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Mandelson Calls for Work on Climate, Trade Links	Speaking in Beijing, China on 10 November, EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson called for analytical work on trade policy and climate change. Noting that economic growth and trade can act as drivers of climate change, he said they can - and should - also be part of the solution to global warming. more
Ozone Meeting Considers Illegal Trade, Climate Change Linkages	Effective monitoring of trade in ozone-depleting substances (ODS) featured among the many issues on the agenda at the latest meeting on the protection of the Earth's ozone layer. Illegal trade in chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) is a problem threatening the integrity of the 1987 Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. more
International Timber Organisation Cites Financial Difficulties	The forty-first session of the International Tropical Timber Council (ITTC-41) was held from 6-11 November in Yokohama, Japan. Issues discussed included the transition to a new treaty to govern trade in tropical timber and the current financing challenges. Participants also discussed linkages with work to combat climate change. more

In Brief

World Energy Outlook Calls For Increased Investment In Alternative Energy Northern Nations Block South Pacific Fish Conservation China Pledges Commitment to African Development, But is it Environmentally Friendly? South-south Cooperation on New Biofuels Initiative in Senegal UN Panel Calls For Reforms to Environment, Development Policy

Events    &   Resources
Events	27 November to 1 December, Nairobi, Kenya: EIGHTH MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES (COP-8) TO THE BASEL CONVENTION. The eighth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention, COP-8, will be hosted by the Government of Kenya and will take place in the United Nations Office at Nairobi. The theme of the meeting will be, "Creating innovative solutions through the Basel Convention for the environmentally sound management of electronic wastes." For more information, contact the Secretariat of the Basel Convention; tel: +41 22 917 8218; fax: +41 22 797 3454; e-mail: BaselCOP8@unep.ch; internet: http://cop8.basel.int/.
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Resources	THE WTO GMO DISPUTE: IMPLICATIONS FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND THE NEED FOR AN APPEAL. By Alice Palmer, November 2006. This report, written for GeneWatch UK, the RSPB, Forum for Biotechnology and Food Security and the GM Freeze, is a legal analysis of the WTO Dispute Panel's report deciding upon a case brought by the USA, Canada and Argentina against Europe's moratorium on GM crops. It notes that serious errors have been made in the interpretation of trade law. The report further challenges the decision that only narrow technical and scientific matters were relevant to the assessment of the risks of GM crops and foods as one at odds with other WTO decisions and international law. The report concludes that if unchallenged, the Panel's errors could mean that the precautionary principle will not be allowed to be used in laws designed to protect the environment, human health or other consumer concerns. To access this report, internet: http://www.genewatch.org/uploads/f03c6d66a9b354535738483c1c3d49e4/WTO_Biotech_case_dcsummaryfinal_1.pdf .
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