Marine fisheries and CITES: Breaking the cycle of overexploitation

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22 March 2010

Marine fisheries and CITES: Breaking the cycle of overexploitation

22 March 2010

Leslie Delagran

International trade can drive unsustainable fishing, particularly for high demand or high priced species that are not well managed. For example, bluefin tuna, sharks and corals are being overfished to the point of endangerment to meet demand for sushi, shark fin soup, and jewellery. Many fish...

Fostering the development and diffusion of technologies for climate change: Lessons from the CGIAR model

22 March 2010

Carlos M.Correa

To address the consequences of climate change, the international community must launch a major global effort of interdisciplinary research in various fields, ranging from fuel-efficient technologies to cut carbon dioxide emissions, to seeds adapted to new climatic conditions. In view of the urgency...

Moving past Copenhagen: Next steps for agriculture

22 March 2010

Marie Chamay

While many other issues have proved contentious in the efforts to reach a new global climate deal over the past couple years of negotiation under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), agriculture has been able to unite interests across many lines. In particular, numerous parties...

Geographical Indications and the protection of biodiversity in Andean countries

22 March 2010

Carlos Pomareda

In their effort to guarantee that the benefits of marketable products created from biodiversity in Andean countries [1] are developed responsibly and stay within control of their owners, governments could make use of various protective instruments, including Geographical Indications (GIs). There is...

The Lacey Act: Timber trade enforcement gets some teeth

22 March 2010

Paige McClanahan

In May 2008, the United States became the first country in the world to place an outright, criminally enforceable ban on the import of illegally harvested timber. Codified in Section 8204 of the US Farm Bill, the new provisions amended the Lacey Act - a century-old law that serves as Washington's...

Bioethanol production in rural Angola: Benefits and risks associated with a Brazilian technology transfer project

22 March 2010

Rafael Vaisman

Thanks to the transfer of technology from Brazil, Angola is entering the biofuels sector with multiple aims. These include creating jobs in rural areas, diversifying the energy mix and boosting exports. While the production of biofuels can bring about many benefits, technology transfer in this area...

ICTSD update: EGS Work under ICTSD’s Global Platform on Climate Change

22 March 2010

The world left the Copenhagen conference on climate change in December 2009 in a quandary and questioning the path forward. Among other things, negotiators and advocates who sought to influence a climate agreement have had to face the fact that trade and competitiveness concerns now act as a major...

Events

22 March 2010

ICTSD Events 30-31 March, New Delhi, India. TRADE AND CLIMATE CHANGE IN EMERGING ECONOMIES: THE COMPETITIVENESS, TECHNOLOGY, AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS DIMENSION. Organised by ICTSD and Research and Information Systems (RIS). 20-21 April, Kathmandu, Nepal. DIALOGUE ON TRADE, POVERTY AND...

Resources

22 March 2010

ICTSD Resources TRADE FLOWS, BARRIERS AND MARKET DRIVERS IN RENEWABLE ENERGY SUPPLY GOODS: THE NEED TO LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD. By Veena Jha. ICTSD Programme on Trade and Environment Issue Paper No. 10 (December 2009). http://ictsd.org/downloads/2010/01/veena-jha-paper.pdf Other Resources...