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Issue
No. 231/232 (Nov/Dec 2009)
COVER:
Stemming biopiracy in the Third World
Hope for an anti-biopiracy
treaty in 2010
Prospects seem encouraging
for a new international anti-biopiracy agreement to be adopted by Parties
to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).
BY
CHEE YOKE LING
International
biopiracy protocol: Protecting the rights of indigenous peoples
While latest international
negotiations seem promising, the challenge is ensuring that indigenous
people's rights to traditional knowledge are recognized and protected.
BY JENNIFER TAULI CORPUZ
WIPO
members renew mandate for agreement on protecting genetic resources
The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) pursues the
fight to stem biopiracy in developing countries.
BY SANGEETA SHASHIKANT
'The
2010 target will not be met!'
Supporting local communities
fighting for environmental justice could be our best hope for reducing
biodiversity loss.
BY JESSICA DEMPSEY
Biodiversity
under pressure from climate change
Ecosystems are victims of climate
change which, if properly protected and restored, can help us defend
against its effects.
BY CHEE YOKE HEONG
Pillaging
of African biological resources continues, study finds
The
African Centre for Biosafety reports seven new suspected cases of biopiracy.
BY RIAZ K TAYOB
New
report warns of 'climate gene' biopiracy in Africa
The rush to patent 'climate genes'
in African crops raises fears of potential biopiracy.
BY CHEE YOKE HEONG
Enola
bean patent dispute offers lessons for developing countries
Patent
challenges involving genetic resources highlight the need for developing
countries to protect their local assets.
BY SANGEETA SHAHSIKANT & ASMERET ASGHEDOM
ECOLOGY
New
book on possible 100% renewable energy by 2050
A new book from ISIS and TWN explores a host of available technologies
that may solve the world's energy needs.
BY RIAZ K TAYOB
Power
to the people
Speech presented by lead author and ISIS
Director Mae-Wan Ho at the launch of Green Energies: 100% Renewables
by 2050 in London, 25 November 2009.
BY MAE-WAN HO
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HEALTH & SAFETY
Toxins
still killing 25 years after Bhopal gas leak
Bhopal's residents are still facing the
grim effects of water and soil contamination.
BY CHRYSO D' ANGELO
South
Africa: The debate on National Health Insurance
Will the proposed NHI scheme represent
a break from the government's current neoliberal model of economic development?
BY LEONARD GENTLE
ECONOMICS
The
global financial crisis and growing discontent in Africa
African governments' response to the crisis
ripping their economies apart has been far from impressive.
BY KWESI W OBENG
A
lesson from the Dubai crisis
Lessons learned from Dubai could benefit
China's speculation-ridden real-estate sector.
BY YI XIANRONG
WORLD AFFAIRS
NATO-Time
to bring the curtain down
NATO's continued post-Cold War existence
poses a threat to world peace.
BY SM MOHAMED IDRIS
The
Berlin and other walls
Two decades on, the end of Communism is
being greeted with a coolness that Western leaders find somewhat disconcerting.
BY JEREMY SEABROOK
Cuba,
Latin America and the Obama illusion
Hopes that President Obama's election heralded important shifts in US-Latin
American policy may have been misplaced.
BY TOM FAWTHROP
Honduras:
Washington moves to legitimize the coup
The US volte-face is a shameless betrayal of the Honduran people.
BY BENJAMIN DANGL
Afghanistan:
Obama's decision to escalate the war
Lies and half-truths were embedded within President Obama's West Point
address, an attempt to justify the sending of additional troops to Afghanistan.
BY PAUL STREET
WOMEN
Women's
treaty a powerful force for equality
For 30 years, CEDAW has been an increasingly
successful tool for battling violence and discrimination against women
and girls.
BY LIZA JENSEN
VIEWPOINT
Was
deregulation the cause of the financial crisis?
'Bubblenomics', not deregulation of the
US financial system, triggered the current economic crisis.
BY HUMBERTO CAMPODONICO
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