Ship Emissions Under Review	The marine shipping industry is coming under increased pressure to clean up its act. International negotiations are underway to tighten rules for harmful emissions of sulphur oxide, particulate matter and nitrogen oxide from shipping. . more
GMO Roundup: Dispute Update, Annual GM Reports Released, Brazil Approves Corn Varieties	Time has officially run out for the EU to comply with a WTO ruling against its application of its approval system for genetically modified (GM) crops. more

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Events    &   Resources
Events	25-27 February, New Delhi, India: INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON MOVING TOWARDS GENDER SENSITISATION OF TRADE POLICY. The seminar will provide a forum to international trade and gender experts, policy makers, academia and civil society to discuss gender concerns in the context of trade liberalisation and globalisation, with particular reference to India and generally to developing countries. Internet: http://www.unctad.org/Templates/Meeting.asp?intItemID=2068&lang=1&m=15066&year=2008&month=2
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Resources	A CUT ABOVE: BUILDING THE MARKET FOR FAIR TRADE TIMBER. By Duncan McQueen. International Institute for Environment and Development, 2008. Unlike coffee and cotton, timber has yet to become a fair trade commodity. But now its time has come. Rights over forest resources are increasingly ceded to small-scale community forest enterprises (CFEs), as large-scale industrial logging is now largely discredited in the sustainable development context. The fair trade emphasis on just pricing for poorer producers is exactly what CFEs need as incentive to invest in sustainable forest management - and secure environmental and poverty reduction benefits at one stroke. With fair trade timber, CFEs could boost their entrepreneurial capacity using democratic business models with in-built social and environmental responsibility. The Fair Trade Labelling Organizations International and Forest Stewardship Council are exploring the ways and means through a new partnership, but more is needed. Consumers must be made aware of why paying higher prices is key to creating CFE incentives for sustainable forest management and poverty reduction. Time and money are needed for consumer education and installing fair trade timber in producer country forest policies, market segregation and procurement policies at all levels. For more information, see http://www.iied.org/pubs/display.php?o=17033IIED&n=1&l=71&c=trade
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