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CITES FURTHER UPS CONSERVATION EFFORTS BUT TENSIONS REMAIN
CITES FURTHER UPS CONSERVATION EFFORTS BUT TENSIONS REMAIN As the 13th Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES) came to an end on 14 October in Bangkok, Thailand, many conservation groups claimed success. Disagreements remained, however, on the best way to attain conservation…
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WTO ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE FOCUSES ON PROCEDURAL ISSUES
WTO ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE FOCUSES ON PROCEDURAL ISSUES WTO Members at the special (negotiating) session of the Committee on Trade and Environment (CTE), meeting from 12-13 October, continued their discussions on the relationship between WTO rules and multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs). Members focused on a submission by Australia on its national experiences on negotiating and implementing…
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EXPERTS IDENTIFY OPTIONS FOR FAO MATERIAL TRANSFER AGREEMENT
EXPERTS IDENTIFY OPTIONS FOR FAO MATERIAL TRANSFER AGREEMENT The Expert Group on the Terms of the Standard Material Transfer Agreement of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) met for the first time in Brussels from 4-8 October to develop and propose recommendations, and, where appropriate, propose options and/or elements for the standard MTA. The Material Transfer…
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EU and Angola Meet on Fisheries Agreement
Negotiations on a new Angola-EU Fisheries Partnership Agreement (FPA) stalled in early October, as discussions regarding localisation of the fishing industry grew more heated. The previous fisheries agreement, which began in 2002 and concluded on 1 August 2004, provoked criticism from WWF. The environmental group argued that the absence of quantitative limits in the grants…
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Brazilian President Approves GM Soy Crop
Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva issued an executive order on 14 October allowing Brazilian farmers to legally plant genetically modified (GM) soy until January 2006. The government had hoped to avoid issuing what is the third provisional permit for GM plantings (after similar orders were given in 2002 and 2003), but the Biosafety…
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UK Stimulates Production of Biomass Fuel Crops
The UK has established a task force to encourage the production of biomass, crops grown for use as environmentally friendly fuels. The government is also offering a range of grants to stimulate biomass supply and demand in an effort to help the UK meet its targets for using renewable energy and support the agriculture and…
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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. IUCN-ICTSD 18-20 November, Bangkok, Thailand: MARKETS, BUSINESS AND…
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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. INTERNATIONAL LAW OF RELEVANCE TO PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES: A PRACTICAL REVIEW FOR SCIENTISTS AND OTHER PROFESSIONALS WORKING WITH PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES. Issues In Genetic…