Biodiversity Working Group Makes Headway On Access and Benefit-sharing	Recent discussions on an international regime on access to genetic resources and benefit-sharing concluded on a positive note, with countries agreeing on a new structure to advance more detailed negotiations. more
Rough Sailing for Fisheries Subsidy Talks	Divisions among WTO Members marked discussions last week on a set of potential multilateral disciplines on fisheries subsidy spending.more
Biotech Companies Withdraw from Global Agriculture Assessment	Three biotech companies delivered a blow to a major international assessment of agriculture by pulling out of the multi-stakeholder effort. more

In Brief

EU Halts Brazilian Beef Imports on Food Safety Grounds US Sponsors Major Carbon Emitters Meeting Nigeria Seeks to Limit Imports of 'Junk' Computers World Economic Forum Stresses Collaboration

Events    &   Resources
Events	29 7-9 February, New Delhi, India: DELHI SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUMMIT (DSDS) 2008: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE. The DSDS will offer a platform for leading figures from North and South to address the vital issues of climate change and sustainable development, and to set the stage for an intensified search for global solutions during the year. Internet: http://www.teriin.org/dsds/2008
	More Events...
Resources	TRADE THE REGULATORY CHALLENGE OF BIOTECHNOLOGY: HUMAN GENETICS, FOOD AND PATENTS. Edited by Han Somsen (Edward Elgar, 2007). The book opens with two chapters that set out some general perspectives and themes on the regulation of biotechnology. Following the opening chapters, the book is divided into three distinct parts: human genetics, GMOs and agricultural biotechnology and the regulation of biotechnology through the patent system. The book sets forth primary objections of the public to the patenting of biological material raises the dominant issue of the role of patenting as a control or influence in the shaping of the moral and ethical dimensions arising from the application of genetic technologies. For further information see http://www.law.ed.ac.uk/ahrc/script-ed/vol4-4/kg_review.asp
	More Resources...
ISSN 1682-0843