Sustainable Development Policy & Practice

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Latest Reports on Global Sustainability Actions CSD 19 Preparations Underway 3_January_2011: Advance, unedited drafts of the Secretary-General’s Background Reports for the Intergovernmental Preparatory Meeting (IPM) and 19th session of the Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD 19) have recently been released, and a briefing on preparations for these events was recently …

Celebrating Crisis

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‘CELEBRATING CRISIS’ by evolution biologist Dr. Elisabet Sahtouris, is the clearest vision yet for our common human future.” We at Ethical Markets Media are honored by her service on our Advisory Board . Hazel Henderson, Editor Elisabet Sahtouris, Ph.D. (for book in press: Manifesto for Change: Crisis as Opportunity) Dr. …

Antibiotic cocktails harmful to freshwater bacteria

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Antibiotic cocktails harmful to freshwater bacteria New research has indicated that, at its current levels in the environment, a commonly used antibiotic (chlortetracycline) is toxic to freshwater bacteria. Moreover, when combined with four other antibiotics, the collective effect is greater than the sum of the individual effects. Antibiotics are used …

Summary of Development and Climate Days at COP 16

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4-5 DECEMBER 2010 The “Development and Climate Days at COP 16” event was held at the Caribe Park Royal Grand Hotel in Cancún, Mexico, from 4-5 December 2010. The event took place in parallel with the sixteenth Conference of the Parties (COP 16) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate …

Twenty-Second Meeting of the Parties to the Montréal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer – Summary & Analysis

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Earth Negotiations Bulletin Vol. 19 No. 79 The twenty-second Meeting of the Parties (MOP-22) to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer took place in Bangkok, Thailand, from 8-12 November 2010. The meeting was attended by over 400 participants representing governments, UN agencies, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, academia, …