Ministers to continue negotiations on the Free Trade Agreement of the Americas (FTAA) in Miami (17-18 November) ended one-day early when Ministers agreed on the final ministerial declaration after just a few hours of negotiation. Environment hardly features in the Declaration despite concerns raised,…
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In Brief
In Brief RED LIST OF ENDANGERED SPECIES TOPS 12,000 The World Conservation Union’s (IUCN) annual Red List of the world’s endangered species has toped 12,000, with the addition of another 2,000 species. The conservation organisation underscored the threat of alien invasive species on native islands plants and animals in places such as the Seychelles, Galapagos Islands…
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Events
For a more comprehensive list of events in trade and sustainable development, please refer to ICTSD’s web calendar. Please bear in mind that dates and times of WTO meetings are often changed, and that the WTO does not always announce the important informal meetings of the different bodies. Coming up in the next two weeks 1 December,…
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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 Marianne Jacobsen. THE STATE OF FOOD INSECURITY IN THE WORLD 2003. By the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). The new report shows that hunger is on…