reports

Finnish paper trade threatens forests survival

Publication date: May 2003

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Please print out a copy of this letter and send it to West Somerset Council's planning office by 31st August

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This report describes the multiple threats now jeopardising the marine life and ecology of the North Sea and Baltic Sea. It proposes an approach to countering these threats involving the establishment of networks of large-scale marine reserves in which fishing and other extractive activities are prohibited. Finally, it considers what progress has already been made towards the effective conservation of the North and Baltic Seas, and assesses the opportunities towards that goal afforded by recent political developments.

A report by WDCS for Greenpeace

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A joint cetacean survey by Greenpeace and the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society (WDCS) took place aboard the MV Esperanza during January-March 2004. During this expedition, which mainly surveyed the Western Approaches of the English Channel, a total of 12 dead dolphins of which 10 were identified as common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) were found floating in the water. These dolphins were likely to be the victims of by-catch in pelagic trawl fisheries.

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A coalition of 15 public interest groups from around the world, including Europe, North and South America and India (the Amicus Coalition ), have joined together to ensure the WTO hears the public's voice in the challenge by the US, Canada and Argentina over the European Union's de facto moratorium on the approval of genetically modified (GM) foods and crops.

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At a time when GM food continues to cause controversy worldwide, and the legitimacy of the WTO itself has come under question, the WTO GM dispute between the US and EU looks set to be one of the most challenging in the WTO's history. The outcome of the WTO GM dispute will have major ramifications for the development of the environmental, social and health aspects of trade policy and is likely to have both substantive and symbolic importance worldwide.

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The UK nuclear industry, its regulators, government agencies and policy advisory bodies have in recent years attempted to change policies and activities related to nuclear waste management. Many of these have failed in gaining public support. This lack of confidence is, Greenpeace believes, due primarily to the fact that the policies and their implementation are not based on clear environmental principles.

This Greenpeace briefing highlights the major failures in current policy, and addresses possible solutions.

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Top state aid and competition experts, Paul Lasok QC and Rebecca Haynes, advised Greenpeace that the Government cannot pass its planned Energy Bill without EC approval because it may breach European rules on state aid.

Download the full advice.