IFTI Watch
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7 January 2014
New Tactic Used to Prod Intergovernmental Plant Body
By Toby McIntosh A new strategy to contest the opacity of an international organization emerging this year, a watchdog group obtained undisclosed documents through a national access to information law and posted them online. The impact of this technique remains to be seen. The goal is to prod the International Union for the Protection of […]
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7 January 2014
UNEP Plans for New Policy on Disclosure Behind Schedule
By Toby McIntosh The United Nations Environmental Programme has yet to produce a disclosure policy mandated by its governing body in early 2013, but it’s coming soon, a UNEP spokesman said. The promised disclosure policy is “stuck” in the office of UNEP legal division, according to one observer who has spoken with UNEP officials about […]
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6 January 2014
Transparency Urged in the T-TIP Negotiation Process
By Celia Viggo Wexler Wexler is Senior Washington Representative for the Center for Science and Democracy at the Union of Concerned Scientists. This is a presentation given Dec. 18, 2013, at a gathering in Washington of stakeholders and some negotiators concerning the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations. The Center for Science and Democracy […]