Number 21 28th November 2008
- Environment Community Descends on Poznan
- ICCAT Tuna Quota Reductions not Enough: Environmentalists
- In Brief
- Biofuels Conference Looks Toward Global Market Development
- Obama Calls for Carbon Trading Scheme, Vows Strong Action on Climate
- The Montreal Protocol: New Initiatives to Tackle Climate-damaging Substances
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Number 20 14th November 2008
- A Change for Climate Change: Obama’s Environmental Plan
- Climate Technology Meeting Highlights Developed-Developing Country Divide
- Energy Agency Calls for Tough Action on Climate Change
- Coalition Continues to Press for Demands on Biodiversity and Geographical Indications
- In Brief
- First batch of certified palm oil en route to Europe
- EU Outlines Strategy on Raw Materials; NGOs React
- Tropical Timber Organisation Launches New Sustainable Trade Initiatives
- Asbestos, Endosulfan Remain Off Trade Watch List at PIC COP 4
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Number 19 31st October 2008
- CITES-sanctioned ivory auctions underway in Southern Africa
- EU tackles illegal logging, but evironmentalists want more
- WIPO Committee on traditional knowledge fails to agree on course of future work
- In Brief
- Global trade contributes to natural resource overdraft, pollution: reports
- Two men convicted in Abidjan toxic dumping scandal
- Mexico requests consultation with US in ongoing tuna dispute
- Overturning panel, appellate body issues mixed ruling on hormone dispute
- Certification scheme targets social, environmental impacts of trade
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Number 18 17th October 2008
- Endangered species, tourism, fisheries highlighted at IUCN Congress
- Global marine body pushes ahead with emissions curbs on shipping
- SPS committee moves forward on private sector standards; hears from China on melamine
- In Brief
- Global mercury regulation: one step forward
- Europe sticks to climate targets, seeks way to allay competitiveness concerns
- New tools aim to boost trade in organic goods
- Report: economics justify universal elimination of fisheries subsidies
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Number 17 3rd October 2008
- WIPO assemblies endorse conference on patents and public policy challenges, including climate change
- US regulation of e-waste exports under scrutiny from within
- New UN scheme to fight climate change by avoiding deforestation
- In Brief
- EU warns against trade restrictions on raw materials
- US launches guidelines for GM animal approval
- European steel industry raises competitiveness concerns
- Brazil, US to collaborate on biofuels
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Number 16 19th September 2008
- European Parliament Seeks to Limit use of First-Generation Biofuels
- EU-Ghana Trade Deal Takes Aim at Illegal Logging
- In Brief
- EU Gives Green Light to GM Soybean
- Activists Accuse Industry of Biopiracy on Climate-Ready Crops
- UK Recycling Being Dumped in India: Report
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Number 15 5th September 2008
- Doha talks collapse, some members call for quick revival
- Climate change talks speed up in Accra, says UN
- Brazilian cotton dispute moves forward, biofuels may soon follow
- In Brief
- Brazil given until mid-December to comply with WTO tyre ruling
- Anti-dumping measures on energy efficient Chinese light bulbs dropped
- Underwater timber harvest in Ghana could reduce deforestation, help climate
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Number 14 25th July 2008
- Crunch-time at the WTO
- New Fisheries Submissions on the Eve of the Ministerial Meet
- Biofuel Mandates under Review
- In Brief
- China Receives Go-ahead for Ivory Imports
- Ugandan Coffee Crop and Trade Earnings Threatened by Climate Change
- Burkina Faso Commercialises GM Cotton
- WWF: Stop European Imports of Illegal Wood Products
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Number 13 11th July 2008
- Basel Parties Discuss Health Impacts of Hazardous Waste
- Annual Whaling Meeting Produces Mixed Results
- Codex Alimentarius Commission: New Standards, Old Concerns
- In Brief
- Austria Lifts Ban on GM Corn
- Europe Includes Aviation in Emissions Trading Scheme
- G8 Adopts Climate Change Goal for 2050
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Number 12 27th June 2008
- SPS Committee Considers Establishing Working Group on Private Sector Standards
- TRIPS Council Considers Disclosure Issues; Divisions Remain
- In Brief
- US and Canada Appeal WTO Beef Hormone Dispute Ruling
- G-8 Finance Ministers Support Climate Investment Funds
- Oxfam: Biofuels Threaten the Poorest
- Brazil Signs Sustainable Ethanol Deal With Sweden
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Number 11 13th June 2008
- Biofuels in the Spotlight at Global Food Summit
- High Cost of Cargo Shipping Could "Reverse Globalisation," Report Says
- US Senate Rejects Climate Bill; Topic Still Very Much Alive
- In Brief
- China's Growing Ecological Footprint Linked to Exports
- Europe Remains Divided on GM Safety
- TRIPS: Members Differ on Whether to Include Biodiversity in Horizontal Negotiations
- Climate Negotiations Underway in Bonn
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Number 10 30th May 2008
- Chair Galmes Issues Negotiations Update; Divisions Remain
- Marathon Biodiversity Meetings Stake Out Road towards Regimes on Liability and Redress, Access and Benefit-Sharing
- In Brief
- EU Appeals Latest Beef-Hormone Ruling
- Report: Global Fisheries Under Threat
- Review of China at WTO Highlights Energy, Natural Resource Use
- GE Trees Hot Button Issue Among Biodiversity Experts
- G-8 Environment Ministers Seek Electronics Recycling Solutions
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Number 9 16th May 2008
- CTE Informals: Africa Group Calls for New Environment Expert Group; Brazil Details 'Request-Offer' Approach for Environmental Goods Liberalisation
- Brazil Concerned Over Trade-Distorting Biofuels Criteria
- In Brief
- UN Liability Regime on Biosafety Challenged
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Number 8 2nd 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
- In Brief
- EU Biodiesel producers launch trade complaint
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Number 7 18th April 2008
- BUNKER FUELS UNDER SCRUTINY AT SHIPPING, CLIMATE MEETINGS
- ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS: STRONG SUSTAINABILITY CHECKS NEEDED FOR BIOFUELS
- In Brief
- DEBATE ON SECTORALS CONTINUES AT MAJOR EMITTERS MEETING
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Number 6 4th April 2008
- Climate Change Negotiations: Technology, IP Issues on the Table
- 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
- WTO Panel Rules Against EU Import Ban in Beef Hormone Case; Both Sides Claim Victory
- In Brief
- Business And Biodiversity Protectors Converge
- European Commission Considers Trade Sanctions Against Canadian Seal Imports
Number 5 20th March 2008
- Developing Countries: Mounting Support For Trips Amendment To Protect Biodiversity
- Climate Change: Energy-Intensive Sectors In The Spotlight
- Eu, Mauritania Renegotiate Fisheries Access Agreement
- In Brief
- Starbucks To Promote Rwandan Coffee
- Meeting Focuses On Future Of Whaling Commission
- World Food Prices Soar - Are Biofuels To Blame?
Number 4 7th 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
- In Brief
- GM CONTAMINATION ON THE RISE, COMPLICATES TRADE
- AQUATIC SPECIES INVADE FOREIGN COASTAL WATERS
- NEW CALLS FOR SUSTAINABILITY TRANSITION
- GLOBAL SEED VAULT OPENS IN NORWAY
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Number 3 22nd February 2008
- SHIP EMISSIONS UNDER REVIEW
- GMO Roundup: dispute update, annual GM reports released, Brazil approves corn varieties
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Number 2 8th February 2008
- BIODIVERSITY WORKING GROUP MAKES HEADWAY ON ACCESS AND BENEFIT-SHARING
- ROUGH SAILING FOR FISHERIES SUBSIDY TALKS
- BIOTECH COMPANIES WITHDRAW FROM GLOBAL AGRICULTURE ASSESSMENT
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Number 1 25th 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
- GM roundup: dispute update, new French ban, Mexican corn trials
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