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Dec 11, 2017

Investor State Dispute Settlement

by
Shiney Varghese
Read the full paper here. 
Dec 8, 2017

How the WTO Can Support Climate Adaptation

by
Ben Lilliston
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has a well-earned reputation for placing trade concerns above all else—including global priorities like climate change and food security.
Wheat
Dec 8, 2017

Food Reserves, Climate Adaptation and the World Trade Organization

by
Sophia Murphy
Ben Lilliston
At the global climate talks in Bonn, Germany last month, countries agreed for the first time on an agriculture work program designed to identify the best strategies to respond to climate change and protect food security. Nearly 80 percent of countries included agriculture in their Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) as part of the Paris Climate Agreement.
Wheat
Dec 8, 2017

Uprooted Episode 12: The World Trade Organization and Multilateralism

The 11th World Trade Organization Ministerial begins on December 10th, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Dec 5, 2017

Ministerial Conference Host Argentina Undermines WTO Credibility

by
IATP
A decision to ban 63 civil society experts from attending the upcoming World Trade Organization (WTO) ministerial in Argentina threatens to further weaken the global institution. The controversy doesn’t bode well for the WTO, which has come under fire since its inception for its lack of transparency and accountability.
WTO Ministerial (2013
Dec 2, 2017

Uprooted Episode 11: Slavery in Brazil's Meat Chain

IATP, FASE, and The Heinrich Boell Foundation recently released a report on the industrial meat complex in Brazil. Besides the massive government corruption and environmental destruction, the human rights abuses in the supply chain are both well-documented and abundant.
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Nov 30, 2017

The Rise of Big Meat

by
Shefali Sharma
Introduction: Brazil’s Rise to the Top of the Global Meat Complex
The rise of big meat
Nov 30, 2017

The Rise of Big Meat: Brazil's Extractive Industry Executive Summary

by
Shefali Sharma
Brazil is the world’s leading exporter of soybeans, the second largest exporter of maize and the world’s largest beef trader. It has overtaken the United States in becoming the biggest exporter of poultry in the world, close to 39 percent of total global exports. With China drastically increasing its pork imports in the last two years, Brazil has also stepped in to meet this demand.