Biofuel Roundup: Sustainability at Stake	As global production and consumption as well as target-setting for biofuels use increases, the debate has swiftly moved to hone in on a number of sustainability issues. more
Greenpeace: Restrict Trade in Endangered Merbau Wood	Environmental organisation Greenpeace recently released a report showcasing the illegal and unsustainable logging of merbau, a tropical hardwood species used to produce luxury flooring and outdoor furniture. more

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Conference Seeks Solutions to End Whaling Deadlock US-Korea FTA under Civil Society Fire Efforts Underway to Conserve Developing Country Crop Diversity Security Council Debates Climate Change

Events    &   Resources
Events	10 May, New York, USA: INTERNATIONAL TRADE, CLIMATE CHANGE AND SUSTAINABLE ENERGY TRANSITION. ICTSD in collaboration with UNEP and the Italian Ministry of Environment will organise a high-level panel in conjunction with CSD-15. Taking place from 18:15 to 19:45 on 10 May at UN Headquarters (Conference Room 4), the event will address the vast range of opportunities and challenges at the interface of trade, climate change and energy, assess sustainability challenges, and identify viable solutions for harnessing the potential of international trade to contribute to advancing the global agenda on climate change and energy for sustainable development.
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Resources	ETHICAL SOURCING IN THE GLOBAL FOOD SYSTEM. Edited by Stephanie Barrientos and Catherine Dolan. Earthscan, 2006. Ethical sourcing, both through fair trade and ethical trade, is increasingly entering the mainstream of food retailing. Large supermarkets have come under pressure to improve the returns to small producers and conditions of employment within their supply chains. But how effective is ethical sourcing? Can it genuinely address the problems facing workers and producers in the global food system? This book brings together a range of academics and practitioners working on issues of ethical sourcing in the global food system. It critically explores the opportunities and challenges in the ethical sourcing of food by combining analysis and case studies that examine a range of approaches. It explores whether ethical sourcingis a cosmetic northern initiative, or can genuinely help to improve the conditions of small producers and workers in the current global food system. Order the book online at http://www.earthscan.co.uk.
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