Africa proposes

Recognise community knowledge. Do not patent life

Dumped dangers

CITES backdoor

Conservation group aids entry for vested interest

G20 sharpens focus

Seeks broader relevance, concrete agricultural plans

Cash cropped

Transnational corporations are playing havoc with the lives of farmers

Another feather to his cap

Biswas bags 2006 Stockholm water prize

Debt end

Efforts to relieve poor countries of their debt remains inadequate

Portrait of an insider as an enticer

Report>>his is the autobiography of a man

Private sector not dependable to achieve SDGs: UNCTAD

Its contribution to developing countries’ debt increases to 139% of GDP in 2017 from 79% in 2008

Off to the next round

The South came back reasonably victorious from Rio, it was only because of the poor leadership of USA. The question now is: will it be able to …

Shortchanging the South

Funds, always a sticky subject, was an area of considerable debate at UNCED. What emerged was a weak compromise which left northern purses …

The global green farce

At UNCED the inclustrialised countries do not want any serloys restructuring of their economies or their lifestyles to save the earth. But the …

Global growth to slow in 2023, trade to grow at less than a third the pace before pandemic: World Bank

Growth projections for 70% emerging markets & developing countries downgraded  

Developing economies risk exclusion as ‘age of AI’ dawns

Artificial intelligence is set to be a multi-trillion dollar industry by 2030, but developing economies risk falling behind unless changes are …

Models aren’t a panacea for saving the environment: hard lessons from REDD+

Model-making leads to the potential for deforestation and improved livelihoods at scale to be sidestepped, while making it possible for …

Stop this madness

'In the middle of this football field, we must stop moving the goal posts,'says Philippines negotiator Yeb Sano as the country braves the Super …

Ethics vs economics: the cost of outsourcing clinical trials to developing countries

On Human Experiments – As demand grows for newer and better drugs for an expanding range of conditions, so too does the need for clinical …

The underbelly of the beast

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Where will the moolah come from?

The Third World feels that the move by the industrialised countries to link ADB's lending policies to social objectives may hamper growth in Asia

Voices against protectionism

Several Third World countries derided the North's attempts to link trade with social and environmental issues

Squabbles thwart Third World projects

North vs South differences of opinion and the donor countries' control over funds has impeded the phasing out of ozone-depleting substances in …

UNEP set to navigate a new course

The United Nations Environment Programme, which had previously advanced legal instruments to solve global environmental problems, is now …

An identity crisis for the South

The developing world needs to define what the South represents, for otherwise it risks its legitimacy as a negotiating bloc

Gruelling days ahead at WHO for Nakajima

Allegations of financial irregularities are likely to be highlighted at a crucial session scheduled shortly in Geneva.

A handful of aces for the North

Global environmental concerns throw open the South to Northern intervention, whereas the South has limited interest in intervening in Northern …