Cultural and Ethnic Products - RSS Feedhttp://www.intracen.org//layouts/RSSFeed.aspx?id=48925Study raises concern over international trade in python skins<span><em>Trade in Southeast Asian Python Skins</em></span><span> shows that problems of illegality persist in $1bn python-skin trade</span>...http://www.intracen.org/news/Study-raises-concern-over-international-trade-in-python-skins/11/27/2012 3:25:36 AMDominican Republic handicraft artisans visit Colombia to learn new skillsLast month, Artesanías de Colombia welcomed an ITC-led delegation from the Dominican Republic seeking information about the Colombian model that would help enhance the island-nation's handcrafts industry...http://www.intracen.org/news/Dominican-Republic-handicraft-artisans-visit-Colombia-to-learn-new-skills/01/24/2012 6:59:55 AMNew partnership between ITC and the Netherlands based Centre for the Promotion of Imports (CBI) in VietnamITC, lead agency of the Vietnamese Joint Programme for Green Production and Trade, has agreed to set up close cooperation with CBI’s Export Coaching Programme to support the country's home decoration and home textiles sector together...http://www.intracen.org/news/New-partnership-between-ITC-and-the-Netherlands-based-Centre-for-the-Promotion-of-Imports-CBI-in-Vietnam/11/28/2011 7:42:48 AMVietnamese companies learn about the opportunities and requirements of Fair TradeCompanies in Vietnam are insufficiently aware of market trends in the West that increasingly favour products produced in a socially responsible or sustainable manner. Against this background, ITC, in partnership with Fair Trade Original, organized a Fair Trade training workshop in Hanoi on 9-10 November 2011...http://www.intracen.org/news/Vietnamese-companies-learn-about-the-opportunities-and-requirements-of-Fair-Trade/11/23/2011 3:47:24 AM2nd Opinion Piece: Genetically modified organisms in agriculture – the arguments AGAINSTTHE CASE AGAINST GMOsInnovative agri-ecological solutions – how organic farming shows the way  The challenge of achieving food security is not so much a matter of producing more food but rather of improving access to what is already being produced...http://www.intracen.org/article/2nd-Opinion-Piece-Genetically-modified-organisms-in-agriculture-–-the-arguments-AGAINST/09/28/2011 4:04:23 AM1st Opinion Piece: Genetically modified organisms in agriculture – the arguments FORTHE CASE FOR GMOs:The global trade in agricultural commodities: GM crops are here to stayIn the spring of 2011, newspapers reported that animal feed imports to the European Union (EU) would soon be allowed to contain trace amounts (0.1%) of genetically...http://www.intracen.org/article/1st-Opinion-Piece-Genetically-modified-organisms-in-agriculture-–-the-arguments-FOR/09/28/2011 3:51:13 AMKyrgyz, Tajik firms debut in Paris ethical fashion show with ITC supportWith the support of the International Trade Centre (ITC), a group of Kyrgyz and Tajik makers and designers of clothing and artisan goods are for the first time displaying their talents at a top international ethical fashion show in Paris this week.The...http://www.intracen.org/news/Kyrgyz-Tajik-firms-debut-in-Paris-ethical-fashion-show-with-ITC-support/08/30/2011 9:15:34 AMCaribbean artisans receive training to take on export marketsArtisans from the Caribbean will showcase their products in Santo Domingo at an event designed to expose their companies to international markets. The Design Caribbean trade show, which will be held September 1 – 4, 2011, is the culmination of...http://www.intracen.org/news/Caribbean-artisans-receive-training-to-take-on-export-markets/08/29/2011 10:47:27 AMSustainble futures: Indigenous tourismWith growing global interest in cultural and ecotourism, indigenous communities in developing countries are presented with opportunities to position their unique product within a global industry. Through strategic partnerships, capacity...http://www.intracen.org/article/Sustainble-futures-Indigenous-tourism/07/27/2011 9:09:14 AMHealing the wounds of war: From conflict to commercial conservation in CambodiaA small miracle was recorded on Cambodia’s northern plains in 2009. Deep in the forest, not too far from the ancient temples of Angkor Wat, the number of giant ibis, a critically endangered species, had jumped. Nick Butler, coordinator...http://www.intracen.org/article/Healing-the-wounds-of-war-From-conflict-to-commercial-conservation-in-Cambodia/07/27/2011 9:03:58 AMCoaching for export success: Helping Mongolia and other developing countries build sustainable tourism businessIn Mongolia the Dutch Centre for the Promotion of Imports from developing countries, is assisting local businesses in taking advantage of the country’s unique environmental and heritage assets to build profitable and sustainable tourism...http://www.intracen.org/article/Coaching-for-export-success-Helping-Mongolia-and-other-developing-countries-build-sustainable-tourism-business/07/27/2011 8:56:47 AMISO 26000: Putting social responsibility to workRecognition of the need for more ethically responsible business practices has seen the emergence of a strong global movement to embrace and promote the concept of social responsibility (SR).http://www.intracen.org/ISO-26000-Putting-Social-Responsibility-to-Work/02/24/2011 6:41:25 PMViet Nam One UN<p> Viet Nam One UN 2010-01-01 2012-12-31 one I946 true </p>http://www.intracen.org/layouts/three-column.aspx?pageid=49080&id=145812/08/2010 4:23:16 AMStudy raises concern over international trade in python skins<span><em>Trade in Southeast Asian Python Skins</em></span><span> shows that problems of illegality persist in $1bn python-skin trade</span>...http://www.intracen.org/news/Study-raises-concern-over-international-trade-in-python-skins/11/27/2012 3:25:36 AMDominican Republic handicraft artisans visit Colombia to learn new skillsLast month, Artesanías de Colombia welcomed an ITC-led delegation from the Dominican Republic seeking information about the Colombian model that would help enhance the island-nation's handcrafts industry...http://www.intracen.org/news/Dominican-Republic-handicraft-artisans-visit-Colombia-to-learn-new-skills/01/24/2012 6:59:55 AMNew partnership between ITC and the Netherlands based Centre for the Promotion of Imports (CBI) in VietnamITC, lead agency of the Vietnamese Joint Programme for Green Production and Trade, has agreed to set up close cooperation with CBI’s Export Coaching Programme to support the country's home decoration and home textiles sector together...http://www.intracen.org/news/New-partnership-between-ITC-and-the-Netherlands-based-Centre-for-the-Promotion-of-Imports-CBI-in-Vietnam/11/28/2011 7:42:48 AMVietnamese companies learn about the opportunities and requirements of Fair TradeCompanies in Vietnam are insufficiently aware of market trends in the West that increasingly favour products produced in a socially responsible or sustainable manner. Against this background, ITC, in partnership with Fair Trade Original, organized a Fair Trade training workshop in Hanoi on 9-10 November 2011...http://www.intracen.org/news/Vietnamese-companies-learn-about-the-opportunities-and-requirements-of-Fair-Trade/11/23/2011 3:47:24 AM2nd Opinion Piece: Genetically modified organisms in agriculture – the arguments AGAINSTTHE CASE AGAINST GMOsInnovative agri-ecological solutions – how organic farming shows the way  The challenge of achieving food security is not so much a matter of producing more food but rather of improving access to what is already being produced...http://www.intracen.org/article/2nd-Opinion-Piece-Genetically-modified-organisms-in-agriculture-–-the-arguments-AGAINST/09/28/2011 4:04:23 AM1st Opinion Piece: Genetically modified organisms in agriculture – the arguments FORTHE CASE FOR GMOs:The global trade in agricultural commodities: GM crops are here to stayIn the spring of 2011, newspapers reported that animal feed imports to the European Union (EU) would soon be allowed to contain trace amounts (0.1%) of genetically...http://www.intracen.org/article/1st-Opinion-Piece-Genetically-modified-organisms-in-agriculture-–-the-arguments-FOR/09/28/2011 3:51:13 AMKyrgyz, Tajik firms debut in Paris ethical fashion show with ITC supportWith the support of the International Trade Centre (ITC), a group of Kyrgyz and Tajik makers and designers of clothing and artisan goods are for the first time displaying their talents at a top international ethical fashion show in Paris this week.The...http://www.intracen.org/news/Kyrgyz-Tajik-firms-debut-in-Paris-ethical-fashion-show-with-ITC-support/08/30/2011 9:15:34 AMCaribbean artisans receive training to take on export marketsArtisans from the Caribbean will showcase their products in Santo Domingo at an event designed to expose their companies to international markets. The Design Caribbean trade show, which will be held September 1 – 4, 2011, is the culmination of...http://www.intracen.org/news/Caribbean-artisans-receive-training-to-take-on-export-markets/08/29/2011 10:47:27 AMSustainble futures: Indigenous tourismWith growing global interest in cultural and ecotourism, indigenous communities in developing countries are presented with opportunities to position their unique product within a global industry. Through strategic partnerships, capacity...http://www.intracen.org/article/Sustainble-futures-Indigenous-tourism/07/27/2011 9:09:14 AMHealing the wounds of war: From conflict to commercial conservation in CambodiaA small miracle was recorded on Cambodia’s northern plains in 2009. Deep in the forest, not too far from the ancient temples of Angkor Wat, the number of giant ibis, a critically endangered species, had jumped. Nick Butler, coordinator...http://www.intracen.org/article/Healing-the-wounds-of-war-From-conflict-to-commercial-conservation-in-Cambodia/07/27/2011 9:03:58 AMCoaching for export success: Helping Mongolia and other developing countries build sustainable tourism businessIn Mongolia the Dutch Centre for the Promotion of Imports from developing countries, is assisting local businesses in taking advantage of the country’s unique environmental and heritage assets to build profitable and sustainable tourism...http://www.intracen.org/article/Coaching-for-export-success-Helping-Mongolia-and-other-developing-countries-build-sustainable-tourism-business/07/27/2011 8:56:47 AMISO 26000: Putting social responsibility to workRecognition of the need for more ethically responsible business practices has seen the emergence of a strong global movement to embrace and promote the concept of social responsibility (SR).http://www.intracen.org/ISO-26000-Putting-Social-Responsibility-to-Work/02/24/2011 6:41:25 PMViet Nam One UN<p> Viet Nam One UN 2010-01-01 2012-12-31 one I946 true </p>http://www.intracen.org/layouts/three-column.aspx?pageid=49080&id=145812/08/2010 4:23:16 AMStudy raises concern over international trade in python skins<span><em>Trade in Southeast Asian Python Skins</em></span><span> shows that problems of illegality persist in $1bn python-skin trade</span>...http://www.intracen.org/news/Study-raises-concern-over-international-trade-in-python-skins/11/27/2012 3:25:36 AMDominican Republic handicraft artisans visit Colombia to learn new skillsLast month, Artesanías de Colombia welcomed an ITC-led delegation from the Dominican Republic seeking information about the Colombian model that would help enhance the island-nation's handcrafts industry...http://www.intracen.org/news/Dominican-Republic-handicraft-artisans-visit-Colombia-to-learn-new-skills/01/24/2012 6:59:55 AMNew partnership between ITC and the Netherlands based Centre for the Promotion of Imports (CBI) in VietnamITC, lead agency of the Vietnamese Joint Programme for Green Production and Trade, has agreed to set up close cooperation with CBI’s Export Coaching Programme to support the country's home decoration and home textiles sector together...http://www.intracen.org/news/New-partnership-between-ITC-and-the-Netherlands-based-Centre-for-the-Promotion-of-Imports-CBI-in-Vietnam/11/28/2011 7:42:48 AMVietnamese companies learn about the opportunities and requirements of Fair TradeCompanies in Vietnam are insufficiently aware of market trends in the West that increasingly favour products produced in a socially responsible or sustainable manner. Against this background, ITC, in partnership with Fair Trade Original, organized a Fair Trade training workshop in Hanoi on 9-10 November 2011...http://www.intracen.org/news/Vietnamese-companies-learn-about-the-opportunities-and-requirements-of-Fair-Trade/11/23/2011 3:47:24 AM2nd Opinion Piece: Genetically modified organisms in agriculture – the arguments AGAINSTTHE CASE AGAINST GMOsInnovative agri-ecological solutions – how organic farming shows the way  The challenge of achieving food security is not so much a matter of producing more food but rather of improving access to what is already being produced...http://www.intracen.org/article/2nd-Opinion-Piece-Genetically-modified-organisms-in-agriculture-–-the-arguments-AGAINST/09/28/2011 4:04:23 AM1st Opinion Piece: Genetically modified organisms in agriculture – the arguments FORTHE CASE FOR GMOs:The global trade in agricultural commodities: GM crops are here to stayIn the spring of 2011, newspapers reported that animal feed imports to the European Union (EU) would soon be allowed to contain trace amounts (0.1%) of genetically...http://www.intracen.org/article/1st-Opinion-Piece-Genetically-modified-organisms-in-agriculture-–-the-arguments-FOR/09/28/2011 3:51:13 AMKyrgyz, Tajik firms debut in Paris ethical fashion show with ITC supportWith the support of the International Trade Centre (ITC), a group of Kyrgyz and Tajik makers and designers of clothing and artisan goods are for the first time displaying their talents at a top international ethical fashion show in Paris this week.The...http://www.intracen.org/news/Kyrgyz-Tajik-firms-debut-in-Paris-ethical-fashion-show-with-ITC-support/08/30/2011 9:15:34 AMCaribbean artisans receive training to take on export marketsArtisans from the Caribbean will showcase their products in Santo Domingo at an event designed to expose their companies to international markets. The Design Caribbean trade show, which will be held September 1 – 4, 2011, is the culmination of...http://www.intracen.org/news/Caribbean-artisans-receive-training-to-take-on-export-markets/08/29/2011 10:47:27 AMSustainble futures: Indigenous tourismWith growing global interest in cultural and ecotourism, indigenous communities in developing countries are presented with opportunities to position their unique product within a global industry. Through strategic partnerships, capacity...http://www.intracen.org/article/Sustainble-futures-Indigenous-tourism/07/27/2011 9:09:14 AMHealing the wounds of war: From conflict to commercial conservation in CambodiaA small miracle was recorded on Cambodia’s northern plains in 2009. Deep in the forest, not too far from the ancient temples of Angkor Wat, the number of giant ibis, a critically endangered species, had jumped. Nick Butler, coordinator...http://www.intracen.org/article/Healing-the-wounds-of-war-From-conflict-to-commercial-conservation-in-Cambodia/07/27/2011 9:03:58 AMCoaching for export success: Helping Mongolia and other developing countries build sustainable tourism businessIn Mongolia the Dutch Centre for the Promotion of Imports from developing countries, is assisting local businesses in taking advantage of the country’s unique environmental and heritage assets to build profitable and sustainable tourism...http://www.intracen.org/article/Coaching-for-export-success-Helping-Mongolia-and-other-developing-countries-build-sustainable-tourism-business/07/27/2011 8:56:47 AMISO 26000: Putting social responsibility to workRecognition of the need for more ethically responsible business practices has seen the emergence of a strong global movement to embrace and promote the concept of social responsibility (SR).http://www.intracen.org/ISO-26000-Putting-Social-Responsibility-to-Work/02/24/2011 6:41:25 PMViet Nam One UN<p> Viet Nam One UN 2010-01-01 2012-12-31 one I946 true </p>http://www.intracen.org/layouts/three-column.aspx?pageid=49080&id=145812/08/2010 4:23:16 AM