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NEW EU 'GSP+' OFFERS ENVIRONMENT AS CARROT
NEW EU ‘GSP+’ OFFERS ENVIRONMENT AS CARROT On 20 October, the European Commission adopted a proposal setting out the details for a revised EU Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) scheme for 2006-2008. Included in the package is a new programme, called "GSP+", that would grant duty-free access to the EU for approximately 7,200 products from…
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TRADE @ THE IUCN WORLD CONSERVATION CONGRESS
TRADE @ THE IUCN WORLD CONSERVATION CONGRESS The 3rd IUCN World Conservation Congress (WCC3), meeting from 17 to 25 November in Bangkok, Thailand, aims at setting priorities for conservation action. The first four days of the Congress feature more than 300 events on issues such as species loss, ecosystems, poverty and market instruments in the World…
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GMO UPDATE: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE EU AND US
GMO UPDATE: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE EU AND US Commission approves another GM maize variety for food use The EU on 26 October approved Monsanto’s Roundup Ready Maize NK-603 for human consumption and placing on the market. The maize variety, which is tolerant to Monsanto’s herbicide glyphosate ("Roundup"), is the second genetically modified (GM) product authorised for…
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KYOTO PROTOCOL PASSES LAST HURDLE, CARBON EMISSIONS SET TO RISE
KYOTO PROTOCOL PASSES LAST HURDLE, CARBON EMISSIONS SET TO RISE Following Russian President Putin’s endorsement of the country’s ratification of the Kyoto Protocol, the entry into force of the multilateral environmental agreement is finally set to become a reality. However, according to new energy statistics by the International Energy Agency (IEA), carbon emissions are projected to…
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Basel Convention Fails to Move on Ban Amendment
The Basel Convention’s seventh Conference of the Parties (COP-7), which took place from 25-29 October in Geneva, succeeded in affirming that toxic ship dumping is to be controlled, but failed to make progress on securing the entry into force of the Ban Amendment. The Amendment was negotiated by the third Conference of Parties in September…
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UN Report Highlights Threats to Artisanal Fisheries
Greater privatisation, export orientation and subsidies of the fishing industry have jeopardised the right to food of poor fishing communities worldwide, according to a recent report by UN Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights. Despite attempts over the last two decades to address fishery-related issues, such as the 1982 UN Convention on the…
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Food Insecurity Linked to Decline in Traditional Foods
Thousands of food producers gathering in Turin, Italy, for the “Terra Madre: A World Meeting of Food Communities” from 20-23 October voiced concerns that the decline in traditional food production was posing a serious threat to food security in a world where hunger affects 846 million people and 35 countries suffer from food insecurity. Nguyen…
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Joining Forces to Strengthen Sustainable Wood Trade
WWF’s Latin American branch of the Global Forest and Trade Network (GFTN) and International Finance Corporation’s (IFC) Latin America and Caribbean Small and Medium Enterprise Facility, a member of the World Bank Group headquartered in Washington, DC, have joined forces to develop environmentally responsible wood trade in Latin America, with a special focus on Bolivia,…
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Events
For a more comprehensive list of events in trade and sustainable development, please refer to ICTSD’s web calendar. at the IUCN World Conservation Congress will be held at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre, Bangkok, Thailand. The full Programme is available on the WCC3 website. IUCN-ICTSD @ the IUCN World Conservation Congress 19 November, 9:00-16:30, Meeting Room…
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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. ACCESSING BIODIVERSITY AND SHARING THE BENEFITS: LESSONS FROM IMPLEMENTING THE CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY. Edited by Santiago Carrizosa, Stephen B. Brush, Brian Wright, and…