Wildlife

 No Go

The South managed to make its presence felt, but this was due to the US Europe rift

Publication Date: 
30/12/1999
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Environment Economics, Environment Politics, Health Effects, WTO, Child Labour, Unemployment, NGO, Developing Countries, Animal Products, Wildlife
Biodiversity

 A North South conflict

biotechnology and bioresources are two issues that have been in conflict for a while. Biotechnology, proposed as "the technology of the next century', has its proponents in the developed countries

Publication Date: 
30/12/1999
Indira Khurana
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Biodiversity, Genetic Resources, Biotechnology, Patents, Asia, Developing Countries
Wildlife

 Allegations of being sidelined

Delegates were particularly unhappy with the secrecy maintained by the host nation USA

Publication Date: 
30/12/1999
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19991231
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Environment Economics, Environment Politics, Health Effects, WTO, Child Labour, Unemployment, NGO, Developing Countries, Animal Products, Wildlife
Wildlife

 Hormone beef or not

Public perception of health and safety standards mean more than money

Publication Date: 
30/12/1999
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19991231
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Environment Economics, Environment Politics, Health Effects, WTO, Child Labour, Unemployment, NGO, Developing Countries, Animal Products, Wildlife
Natural Disasters

 Taking stock

More than 150 nations gather to assess the damage from mounting ecological and social catastrophes

Publication Date: 
30/12/1999
Down to Earth
Tags:
Natural Disasters, Poverty, Developing Countries
India

 EC backs India

condemning what it described as the phenomenon of "biocolonialism' in the context of gene patents , the European Council has supported India's stance against piracy of its natural

Publication Date: 
30/10/1999
Down to Earth
Tags:
Biodiversity, Patents, Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), United States Of America (US), India, Developing Countries
Natural Disasters

 Blown out

A deadly cyclone causes large-scale devastation in Pakistan and despite early warnings the toll on the Indian side is as high

Publication Date: 
29/06/1999
Lian Chawii, Khalid Hussain
Down to Earth
Tags:
Natural Disasters, Cyclones, Disaster Preparedness, Governance, Pakistan, India, Developing Countries
Poverty

 The poverty of Amartya Sen

Even the "sensitive" Sen has failed to understand ecological poverty"

Publication Date: 
14/12/1998
Anil Agarwal
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Economic Development, Poverty, Developing Countries
Poverty

 Winners all

This year's Nobel laureates

Publication Date: 
14/11/1998
Down to Earth
Tags:
Drugs, Poverty, Personalities, Awards, Developing Countries
Energy

 Plant energy

Fuel made from plants may soon provide cheap energy to the rural areas in developing countries. The alternative is a result of the research which has found a method to generate concentrated gas from

Publication Date: 
30/10/1998
Down to Earth
Tags:
Energy, Energy Technology, Flora, Developing Countries

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