Number 23 20th December 2004
- CLIMATE CHANGE MEETING TAKES CAUTIOUS LOOK AT POST-KYOTO ERA
- EU, ACP REVIEW FISHERIES; NEW EU QUOTA PROPOSALS RELEASED
- GMO UPDATE: MEXICO, ZAMBIA, ARGENTINA
- CHINA CONSIDERS GM RICE APPROVAL
- In Brief
- Highlighting Trade-Climate Linkages
- Consultations on Geographical Indications Get Underway
- Events
- Events
- Resources
- Resources
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Number 22 3rd December 2004
- WCC3: CONSERVATIONISTS TO MAKE TRADE WORK FOR BIODIVERSITY
- COMMENTARY ON WCC3
- AGRICULTURE UPDATE: WTO TALKS INCH FORWARD, EU SUGAR REFORM DELAYED
- TRIPS COUNCIL PICKS UP SPEED WHILE FOCUSING ON PRIOR INFORMED CONSENT
- In Brief
- European Parliament Calls for Aviation to be Included in Kyoto
- Crafting of Process of Plant Genetic Resource Treaty Begins
- Ozone Meeting Approves Limited Use of Methyl Bromide
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Number 21.5 20th November 2004
Number 22 3rd December 2004
- In Brief
- Simpler Cost-Sharing REACH Proposal Meets Support
- EC Tries to Pressure Member States to Lift GM Ban
- New Report Stresses Environment, Poverty Linkages
- Events
- Events
- Resources
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Number 21 19th November 2004
- WIPO COMMITTEE CONSIDERS TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE, FOLKLORE PROVISIONS
- WTO RULES GROUP DISCUSSES NEXT STEPS TO CURB FISHERIES SUBSIDIES
- CEC REPORT ON GM MAIZE IN MEXICO SPARKS CONTROVERSY
- IUCN CONGRESS: EXPLORING TRADE AND BIODIVERSITY LINKAGES
- Events
- Events
- Resources
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Number 21.5 20th November 2004
Number 21 19th November 2004
- In Brief
- World Bank Warns of 'Silent Forests'
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Number 21.5 20th November 2004
Number 21 19th November 2004
- In Brief
- Kyoto Clock Set for February
- Costa Rica Proposes Action on Tropical Products at WTO
- AARHUS Convention: Extending Public Participation to GMOs
- Implications of Biotechnology in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Number 20 5th November 2004
- NEW EU 'GSP+' OFFERS ENVIRONMENT AS CARROT
- TRADE @ THE IUCN WORLD CONSERVATION CONGRESS
- GMO UPDATE: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE EU AND US
- KYOTO PROTOCOL PASSES LAST HURDLE, CARBON EMISSIONS SET TO RISE
- In Brief
- Basel Convention Fails to Move on Ban Amendment
- UN Report Highlights Threats to Artisanal Fisheries
- Food Insecurity Linked to Decline in Traditional Foods
- Joining Forces to Strengthen Sustainable Wood Trade
- Events
- Events
- Resources
- Resources
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Number 19 21st October 2004
- CITES FURTHER UPS CONSERVATION EFFORTS BUT TENSIONS REMAIN
- WTO ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE FOCUSES ON PROCEDURAL ISSUES
- EXPERTS IDENTIFY OPTIONS FOR FAO MATERIAL TRANSFER AGREEMENT
- In Brief
- EU and Angola Meet on Fisheries Agreement
- Brazilian President Approves GM Soy Crop
- UK Stimulates Production of Biomass Fuel Crops
- Events
- Events
- Resources
- Resources
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Number 18 8th October 2004
- WIPO TAKES UP 'DEVELOPMENT AGENDA', MOVES ON DISCLOSURE
- WTO MEMBERS SCRUTINISE JAPAN'S FISHERIES PROPOSAL
- AFRICAN BIOTECH MEETING WORKS TOWARDS POLICY CONSENSUS
- In Brief
- Thailand to Lead Initiative Against Wildlife Trafficking
- Ugandan Coffee Exporters Concerned Over DDT Use
- 'Open-Source' Initiative to Facilitate Biotech Research
- Report Highlights Liberalisation Impacts on Energy Efficiency
- Draft Plan Released on Millennium Development Goals
- Russia's Kyoto Ratification Reaching Home Stretch?
- Events
- Events
- Resources
- Resources
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Number 17 23rd September 2004
- TRIPS COUNCIL ZOOMS IN ON DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS
- CITES EXPECTED TO BROADEN COVERAGE OF HEAVILY TRADED COMMODITIES
- GMO UPDATE: THAILAND; BRAZIL; EU REGULATIONS
- EC'S LAMY ADVOCATES VALUE-BASED TRADE RELATIONS
- In Brief
- Asbestos Sparks Controversy at Rotterdam Convention
- Coffee Companies Agree to Code of Conduct
- WTO Panel Side with Brazil in Cotton, Sugar Cases
- Events
- Events
- Resources
- Resources
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Number 16 10th September 2004
- GMO UPDATE: US-EU BIOTECH DISPUTE; EU REGULATIONS; THAILAND
- ARGENTINA AND BRAZIL PROPOSE 'DEVELOPMENT AGENDA' FOR WIPO
- EXPERTS HIGHLIGHT IMPACTS OF FOOD PRODUCTION ON WATER USE
- In Brief
- Kenya Wildlife Service Launches Claim Against Procter & Gamble
- Expansion of Soy Bean Cultivation Threatens Environment - Report
- Brazil Maps Coffee Genome, Hopes to Cut Costs and Improve Quality
- CITES Grant Caviar Licenses to Black Sea Countries
- Events
- Events
- Resources
- Resources
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Number 15 6th August 2004
- WTO: NEGOTIATING FRAMEWORK AGREED AT ELEVENTH HOUR
- TROPICAL TIMBER CONFERENCE DIVIDED OVER SCOPE OF REVISED ITTA
- In Brief
- Brazil Claims Victory After WTO Ruling on EU Sugar Subsidies
- Better Testing Needed for All Novel Foods, Not Just GMOs
- Events
- Events
- Resources
- Resources
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Number 14 23rd July 2004
- PRO- AND ANTI-WHALING CAMPS CLASH AT IWC MEET
- CONTROVERSIAL EU SUGAR REFORM EVOKES STRONG REACTIONS
- WTO: AGRICULTURE LIBERALISATION HOTLY DEBATED
- In Brief
- EU Plans to Tackle Illegal Logging Criticised
- IUCN Calls for Sustainable Rural Development in Eastern Europe
- New US Tariffs on Shrimp Imports from China and Vietnam
- EU Approves Another GM Import as WTO Dispute Drags On
- Africans to Seek CITES Protection for Diet Cactus
- Events
- Events
- Resources
- Resources
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Number 13 8th July 2004
- EC CHEMICALS REGULATION DRAWS RENEWED CRITICISM AT WTO
- CODEX DEFERS DECISIONS ON ORIGIN LABELLING, PARMESAN AND SARDINES
- AGRICULTURE TAKES CENTRE STAGE AS WTO WORKS TOWARDS JULY DEADLINE
- In Brief
- European Patent Office Upholds Harvard Mouse Patent
- Natural Decaf Discovered in Brazil
- WTO Panel Delays Proceedings in Biotech Dispute
- Concerns Raised as FAO Treaty Enters Into Force
- Mixed Signals for Future of Biotech in Europe
- Events
- Events
- Resources
- Resources
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Number 12 25th June 2004
- WTO ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MAKES SLOW PROGRESS
- BIODIVERSITY DISCUSSIONS STAGNATE IN TRIPS COUNCIL
- UNCTAD XI TAKES ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES
- In Brief
- Costs of Marine Protection Lower than Fisheries Subsidies - Study
- Civil Society Groups Reject FAO Annual Report as Big Business PR
- European Commission Adopts Action Plan on Organic Farming
- African Ministers Voice Cautious Support for Biotech
- Biodiversity Forum Links Livelihoods and Conservation
- WTO Panel Issues Final Report in US Cotton Case
- Events
- Events
- Resources
- Resources
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Number 11 11th June 2004
- EC RELEASES FIRST SUBMISSIONS IN GMO DISPUTE - US RESPONDS
- AGRICULTURE: MEMBERS STILL DIVIDED OVER MARKET ACCESS
- JAPAN AND WWF ENGAGE IN FISHERIES SUBSIDIES DISCUSSION
- In Brief
- World's High Seas in Deep Trouble
- New IPPC Risk Analysis Guidelines for Biotech Plants
- New Biodiversity Act for South Africa
- Report Highlights Environmental Concerns in Kenya
- 'Copenhagen Consesus' Challenged by Global Conscience Conference
- Positive Outlook for Investment in Renewable Energy
- Events
- Events
- Resources
- Resources
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Number 10 28th May 2004
- DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS REMAIN DIVISIVE IN WIPO PATENT REFORM
- CODEX AGREES ON TRACEABILITY, STALLED ON BIOTECH LABELLING
- EU APPROVES GM CANNED MAIZE
- TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE ON THE AGENDA AT UNFF-4
- In Brief
- EU-Russia Summit: Putin Signals Support for Kyoto Protocol
- Study Highlights Economic Consequences of Sea Turtle Decline
- Monsanto Wins Controversial Biotech Dispute in Canada
- Seahorse Protected Under CITES
- Events
- Events
- Resources
- Resources
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Number 9 14th May 2004
- CSD-12: FOCUSING ON SMALL ISLAND STATES, WATER AND SANITATION
- COMMENTARY ON CSD-12
- AFRICA GMO UPDATE: NIGERIA, GM FOOD AID, BOTSWANA
- EU AGRICULTURE TO FACE TIMES OF TRANSITION
- In Brief
- Bamboo Under Threat from Illegal Trade
- Monsanto Defers Commercialisation of GM Wheat
- EU Bans Fish Imports from Five Countries
- Earth Policy Institute Warns of World Food Shortage
- Events
- Events
- Resources
- Resources
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Number 8 30th April 2004
- WTO ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE CONSIDERS ENVIRONMENTAL GOODS
- GMO UPDATE: US-EC DISPUTE, VENEZUELA, VERMONT
- AGRICULTURE: COTTON DISPUTE, EU CAP REFORM, WTO AG NEGOTIATIONS
- DECREASING POLARISATION ON FISHERIES SUBSIDIES NOTED AT WTO AND UNEP
- In Brief
- EU Enlargement: Environmental Challenge or Opportunity?
- WB, IMF: Mixed Progress on Millennium Development Goals
- US Accused of Regressive Environmental Policies
- Events
- Events
- Resources
- Resources
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Number 7 16th April 2004
- FOOD SECURITY AND AGRICULTURAL TRADE IN THE SPOTLIGHT
- GMO UPDATE: ASIA CONFERENCE, EU-US DISPUTE, RUSSIA AND TANZANIA REGULATIONS
- In Brief
- Rio Tinto Review to Improve Environmental Transparency
- Conservationists Call for Strategic Approach on Protected Areas
- EU Governments Criticised for Illegal Logging
- Sensitive Seas Granted Special Protection from Shipping
- Events
- Events
- Resources
- Resources
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Number 6 2nd April 2004
- WIPO COMMITTEE RESUMES WORK ON GENETIC RESOURCES AND TK
- WTO COTTON WORKSHOP DISCUSSES DEVELOPMENT, LEAVES TRADE ASIDE
- CITES RULES ON IVORY AND CAVIAR TRADE
- In Brief
- International Seed Treaty to Enter Into Force
- Sense of Movement in Agriculture Negotiations
- Angola Bans GM Cereal Imports, Mauritius Moves on Legislation
- UNEP Environment Forum Highlights Threats to Ecosystem
- Montreal Protocol: Exemptions Granted for Methyl Bromide
- APEC Concerned of EU Chemicals Legislation
- Events
- Events
- Resources
- Resources
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Number 5 19th March 2004
- GM MAIZE UNDER SCRUTINY IN EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA
- TRIPS COUNCIL: RENEWED CALLS FOR MOVING AHEAD ON BIODIVERSITY
- TO WHALE OR NOT TO WHALE - NEW ARGUMENTS?
- In Brief
- Kyoto Protocol in Force in the EU
- South Africa Debates Future Biodiversity Strategy
- Agriculture and Forestry Threaten Bird Population
- Ivory Trade Again Under Discussion at CITES
- Coffee Producers Complain About German Standards at WTO
- Events
- Events
- Resources
- Resources
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Number 4 5th March 2004
- BIOSAFETY MEETING MOVES ON LABELLING, COMPLIANCE AND LIABILITY
- COMMENTARY ON THE CBD COP-7
- HOW TO SOLVE THE COMMODITIES CRISIS...
- In Brief
- WTO Appoints Panel in US-EU Biotech Dispute
- New Evidence of GM Contamination
- US-Morocco Free Trade Pact Concluded
- High-Level Panel Focuses on Biotech, Environment, and Trade
- First Global Conference on Animal Welfare in Paris
- Stockholm and Rotterdam Convention Enter Into Force
- Events
- Events
- Resources
- Resources
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Number 3 20th February 2004
- TRADE PERMEATES BIODIVERSITY TALKS IN KUALA LUMPUR
- TRADE @ MOP-1: WHAT TO LOOK OUT FOR...
- COMMODITIES PLAN - A WAY FORWARD FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES?
- In Brief
- Developing Country Role in Fisheries Trade Discussed
- Go Ahead for US Action Against Asian Shrimp
- New Regulations Keeping Invasives Out of Ballast Water
- Rules Needed for Bioprospecting in Antarctica, UN
- Trawling Poses Threat to Deep-Sea Corals
- Report Reveals Illegal Timber Trading Practices in Malaysia
- Events
- Events
- Resources
- Resources
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Number 2 6th February 2004
- TRADE @ COP-7: WHAT TO LOOK OUT FOR...
- TRADE AGENDA EVOKES CRITICISM AT TWO WORLD FORUMS
- GMO UPDATE: BT 11 APPROVAL; BELGIAN GM RAPE REJECTION
- FARMERS' RIGHTS -- ENDANGERED BY THE CAFTA?
- In Brief
- Indian Parliamentary Panel Supports NGO Claim of Soft Drink Contamination
- World Bank Rejects Withdrawing from Oil and Gas
- Small Island States Address Sustainable Development Issues
- EU Official Hints at Trade-Off Between Russian WTO Accession and Kyoto
- EU Hearing to Boost Organic Farming
- Events
- Events
- Resources
- Resources
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Number 1 22nd January 2004
- GMO UPDATE: EU, UK, GERMANY, GLOFISH
- REGIONS DIFFER IN PRIORITISING ENVIRONMENT
- EU AGREES COD RECOVERY PLAN AND 2004 QUOTAS
- In Brief
- Shrimps Under Attack
- EU's Cap Blamed for Decline in Bird-Diversity
- WTO: US Surprise Initiative to Re-Start Trade Talks
- Asian Experts Target Key Regional Trade & Environment Priorities
- Halting Biodiversity Loss by 2010
- Lake Balkhash Facing Same Fate Aral Sea?
- Events
- Events
- Resources
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