viernes, 24 de diciembre de 2010

IISD RS: MEA Bulletin - Issue No. 106

IISD RS is pleased to announce that the newest issue of MEA Bulletin is now available. To access the 106th issue directly, visit: http://www.iisd.ca/mea-l/meabulletin106.pdf . To read past issues and to sign up to receive the PDF version, visit: http://www.iisd.ca/email/mea-l.htm

The 106th issue of MEA Bulletin includes reports on, inter alia:
· the Cancun Climate Change Conference,
· a Regional Workshop on Biodiversity and Finance in Support of the Nagoya Outcome,
· a UN Forum on Forests-organized event titled “International Year of Forests 2011: Forests for People,”
· preparations for the February meetings of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification’s Subsidiary Bodies, and
· a Regional Awareness Raising Workshop on Enhancing Cooperation and Coordination for the implementation of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions in Central America and the Caribbean.
The guest article is excerpted from a study titled “Environmental Goods and Services Negotiations at the WTO: Lessons from multilateral environmental agreements and ecolabels for breaking the impasse.” It was authored by Aaron Cosbey, Soledad Aguilar, Melanie Ashton and Stefano Ponte (IISD).
As this is the last MEA Bulletin issue for 2010, we at IISD RS would like to wish you all the best for this holiday season and throughout the coming year. Thank you for your support during 2010.
MEA Bulletin is a publication created by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) in cooperation with the United Nations Environment Programme’s Division of Environmental Law and Conventions (UNEP DELC).
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