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Earth Matters
Program 88a
Juliet Fox
3CR Community Radio
03 9419 8377
ComRadSat Program 26/11/1999
CUE SHEET
INTRO : "(shane rattenbury) The WTO can =85"=20
OUTRO : "... see ya later."
DURATION : 26'15" (frogs til around 27'15")
World Trade Organisation meets in Seattle
It's being called the Battle in Seattle with labour, consumer and
environmental activists gathering to protest against the meeting of the
World Trade Organisation. Established in 1995, the WTO was set up to
regulate and liberalise global trade and today it includes over 130=
countries.
Shane Rattenbury is the Poltical Officer for Greenpeace Australia, and
today he outlines how the WTO has affected environments globally, and gives
us the details on a recent report by Greenpeace on safe trade.
IN: "Perhaps the most =85"
OUT: "=85 on it's delegation."
DUR: 7'00
WTO and eco-labelling and genetically modified foods
>From November 30th World Trade Organisation representatives will enter into
what's being called the Millenium Round, which could see further rules that
fail to take account of the affect global trade has on the environment.=20
Anna Reynolds is attending the WTO talks in Seattle and today she joins us
to outline the Australian Conservation Foundation's concerns about the
future of eco-labelling and genetically modified foods.=20
IN: "I'm going as =85"
OUT: "=85 focus on that as well."
DUR: 7'15
Land Clearing in Queensland continues =85
Some 85% of vegetation cleared in Australia occurs in the state of
Queensland and yet the current Beattie Labor Government has stalled in its
moves to legislate for land clearing restrictions. Today 3CR's Geraldine
Cahill speaks to Imogen Zethoven of the Queensland Conservation Council
about the ongoing push to stop the clearing of vegetation throughout
Queensland and the extent of the land degradation.
IN: "1997 showed 340,00 hectares =85"
OUT: "=85 introduced together."
DUR: 7'30
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