Scientists Urge UN to Take Action on Climate Change	A group of eminent scientists have delivered a cautionary message on climate change to diplomats at UN headquarters in New York, focusing on options for mitigation and adaptation. The new UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, also raised the issue for the first time since taking office, speaking to schoolchildren in early March. more
Countries Set Stage for Debate on Sustainability of Trade at CITES Conference	The question of whether to allow limited trade in threatened species continues to divide parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). The secretariat recently released proposals to be discussed at the next Conference of the Parties, and country submissions regarding the protection of commercially valuable species in the fisheries and timber trade are on the up. more
Standard Launched for Collection of Medicinal Plants	A new standard to promote the sustainable management and trade of wild medicinal and aromatic plants was launched on 16 February at the World Organic Trade Fair in Nuremberg, Germany. The standard promotes appropriate management of wild plants to ensure that plants used in medicine and cosmetics are not over-exploited. It has been in the works for several years, and will now be tested on the ground in several projects. more

In Brief

Global Organic Agriculture Continues to Grow EU Ministers Uphold Hungary's GM Ban New Report Highlights Trade-related Measures for Fisheries Management Illegal Wildlife Trade Initiative Goes Global

Events    &   Resources
Events	12-13 March, New Delhi, India: SAVING DOHA AND DELIVERING ON DEVELOPMENT. Organised by the Government of India, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Oxfam International, the National Council for Applied Economic Research, and the Consumer Unity and Trust Society International (CUTS), participants at this seminar will discuss progress, or the lack thereof, in the Doha round and how it can be redirected to benefit developing nations. For more information, email Tpapanicolas@carnegieendowment.org.
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Resources	THE ECONOMICS OF ILLEGAL LOGGING AND ASSOCIATED TRADE. By Arnoldo Contreras-Hermosilla, Richard Doornbosch and Michael Lodge (OECD, 2007). This paper outlines the nature, magnitude and consequences of illegal logging in forest-rich producer countries, and programmes on both the supply and demand side being implemented to reduce this problem. To access the paper visit: http://www.illegal-logging.info/papers/OECD_background_paper_on_illegal_logging.pdf.
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