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WTO Ministerial Lifts Hopes for Doha, but Scepticism Lingers
The WTO’s seventh ministerial conference, which ran from 30 November to 2 December, largely met expectations, trade delegates said following the meeting. But the ministerial, which was billed as a no-surprises ‘housekeeping’ exercise, also produced a somewhat unexpected political push for the WTO’s Doha Round trade talks. “It was a worthwhile ministerial insofar as it showed…
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Bridges Copenhagen Update No. 2 | Half-time at COP15
This is the second in a series of three special Updates on trade and climate change issues emerging from the fifteenth UNFCCC Conference of the Parties in Copenhagen, Denmark. These updates can be accessed in several languages by clicking here. Tens of thousands of activists marched through the streets of Copenhagen, Denmark, this past Friday, calling…
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Brussels Provides Numbers on Fisheries Subsidies
Environmental groups say they were shocked last week when the full extent of EU subsidies to its Mediterranean tuna fishing fleet was revealed by EU Commissioner for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs Joe Borg. The announcement, prompted by a parliamentary question issued by Spanish Green MEP Raül Romeva i Rueda last September, said Brussels has handed…
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Indonesia-EU Timber Talks take Step Backward
Indonesia says it will place a priority on “good governance,” rather than a voluntary partnership agreement (VPA) with the EU as a means to tackle illegal logging in the country. Government representatives say the country will be closely monitoring the functioning of the EU-Ghana VPA - finalised last month - to better understand how a…
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Malaysian Biosafety Act Enters into Force
The Malaysian government has implemented a new measure aimed at promoting biotechnology within the country, while complying with the standards set out by the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (CPB). The Malaysian Biosafety Act 2007 was approved by the House of Representatives and entered into force on 1 December 2009. Kuala Lumpur says the Act goes beyond…
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Events
For a more comprehensive list of events for the trade and environment community visit the BioRes online calendar, http://ictsd.org/news/biores/events/. Upcoming Events 7-18 December, Copenhagen, Denmark. TRADE AND CLIMATE CHANGE EVENTS IN COPENHAGEN. This series of events, organised by the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD), are taking place on the sidelines of the…
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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 for review by the Bridges staff to Andrew Aziz at aaziz@ictsd.ch. PUSHING ‘RESET’ ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. By Alan AtKisson (Boston University and Sustainable Development Knowledge Partnership). Sustainable Development Insights. October 2009. The main…