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Sep 13, 2001

Trade Policies Create Obstacle For Addressing Climate Change - January 12, 2001

As the world's nations consider strategies to reduce greenhouse gases, little has been done to address trade agreements that substantially increase energy demands - particularly with regard to agricultural production and distribution systems.

Sep 13, 2001

FTAA Negotiations on Intellectual PropertyThreaten Access to Pharmaceuticals and Seeds,Undermine International Agreements and Human Rights - April 19, 2001

As negotiators from throughout the Western Hemisphere gather in Quebec City to push for another free trade deal, representatives of civil society groups are gathering their voices in protest.

Sep 13, 2001

FTAA Negotiations on Intellectual PropertyThreaten Access to Pharmaceuticals and Seeds,Undermine International Agreements and Human Rights - April 19, 2001

As negotiators from throughout the Western Hemisphere gather in Quebec City to push for another free trade deal, representatives of civil society groups are gathering their voices in protest.

Sep 13, 2001

NGOs Demand a Fundamental Re-thinking of the WTO TRIPS agreement as public pressure grows - September 17, 2001

As World Trade Organisation (WTO) delegates meet for the last time to debate the contentious agreement on Trade Related Intellectual Property (TRIPS) before the WTO Ministerial in Doha in November, groups from around the world have converged on Geneva to express opposition against patenting of life forms and the agreement's wide ranging implications on health and human rights.

Sep 13, 2001

UN Body Warns Against Conflicts Between Trade-Related Agreements and Human Rights - August 30, 2001

A United Nations Sub-Commision adopted three resolutions earlier this month calling into question the impact of expanding economic globalization on human rights.

Sep 13, 2001

NGOs Demand a Fundamental Re-thinking of the WTO TRIPS agreement as public pressure grows - September 17, 2001

IATP in the News

UN sets out roadmap to end world hunger amid climate crisis, The Grocer
Cop28: UN targets agri-food industry with new climate recommendations, Irish Times
Big meat and dairy lobbyists turn out in record numbers at Cop28, The Guardian
MDA Awards 2023 USDA Specialty Crop Block Grants, Morning Ag Clips
RIPE leaders applaud USDA conservation list expansion, Farm Progress
$1.2 million USDA grants boost Minnesota specialty crops, Minnesota Ag Connection
MDA Awards 2023 USDA Specialty Crop Block Grants, Agriculture Industry Today
Mapped: Big Ag’s Routes to Influence at COP28, DeSmog
How a delayed farm bill would affect the agriculture sector, Marketplace
EU offers more cash to fertilizer makers over fears of new energy crunch, Politico
Daybreak Oct. 26: Stabenow: $4-5B available for new farm bill, Agri Pulse
Carbon trading for farmers is back on the table, Politico
As new farm bill gets drafted, some hope for changes to support sustainable farming, MPR Climate Cast
‘Rome’s burning’: Small farmers complain Biden administration is fiddling as they vanish, Politico
Grilling the world’s biggest meat producer, New York Times
The EPA Rejected Calls for Tougher Water Pollution Regulations at US Factory Farms – Now, It’s Being Sued, Green Queen
13 Groups Sue EPA Over Factory Farm Water Pollution, Common Dreams
Environmental groups sue EPA over water pollution from large livestock farms, Star Tribune
Meatpacker JBS Listing in NYC Would Be an ESG Nightmare, Bloomberg
IATP’s Wise: Mexico set for ‘public airing of the science’ on GE corn, Inside U.S. Trade
The farm bill expires in a month, and Congress still needs to decide what it will cost, NPR