Regulating biotech trade: the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

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An overview is presented on the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, an environment and public health policy that permits nations to refuse imports of organisms altered by biotechnology. While the policy acknowledges the risk that genetically modified goods present, unresolved legal issues include liability, labeling regulations and power relations between biosafety entities and international trade organizations.

Planning, Laws, regulations and rules, International trade, Biotechnology

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Businesses, green groups and the media: the role of non-governmental organizations in the climate change debate

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The failure of the Sixth Conference of the Parties and the Kyoto Protocol and its impact on non-governmental organizations, such as businesses, environmental groups, and the media is examined. The author maintains the climate change debate has created an environmental awareness among non-environmental groups, which has put pressure on the negotiating process.

Political aspects, Business enterprises, Public opinion, Media coverage, Ecology, Environmental protection, Environmental movement, Environmentalism, Mass media and the environment

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The European Union in South-East Asia: continuity and change in turbulent times

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Issues discussed concern the establishment of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) and its effect on the relationship between the European Union (EU) and Southeast Asia. Topics addressed include the EU's interests in the region, economic and human rights standards, and international competition from the US, China, and Japan.

Statistical Data Included, International economic relations, European Union, Southeast Asia

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