Bridges Trade BioRes • Volume 7 • Number 16 • 21st September 2007

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If you have a relevant resource (books, papers, bulletins, etc.) you would like to see announced in this section, please forward a copy for review by the Bridges staff to Malena Sell at msell@ictsd.ch.KEEPING THE LIGHTS ON. By Walt Peterson (Royal Institute of International Affairs, July 2007). This book analyses human energy consumption and the dangers it poses to the planet. It proposes a new approach to thinking about energy, in order to progress and improve in energy security and consumption, maintaining low costs and distributing it to all corners of the globe. For more information, visit http://shop.earthscan.co.uk/ProductDetails/mcs/productID/790/

SECURING LIVELIHOODS IN DRYLAND AREAS. By Alessandra Giulani (Bioversity International, August 2007). This book describes a study, conducted in Syria, of how communities are developing markets for local products derived from neglected and underutilised plants. The data and processes documented in the book aim to show the potential of biodiversity to make a significant contribution to livelihood security in communities that inhabit difficult environments with unique resources. The study also highlights the importance of local cultural knowledge and institutions in sustainable development of biodiversity markets. The book argues that farmers need a broad base of agrobiodiversity to be able to respond and adapt to environmental changes and to improve their production, which may prove especially important in the face of climate change and changing economic and political pressures. For further information visit http://shop.earthscan.co.uk/ProductDetails/mcs/productID/794/

A DISASTER IN SEARCH OF SUCCESS: BT COTTON IN GLOBAL SOUTH. By the Community Media Trust (February 2007). Genetically engineered cotton (Bt cotton) is one of the hotly debated subjects around the globe. The biotech industry has worked relentlessly to create interest and market for the product. The book argues that the experiences around the global south in Bt cotton farming suggest that Bt cotton may not be the as miraculous as it sounds, by drawing from the documented experiences of farmers from Mail, South Africa and Indonesia, all of whom have work with Bt cotton. For further information, visit http://www.iied.org/pubs/display.php?o=14539IIED

BETWEEN SAFETY AND COMMERCE: HOW SANITARY REGULATIONS AFFECT GLOBAL DAIRY TRADE. By Thom Achterbosch. International Food & Agricultural Trade Policy Council, August 2007. The issue brief argues that to maintain safety in dairy commerce, sanitary regulations that govern global dairy trade are necessary, but concedes that it is possible that these regulations may be used for protectionist purposes, and may hinder beneficial trade flows. The issue brief is reporting on an IPC study that surveyed top 20 companies in the industry and documented how increased sanitary regulations impacted trade. It concludes by arguing that costs can be lowered by reducing regulatory divergence and requesting the aid of global institutions. The issue brief is available at http://www.agritrade.org/Publications/IssueBriefs/between_safety_commerce_dairy.html