Rick Rowden visits the World Bank InfoShop and is surprised to find his new book - "the Deadly Ideas of Neo-Liberalism" - prominently displayed inside the IMF/World Bank ..

Utrecht, 2 February 2010. Multistakeholder Consultation on the World Bank Group Environment Strategy 2010, hosted by ICCO. Full recording of the session:
1. Presentation of the World Bank Group concept note on 2010 Environment Strategy
2. Intervention by Paul Wolvekamp (Both ENDS) and Ekko van Ierland (Wageningen University)
3. Debate and conclusions

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Utrecht, 2 February 2010. Prof. Ekko van Ierlan (Wageningen University) thinks that the public debate on the World Bank Enviroment Strategy turned into a very productive afternoon. He stresses the importance of an ecosystem based approach for economic development and he hopes this concept will be integrated in the final World Bank environment strategy.

Utrecht, 2 February 2010. Ywende Awe from the World Bank shares the main messages that emerged from the public consultation on the environment strategy hosted by ICCO.

VOA's Paul Ndiho reports on the controversy over the World Bank funds for projects in South Sudan.

Antonia Juhasc launches a book on the history of the World Bank and IMF at Cody's bookshop in San Francisco.

A film by the Forum on Readiness for REDD that captures voices from the climate change and deforestation debate.

The Real News - Raj Patel: International trade rules have ravaged Haiti's domestic food production

Stewart Maginnis director of environment and development at the IUCN speaks on forest dialogue initiative at COP15.

Michael Ellis (1st Secretary for Global Issues - British Embassy Brasília) talks to David Stanton, DFID Deputy for World Bank Reform, about Brazilian perspective on International Financial Institutions.