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Volume 8, Number 8 (2 May 2008)

  • Tesco Pilots Carbon Footprinting Scheme
  • 'Responsible' Soy Stirs Controversy
  • Calls for Exempting Small-Scale Fishing from Subsidy Rules Divide WTO Members
  • CITES: Technical Committees Progress Work

Volume 8, Number 7 (18 April 2008)

  • Bunker Fuels under Scrutiny at Shipping, Climate Meetings
  • Environmental Groups: Strong Sustainability Checks Needed for Biofuels

Volume 8, Number 6 (4 April 2008)

  • Climate Change Negotiations: Technology, IP Issues on the Table
  • WTO Panel Rules Against EU Import Ban in Beef Hormone Case; Both Sides Claim Victory
  • Members Remain Divided on Fisheries Draft Text
  • GMO Roundup: Benin, Kenya Limit Exposure to GM Crops, Mexico Moves to Test Maize Varieties, Brazilian Biofuel Producers Look to GM; French GM Maize Ban Upheld

Volume 8, Number 5 (20 March 2008)

  • EU, Mauritania Renegotiate Fisheries Access Agreement
  • Climate Change: Energy-intensive Sectors in the Spotlight
  • Developing Countries: Mounting Support for TRIPS Amendment to Protect Biodiversity

Volume 8, Number 4 (07 March 2008)

  • UNEP Governing Council Discusses Climate Change, Sets Direction For Future Work
  • WIPO CTTE on Genetic Resources and Traditional Knowledge Looks for Way Forward
  • Climate Change: Schwab Opposes Potential Trade Measures

Volume 8, Number 3 (22 February 2008)

  • Ship Emissions Under Review
  • GMO Roundup: Dispute Update, Annual GM Reports Released, Brazil Approves Corn Varieties

Volume 8, Number 2 (08 February 2008)

  • Biodiversity Working Group Makes Headway on Access and Benefit-Sharing
  • Rough Sailing for Fisheries Subsidy Talks
  • Biotech Companies Withdraw from Global Agricultural Assessment

Volume 8, Number 1 (25 January 2008)

  • Europe Spells Out Climate Plan, Takes Global Lead
  • EU Climate Strategy: Border Measures Remain an Option
  • US Food and Drug Administration: Clones are 'Safe' to Eat
  • GMO Roundup: Dispute Update, New French Ban, Mexican Corn Trials

Volume 7, Number 22 (18 December 2007)

  • All Onboard: Bali Meeting Stakes out Path to Global Climate Agreement
  • Trade Ministers Discuss Links between Commerce and Climate Change in Bali
  • EU, US Call for Eliminating Trade Barriers to Climate-Friendly Goods and Services
  • Fisheries Subsidies Text Provides a Good Starting Point, Delegates Say
  • Links between Patent Rules and Access to Green Technology Come under Scrutiny

Volume 7, Number 21 (30 November 2007)

  • All Eyes on Bali
  • World Bank: Trade Liberalisation Could Bolster Efforts to Combat Climate Change
  • WTO: Negotiating Chair Releases Draft Text on Fisheries Subsidies
  • EU Biotech Approval Procedures under Scrutiny

Volume 7, Number 20 (16 November 2007)

  • Energy Conference Considers Trade Issues
  • Farmers' Rights, Funding Discussed at Seed Treaty Meeting
  • Brazil, Peru Discuss New Ideas on Environmental Goods Liberalisation

Volume 7, Number 19 (2 November 2007)

  • Organic Group OKs Produce Flown in from Developing Countries
  • WTO: Work on Voluntary Standards to Continue
  • Fisheries Negotiating Text Due Soon, Says Chair

Volume 7, Number 18 (19 October 2007)

  • Codex Task Force Completes Three Biotech Guidelines
  • No Outcome in Sight for Access and Benefit-sharing under the Biodiversity Convention
  • China under Fire at WTO for Limiting Exports of Natural Resources

Volume 7, Number 17 (5 October 2007)

  • US Says European Aviation Emissions Trading Scheme to End Up as WTO Dispute
  • Environmental Groups Push for Rules on Emissions from Shipping
  • Parties Agree to Speed Up Action at Montreal Protocol 20th Anniversary
  • Brazil Submission Causes Stir at Informal Environment Session
  • Fisheries Negotiations Advance, But Held Back by Talks on Ag, Industrial Products

Volume 7, Number 16 (21 September 2007)

  • Conference Agrees Steps To Safeguard Farm Animal Diversity
  • Climate Talks on Track for Bali?
  • Desertification Conference Adopts Action Plan, Fails to Agree on Funding

Volume 7, Number 15 (7 September 2007)

  • EU Appeals WTO Ruling in Retreaded Tyre Dispute with Brazil; NGOs Protest
  • UN Deserts Meeting Looks to the Future
  • GMO Update: Brazil, India Pave Way for New Crops; Peru Bans Biotech Potatoes

Volume 7, Number 14 (20 July 2007)

  • WTO: Doha Round Going Into Hibernation?
  • Codex Adopts New Food Safety Standards
  • WIPO Committee on Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge Keeps Talking
  • No Agreement On Fisheries Subsidies Before Summer Break

Volume 7, Number 13 (6 July 2007)

  • WTO Biotech Ruling: Deadline Set For Compliance
  • Ethiopia and Starbucks Reach Coffee Agreement
  • US-Peru Bilateral to Address Illegal Logging, Boost MEA Implementation
  • Debate on Private Sector Standards Continues in SPS Committee

Volume 7, Number 12 (22 June 2007)

  • CITES: Commercially Valuable Species in the Balance
  • Wildlife Convention Tentatively Branches Out To Timber
  • Global Organic Market on the Rise - Will Developing Countries Benefit?
  • Members Remain Undecided on Key Fisheries Disciplines
  • India, Argentina Table New Proposal on Environmental Goods in Doha Negotiations

Volume 7, Number 11 (8 June 2007)

  • G8 Leaders Strike Compromise on Climate Change
  • International Whaling Commission Reaffirms Anti-Whaling Stance, Japan Threatens to Withdraw
  • Fish Subsidies: Japan Calls for 'Bottom-Up' Appraoch; ACP Seeks to Protect Access Fees

Volume 7, Number 10 (25 May 2007)

  • Tropical Timber Council Tackles Illegal Logging, Trade in Threatened Species
  • Multilateral Talks at a Crossroads in 2007?
  • Codex: Work on Labelling of Biotech Food to Continue
  • Commentary: The Global Energy and Climate Agenda -- Stuck in Paralysis or Time to Rethink Old Dogmas?

Volume 7, Number 9 (11 May 2007)

  • Trade and Environment: Members Progress on Information Exchange, Still Stuck on EGS
  • Environmental Services: EU, Others Reiterate Market Access Request
  • WTO: Members Discuss Details of US Proposal on Fisheries Subsidies
  • UNFF Agreement Addresses Illicit Trafficking, Sustainable Forest Management
  • Climate Change: Scientists Say Carbon Emissions Can Be Reduced at Reasonable Cost
  • Brazil Calls WTO Ruling in Retreaded Tyres Dispute 'Favourable'

Volume 7, Number 8 (27 April 2007)

  • Biofuel Roundup: Sustainability at Stake
  • Greenpeace: Restrict Trade in Endangered Merbau Wood

Volume 7, Number 7 (13 April 2007)

  • Climate Scientists Warn of Increased Hunger, Water Shortages and Species Extinction
  • Codex Meeting Focuses on Risk Analysis Standards, Code of Ethics for Trade in Food
  • Biotech Companies Want Switzerland on IP Watchlist

Volume 7, Number 6 (30 March 2007)

  • US Proposal Calls for Major Cuts to Commercial Fishing Subsidies
  • Biotech Update: South Africa Rejects, EU Accepts New GMOs; Greenpeace Study Finds Evidence of GM Toxicity
  • European Biodiesel Producers Raise Concerns Over Trade Distortions
  • Biofuels Debate at Desertification Meeting

Volume 7, Number 5 (16 March 2007)

  • Brazil, US Give Biofuels a Boost
  • WTO Interim Panel Ruling Favours EU in Retreaded Tyres Dispute with Brazil
  • Environment at the WTO: Members Discuss Information Exchange with MEAs
  • WTO Body Debates Public, Private Food Safety Standards

Volume 7, Number 4 (2 March 2007)

  • Scientists Urge UN to Take Action on Climate Change
  • Countries Set Stage for Debate on Sustainability of Trade at CITES Conference
  • Standard Launched for Collection of Medicinal Plants

Volume 7, Number 3 (16 February 2007)

  • Trade Features Prominently at UNEP Governing Council
  • Disclosure of Origin Again on the TRIPS Council Agenda
  • GMO Update: USDA Criticised, EU Citizens Weary of GM Feed, Biotech in Africa
  • Commentary: Sustainable Land Management and Trade: Are They Compatible?

Volume 7, Number 2 (2 February 2007)

  • Doha Round Negotiations Officially Re-launched
  • Landmark Climate Report Links Human Activity to Global Warming
  • US Releases Draft Farm Bill; Trading Partners Challenge Corn Subsidies
  • ABS Experts Flesh Out Certificate of Origin
  • Commentary: Continental Collision - Reflections on Globalisation and the Environment

Volume 7, Number 1 (19 January 2007)

  • Climate Change High on 2007 Global Agenda
  • Conference Concludes International Year of Desertification

Volume 6, Number 22 (15 December 2006)

  • Basel Parties Debate E-Waste, Patchwork of International Chemicals Rules
  • Codex to Launch New Work on Safety Assessment of GM Traces in Food
  • WTO Fish Subsidies Talks Focus on Role of FAO
  • WIPO's IGC Agrees New Parallel Track Procedure to Address TK, Traditional Knowledge

Volume 6, Number 21 (1 December 2006)

  • Climate, Energy Feature in Trade Discussions
  • Nairobi Climate Meeting Focuses on Future Climate Action
  • Commentary: Biofuels Buzz Continues in Nairobi, Geneva
  • EU Decides not to Appeal WTO Biotech Ruling
  • Doha Round Talks Resume in Geneva
  • Vietnam Set to Enter the WTO, Implement New Environmental Measures

Volume 6, Number 20 (17 November 2006)

  • Mandelson Calls for Work on Climate, Trade Links
  • Ozone Meeting Considers Illegal Trade, Climate Change Linkages
  • International Timber Organisation Cites Financial Difficulties

Volume 6, Number 19 (3 November 2006)

  • Flurry of Activity on Climate Change Precedes Low-expectation COP
  • Energy Making its Way into EU Trade Policy
  • TRIPS Council: Debates on Genetic Resources and TK Remain Divisive
  • Agriculture at the WTO: Members Discuss Subsidy, Tariff Notifications While Negotiations Remain at a Standstill

Volume 6, Number 18 (20 October 2006)

  • CITES, PIC Meetings Test Balance Between Trade and Environmental Protection
  • International Conference Focuses on Future of Rice

Volume 6, Number 17 (6 October 2006)

  • Biotech Panel Calls On EU To Conform With WTO Rules
  • Debate Rages Over Benefits and Drawbacks of Biofuels

Volume 6, Number 16 (22 September 2006)

  • Civil Society Groups Criticise World Bank Clean Energy Strategy
  • International Cotton Body Discusses Sustainability, Calls For Doha Revival

Volume 6, Number 15 (8 September 2006)

  • US Rice Exports Stalled at Japanese and European Borders
  • Abidjan Toxic Waste Poisoning Raises Questions of Responsibility

Volume 6, Number 14 (28 July 2006)

  • WTO Doha Round Put On Hold Indefinitely
  • G8 Agree To Promote Energy Security

Volume 6, Number 13 (14 July 2006)

  • Members Continue to Debate How to Address Environmental Goods
  • EU Releases First Submission in Tyres Dispute, Civil Society Weighs In
  • Codex Adopts Standards on Traceability and Imported Foods Inspection

Volume 6, Number 12 (30 June 2006)

  • WTO Talks on Fisheries Inch Towards Middle Ground
  • Conservationists Hold Whalers At Bay
  • Model Agreement Adopted For Access & Benefit-Sharing Of Plant Genetic Resources
  • Trade Ministers Meet For Last-Ditch Shot At WTO Deal

Volume 6, Number 11 (16 June 2006)

  • Developing Countries Present Views On Environmental Goods
  • Brazil Files First Submission In WTO Retreaded Tyres Case
  • Discussions On CBD-TRIPS Gain Momentum With New Proposals
  • Developing Countries Say REACH Could Have "Grave Consequences"

Volume 6, Number 10 (2 June 2006)

  • Codex: Discussions Heat Up On Animal Biotechnology Standard
  • Fish Update: WTO, EU, Fish Stocks
  • WTO Agriculture Ctte Takes Up Green Box

Volume 6, Number 9 (19 May 2006)

  • New Textual Proposals On Fisheries Subsidies Tabled at the WTO
  • WTO: How To Evaluate If A Good Is Environmentally Friendly?
  • Codex Discussions On Biotech Labelling Survive Challenge
  • WIPO Committee Considers Mechanism To Protect TK
  • Energy Focus At CSD-14 Reinvigorates Debate

Volume 6, Number 8 (28 April 2006)

  • WTO: Proposals Tabled On Forest Tariff, Non-Tariff Barriers To Trade
  • Little Progress On Risk Analysis Standards At Codex

Volume 6, Number 7 (14 April 2006)

  • Renewable Energy, Air Pollution Environmental Goods Considered At WTO
  • Commentary On The Convention On Biological Diversity COP-8
    By Jeffrey A. McNeely
  • Forests Update: US-Indonesia, Japan And Philippines

Volume 6, Number 6 (3 April 2006)

  • COP-8 Focuses On Process, Charts Next Steps On ABS and Incentives
  • Commentary on Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety MOP-3 By Tomme Young
  • Latin American Countries Band Together Against Water Liberalisation

Volume 6, Number 5 (17 March 2006)

  • Constructive Ambiguity Saves LMO Labelling Discussions At MOP-3
  • Trade @ COP-8: Access And Benefits-Sharing, Incentive Measures
  • WTO Fish Subsidies Negotiations Consider Draft Text
  • WTO Disclosure Talks Try to Clarify CBD-TRIPS Relationship

Volume 6, Number 4 (3 March 2006)

  • MOP-3: Labelling For Biotech Exports Up For Discussion Again
  • EC, Others Table Request For Liberalisation Of Environmental Services
  • "Step-By-Step" Approach To Environmental Goods Liberalisation Considered
  • UNFF Looks For Relevance In International Forest Governance

Volume 6, Number 3 (17 February 2006)

  • WTO Panel Provisionally Rules Against EU Moratorium On Biotech Approvals
  • Steps Considered For Move To Text-Based WTO Fish Negotiations
  • Chirac Recalls French Ship From India, Orders Investigation
  • New SAICM Chemicals Initiative Adopted: Precaution, Trade Controversial

Volume 6, Number 2 (3 February 2006)

  • WTO Panel Created On EU-Brazil Retreaded Tyre Dispute
  • CBD: Potential Text On Access and Benefit Sharing Regime Tabled
  • New Tropical Timber Trade Agreement Created

Volume 6, Number 1 (20 January 2006)

  • Environment @ Hong Kong: Momentum On Fish, Little Progress Otherwise
  • Commentary On The WTO Ministerial Meeting by Doeke Eisma and Pieter van der Gaag
  • GMO Update: WTO Biotech Case, ISAAA, EU, APEC

Volume 5, Number 22 (9 December 2005)

  • Environment @ Hong Kong
  • Intellectual Property Rights @ Hong Kong
  • What's At Stake In Hong Kong?
  • CBD Considers Incentives To Support Biodiversity

Volume 5, Number 21 (25 November 2005)

  • CBD Considers Incentives To Support Biodiversity
  • Forest Update: ITTO, UNFF and FLEG - Pressure building for new timber agreement at ITTO
  • WTO: Environment Chair Submits Draft Text For Hong Kong Ministerial Declaration

Volume 5, Number 20 (11 November 2005)

  • US Upholds Anti-dumping Duties Against Thai And Indian Shrimp
  • WTO Environment Committee Debates Draft Text For Hong Kong
  • Development Concerns Raised Over European Chemicals Legislation
  • EU, Canada Grant Patents On GURTS

Volume 5, Number 19 (28 October 2005)

  • CTE Looks At Approaches To Environmental Goods Liberalisation
  • WTO Fisheries Talks Address Infrastructure Subsidies
  • US And India Clash On Disclosure At TRIPS Meeting

Volume 5, Number 18 (14 October 2005)

  • Small States Call For Special Treatment In WTO Fish Disciplines
  • GMO Update: WTO, EU, Argentina, Brazil
  • WIPO To Continue Work On Genetic Resources, TK

Volume 5, Number 17 (30 September 2005)

  • Beijing Consensus Creates Blueprint For Sustainable Agricultural Development
  • Government Role In Forest Certification Questioned
  • Consumers Group Says Standards Must Address Consumer Concerns

Volume 5, Number 16 (16 September 2005)

  • CTE Gets Down To Details On Environmental Goods
  • CBD Considers Partnerships, Private Sector For Implementation

Volume 5, Number 15 (2 September 2005)

  • African Summit Places Fish High On Political Agenda
  • GMO Update: Ghana, Europe, Mexico, China, New Zealand
  • Beef Hormones Dispute: WTO Opens Proceedings To Public
  • Contradictory Rulings Trigger Confusion Over Softwood Lumber

Volume 5, Number 14 (22 July 2005)

  • Will Fish Be On The Hong Kong Menu?
  • Codex Stalls On Parmesan, Adopts Standards For Public Health
  • GMO Update: Brazil, Argentina, Japan, Africa

Volume 5, Number 13 (8 July 2005)

  • Developing Countries Speak Out On Environmental Goods
  • ITTA: Timber Negotiations Hold On To Commodity Focus
  • G-8 Stresses Urgency Of Climate Change Without Agreeing On Concrete Action

Volume 5, Number 12 (24 June 2005)

  • India's 'Project Approach' Causes Stir At Environmental Goods Talks
  • WIPO Committee At A Standstill On TK And Genetic Resources
  • TRIPS Council Continues its Discussions on CBD-TRIPS Relationship
  • Conservationists Retain Majority At Whaling Commission

Volume 5, Number 11 (10 June 2005)

  • MOP-2: Divisions Over Labelling Prove Insurmountable At Biosafety Meet
  • Fisheries Talks Stumble Along At WTO
  • Animal Health Organisation Looks At Trade, Biotech Standards

Volume 5, Number 10 (27 May 2005)

  • Trade @ MOP-2: Labelling Of Biotech Commodities Up For Decision
  • Climate Change Negotiators Begin Talks On Post-Kyoto Period
  • CITES Considers Timber Conservation

Volume 5, Number 9 (13 May 2005)

  • Codex Sees Clash On Biotech Labelling
  • First Stockholm COP Moves Towards Implementation

Volume 5, Number 8 (29 April 2005)

  • Timber Certification On Int'l, Business, NGO Agenda
  • Investment And Smarter Ag Trade Required For Access To Water, Experts Say

Volume 5, Number 7 (15 April 2005)

  • WTO Members Tackle Development Aspect Of Fisheries Subsidies
  • Codex Considers Role Of Precaution In Risk Standard
  • Call For 'Green Growth' In Asia-Pacific Region
  • EU, US Battle Over Illegal GM Maize

Volume 5, Number 6 (1 April 2005)

  • G8: Illegal Logging In The Spotlight
  • GM Update: EU, Brazil, UK
  • Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Reveals 'Strain' On Earth

Volume 5, Number 5 (18 March 2005)

  • TRIPS Council Focuses On Benefit-Sharing For Genetic Resources
  • New FAO Report Introduces Week Of Debate On Fisheries
  • WTO: Brazil Cotton Victory Against US Reaffirmed

Volume 5, Number 4 (4 March 2005)

  • WTO Fisheries Subsidies Talks Move Forward
  • Environmental Goods Dominate CTE Agenda
  • Fault Lines Surface At Access And Benefit Sharing Negotiations
  • Latin American GMO Update: Mexico, Brazil, Paraguay

Volume 5, Number 3 (18 February 2005)

  • Biodiversity Meeting Balances Scientific, Political Goals
  • Chile Launches WTO Challenges Against EU Salmon Safeguards

Volume 5, Number 2 (4 February 2005)

  • Climate Change Creeps Up Agenda In Lead-up To G8 Summit
  • Two 'World Forums', Two World Views
  • GMO Update: Angola, GM Rice In China

Volume 5, Number 1 (21 January 2005)

  • Tsunami Disaster Meets Trade, Environmental Responses
  • SIDS: Mauritius Meeting Addresses Climate Change, Trade Issues
  • WTO Debates Fisheries Subsidies; EU Settles On 2005 Quotas

Volume 4, Number 23 (20 December 2004)

  • Climate Change Meeting Takes Cautious Look At Post-Kyoto Era
  • EU, ACP Review Fisheries; New EU Quota Proposals Released
  • GMO Update: Mexico, Zambia, Argentina
  • China Considers GM Rice Approval

Volume 4, Number 22 (3 December 2004)

  • WCC3: Conservationists To Make Trade Work For Biodiversity
  • Commentary on WCC3 (by William Jackson, IUCN)
  • Agriculture Update: WTO Talks Inch Forward, EU Sugar Reform Delayed
  • TRIPS Council Picks Up Speed While Focusing On Prior Informed Consent

SPECIAL ISSUE: World Conservation Congress Update (20 November)

  • International Trade – Friend or Foe of Biodiversity?
  • Certification for Sustainability
  • Cutting our losses – reducing illegal trade in natural resources
  • What Future For Asia’s Wildlife Trade
  • Social Justice and Equity in Conservation
  • Trade @ the Members' Business Assembly

Volume 4, Number 21 (19 November 2004)

  • WIPO Committee Considers Traditional Knowledge, Folklore Provisions
  • WTO Rules Group Discusses Next Steps To Curb Fisheries Subsidies
  • CEC Report On GM Maize In Mexico Sparks Controversy
  • IUCN Congress: Exploring Trade and Biodiversity Linkages

Volume 4, Number 20 (5 November 2004)

  • New EU 'GSP+' Offers Environment As Carrot
  • Trade @ the IUCN World Conservation Congress
  • GMO Update: Recent Developments In The EU And US
  • Kyoto Protocol Passes Last Hurdle, Carbon Emissions Set To Rise

Volume 4, Number 19 (21 October 2004)

  • CITES Further Ups Conservation Efforts But Tensions Remain
  • WTO Environment Committee Focuses On Procedural Issues
  • Experts Identify Options For FAO Material Transfer Agreement

Volume 4, Number 18 (8 October 2004)

  • WIPO Takes Up 'Development Agenda', Moves On Disclosure
  • WTO Members Scrutinise Japan's Fisheries Proposal
  • African Biotech Meeting Works Towards Policy Consensus

Volume 4, Number 17 (23 September 2004)

  • TRIPS Council Zooms In On Disclosure Requirements
  • CITES Expected To Broaden Coverage Of Heavily Trade Commodities
  • GMO Update: Thailand; Brazil; EU Regulations
  • EC's Lamy Advocates Value-Based Trade Relations

Volume 4, Number 16 (10 September 2004)

  • GMO Update: US-EU Biotech Dispute; EU Regulations; Thailand
  • Argentina And Brazil Propose 'Development Agenda' For WIPO
  • Experts Highlight Impacts Of Food Production On Water Use

Volume 4, Number 15 (6 August 2004)

  • WTO: Negotiating Framework Agreed At Eleventh Hour
  • Tropical Timber Conference Divided Over Scope Of Revised ITTA

Volume 4, Number 14 (23 July 2004)

  • Pro- And Anti-Whaling Camps Clash At IWC Meet
  • Controversial EU Sugar Reform Evokes Strong Reactions
  • WTO: Agriculture Liberalisation Hotly Debated

Volume 4, Number 13 (8 July 2004)

  • EC Chemicals Regulation Draws Renewed Criticism At WTO
  • Codex Defers Decisions On Origin Labelling, Parmesan And Sardines
  • Agriculture Takes Centre Stage As WTO Works Towards July Deadline

Volume 4, Number 12 (25 June 2004)

  • WTO Environment Committee Makes Slow Progress
  • Biodiversity Discussions Stagnate In TRIPS Council
  • UNCTAD XI Takes On Trade And Development Challenges

Volume 4, Number 11 (11 June 2004)

  • EC Releases First Submission In GMO Dispute - US Responds
  • Agricultures: WTO Members Still Divided Over Market Access
  • Japan And WWF Engage In Fisheries Subsidies Discussion

Volume 4, Number 10 (28 May 2004)

  • Disclosure Requirements Remain Divisive In WIPO Patent Reform
  • Codex Agrees On Traceability, Stalls On Biotech Labelling
  • EU Approves GM Canned Maize
  • Traditional Knowledge On The Agenda At UNFF-4

Volume 4, Number 9 (14 May 2004)

  • CSD-12: Focusing On Small Island States, Water and Sanitation
  • Commentary on CSD-12 (by John Scanlon and Sebastian Winkler, IUCN)
  • Africa GMO Update: Nigeria, GM Food Aid, Botswana
  • EU Agriculture To Face Times Of Transition

Volume 4, Number 8 (30 April 2004)

  • WTO Environment Committee Considers Environmental Goods
  • GMO Update: US-EC Dispute, Venezuela, Vermont
  • Agriculture: Cotton Dispute, EU CAP Reform, WTO Ag Negotiations
  • Decreasing Polarisation On Fisheries Subsidies Noted At WTO And UNEP

Volume 4, Number 7 (16 April 2004)

  • Food Security And Agricultural Trade In The Spotlight
  • GMO Update: Asia Conference, EU-US Dispute, Russia And Tanzania Regulations

Volume 4, Number 6 (2 April 2004)

  • WIPO Committee Resumes Work On Genetic Resources And TK
  • WTO Cotton Workshop Discusses Development, Leaves Trade Aside
  • CITES Rules On Ivory And Caviar Trade

Volume 4, Number 5 (19 March 2004)

  • GM Maize Under Scrutiny In Europe And North America
  • TRIPs Council: Renewed Calls For Moving Ahead On Biodiversity
  • To Whale Or Not To Whale - New Arguments?

Volume 4, Number 4 (5 March 2004)

  • Biosafety Meeting Moves On Labelling, Compliance And Liability
  • Commentary On the CBD COP-7 (by Martha Couchena-Rojas, IUCN)
  • How To Solve The Commodities Crisis...

Volume 4, Number 3 (20 February 2004)

  • Trade Permeates Biodiversity Talks In Kuala Lumpur
  • Trade @ MOP-1: What To Look Out For...
  • Commodities Plan - Way Ahead For Developing Countries?

Volume 4, Number 2 (6 February 2004)

  • Trade @ COP-7: What To Look Out For...
  • Trade Agenda Evokes Criticism At Two World Forums
  • GMO Update: Bt 11 Approval; Belgian GM Rape Rejection
  • Farmers' Rights -- Endangered by the CAFTA?

Volume 4, Number 1 (22 January 2004)

  • GMO Update: EU, UK, Germany, GloFish
  • Regions Differ In Prioritising Environment
  • EU Agrees Cod Recovery Plan And 2004 Quotas

Volume 3, Number 22 (15 December 2003)

  • GMO Update: Recent Developments in Europe
  • CBD Working Groups Ponder Relationship With WIPO
  • Illegal Fishing In The Spotlight

Volume 3, Number 21 (28 November 2003)

  • European Effort To Ban Asbestos Fails
  • Uneventful TRIPs Council Revisits Biodiversity Issues
  • The Americas: "Lite" On Sustainable Development?

Volume 3, Number 20 (14 November 2003)

  • GMO Update: EU, Canada
  • Facilitating Access And Benefit-Sharing Among Users Of Genetic Resources
  • Alien Invasives And Subsidies Discussed At CBD Scientific Body

Volume 3, Number 19 (31 October 2003)

  • European Commission Adopts Chemicals Proposal
  • GMO Update: EU Seed Law; NZ Moratorium; UK
  • UN Assembly And WTO Discuss Primary Commodities
  • Environment Provisions In The US-Central America Free Trade Agreement?

Volume 3, Number 18 (16 October 2003)

  • EU Policies: The CAP, Natural Resources And Illegal Logging
  • US - Iceland: Trade Sanctions For Whaling?
  • Fisheries: Can We Meet Global Demand?

Volume 3, Number 17 (3 October 2003)

  • Cancun Casts Shadow Over WIPO Assemblies
  • GMO Update: Brazil, EU, US, Uganda
  • Fierce Battle Over Review Of EU Chemical Policy Continues

Volume 3, Number 16 (19 September 2003)

  • World Trade Talks Collapse In Cancun
  • Parks Congress: Reconciling Protected Areas And Sustainable Livelihoods

SPECIAL ISSUE: High Level Roundtable on Trade and Environment (10 September 2003)

SPECIAL ISSUE: 18th Global Biodiversity Forum (8 September 2003)

  • Trade and Sustainable Livelihoods
  • Risk, Precaution and Biosecurity
  • CBD-TRIPS Relationship

Volume 3, Number 15 (5 September 2003)

  • Environment @ Cancun
  • Intellectual Property Rights @ Cancun

Volume 3, Number 14 (25 August 2003)

  • WTO Negotiations Speed Up In Lead-up To Cancun
  • GMO Update: US-EU, China, Africa

Volume 3, Number 13 (11 July 2003)

  • European Parliament Adopts Biotech Regulations On Traceability And Labelling
  • Discussion On New EU Chemicals Legislation Picks Up Speed
  • WTO Environment Committees Stuck On Role Of MEAs, Eco-Labelling

Volume 3, Number 12 (30 June 2003)

  • US Takes Next Step In EU Biotech Challenge
  • EU CAP Reform Deal Hoped To Spur Ag Negotiations, NGOs Sceptical
  • Whaling Commission More Split Than Ever
  • New WTO Proposal from Chile On Fisheries Subsidies

Volume 3, Number 11 (13 June 2003)

  • CBD-TRIPS Discussion Picking Up Speed At The WTO
  • Agriculture Update: Special Safeguard Mechanism Discussed, CAP Reform Hits Hurdles
  • UNFF: Numerous Decisions But Uncertain Future
  • UN Consultative Process On Oceans Extended; Reports Document Pressure On Marine Resources

Volume 3, Number 10 (2 June 2003)

  • African Countries Take Plight Of Cotton Farmers To WTO
  • GMO Update: EU-Egypt; EU; China
  • Tropical Timber Council Makes Progress On Forest Certification

Volume 3, Number 9 (15 May 2003)

  • US Requests WTO Consultations With EU On Biotech Moratorium
  • Trade Issues Expected To Feature At Upcoming UN Forest Forum
  • WTO: EU Takes Long-Awaited New Stance On Fisheries Subsidies
  • MEA Secretariats Ambivalent About WTO Environment Negotiations
  • European Commission Releases Draft Chemicals Legislation

Volume 3, Number 8 (1 May 2003)

  • Bt Cotton Remains Highly Controversial In India
  • GMO Update: EU-US, Philippines, Mexico, Brazil

Volume 3, Number 7 (17 April 2003)

  • CCGP Agrees Codex Risk Analysis Principles
  • SPS Committee Adopts Proposal On Transparency Of S&D

Volume 3, Number 6 (3 April 2003)

  • Biodiversity Convention Integrates WSSD Outcomes Into Work Programme
  • Peoples' Water Forum Miles From World Water Forum
  • Agriculture Modalities: Deadline Missed, Eyes Now On Cancun
  • Fisheries Subsidies: Deep Divisions Persist In WTO

Volume 3, Number 5 (21 March 2003)

  • US Farmers Fear Export Losses From Biotech Wheat
  • Codex Task Force Adopts Final Biotech Standard
  • WTO Agriculture Deadline Increasingly Out Of Reach

Volume 3, Number 4 (10 March 2003)

  • European Commission Raises Issues Of Coexistence And GMO Approvals
  • Water-Trade Linkages in the Spotlight
  • FAO Committee Focuses On Responsible Fishing And Fisheries Subsidies

Volume 3, Number 3 (21 February 2003)

  • WTO Environment Committee Admits MEA Observers In Negotiations
  • 'Friends Of Fish' Press For Negotiations On Fisheries Subsides At WTO
  • Consultations Assess Trade And Sustainable Forestry Linkages

Volume 3, Number 2 (7 February 2003)

  • European Commission's Ag Reform Proposals Meet With Resistance
  • Two 'World Forums' Debate Globalisation

Volume 3, Number 1 (23 January 2003)

  • US Commerce Department Suspends Changes To 'Dolphin Safe' Tuna Label
  • EU Ministers Adopt Common Fisheries Policy, Set Fishing Quotas
  • GMO Update: EU-US Dispute Heating Up; Australia; Brazil-China
  • Bananas Slipping Into Extinction?

Volume 2, Number 20 (20 December 2002)

  • WIPO Committee Continues Discussions On Legal Protection For TK
  • EU Ministers Agonise Over Fishing Quotas And Discuss Ag Proposal

Volume 2, Number 19 (11 December 2002)

  • Intellectual Property Among Key Issues As WTO Deadlines Loom
  • Developing Countries Raise Biodiversity Concerns In WIPO
  • Trade Issues Spilling Over Into Wetland Negotiations

Volume 2, Number 18 (21 November 2002)

  • CITES Assumes New Role In Regulating Trade In Economically Valuable Species
  • Trade, Environment Officials Progress On MEA-WTO Links
  • Tropical Timber Organisation Narrows Gap On Timber Certification

Volume 2, Number 17 (7 November 2002)

  • CITES At A Crossroad - Elephants, Whales And Stricter Domestic Measures
  • Civil Society Groups Scrutinise Intellectual Property Provisions In FTAA Text
  • US Sides With Developing Countries In Resisting Additional Climate Commitments

Volume 2, Number 16 (24 October 2002)

  • CITES Faces New Challenges As It Considers Heavily Traded Commodities
  • Top-Down Or Bottom-Up? WTO Members Deliberate How To Address WTO-MEA Relationship
  • EU Agriculture Ministers Fail To Finalise GMO Rules
  • WTO Stalemate Persists Over Developing Country Imports Of Generics

Volume 2, Number 15 (10 October 2002)

  • Developing Countries Wary Of Additional Commitments In WIPO
  • EU Snagged By WWF Criticism Of Fisheries Agreement With Angola
  • GMO Update: Southern Africa; EU Regulations

Volume 2, Number 14 (26 September 2002)

  • Summit Outcomes Cited As Impetus For Progress In TRIPs Discussions
  • UK Commission Cautions Developing Countries Against Strong IPR Regimes
  • Agriculture: WTO Members Split On Future Of 'Green Box'

BRIDGES Trade BioRes - Special WSSD Updates (in english, spanish, french and german)

Volume 2, Number 13 (11 July 2002)

  • TRIPs Council Split Over Role Of Intellectual Property To Prevent 'Biopiracy'
  • Pressure To Label GM Food Mounts In EU And US
  • Japan Questions Negative Impact Of Fisheries Subsidies At WTO

Volume 2, Number 12 (27 June 2002)

  • WIPO Committee: Countries Divided On Need For And Scope Of Legal System To Protect TK
  • WTO Environment Committee Stalls On MEA Observership, TRIPs-CBD
  • European Regulations On Cosmetics And GMOs Under Scrutiny At WTO
  • Civil Society Groups Stress Primacy Of Food Sovereignty Over Trade At Food Summit

Volume 2, Number 11 (13 June 2002)

  • WSSD PrepCom Fails On Trade, Some Progress On Fisheries And MEAs
  • Indigenous Whaling Quotas - An Ongoing Battle
  • WTO Environment Committee Focuses On MEA-WTO Relationship