¿Un Perú Libre de Transgénicos?
Friday, September 19th, 2008Desde el Ministerio de Ambiente (Minam): “SE DEBE EVALUAR QUE EL PERÚ SEA UN PAÍS LIBRE DE TRANSGÉNICOS” El Ministro de Ambiente, Antonio Brack Egg recomendó evaluar objetivamente la posibilidad de declarar al Perú como un país libre de transgénicos, a fin de garantizar la conservación de los recursos genéticos nativos y la mayor competitividad […]
A Call for a Reality Check on Biofuel
Tuesday, September 11th, 2007If you listen to their proponents, biofuels are the answer to many environmental, energy and economic ills and can do no wrong. They are destined to unseat OPEC and free us all from hydrocarbon dependence. If you listen to their detractors, biofuels are a sham that may bring environmental disaster and servitude to multinational corporations, […]
Consumer Protection in LAC V – A Sample Panorama of LAC Consumer News
Friday, May 11th, 2007When I started this series, I promised a five-part overview of consumer protection in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). So far I’ve looked at how consumer agencies and consumer NGOs in the region celebrated World Consumer Rights Day, how intergovernmental bodies have influenced the development of consumer law in the region, the panorama of […]
The WTO Biotech Case, Revisited
Thursday, March 22nd, 2007A few weeks back I discussed here the significance of the biotechnology dispute case at the World Trade Organization (WTO) for the nations of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). Well, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) just released as part of its Legal Papers Online series an analysis of that case and […]