The conference is fast approaching and excitement is (hopefully) growing! Well, ours is anyway.
We'll start with some (organic) food for thought. Organic food is going to be a hard one to research in the sense that most nations aren't going to have a clear and definite stance on standardization of the organic food label. So, don't worry if you can't find how your nation feels on the issue - it's one of those issues where it's tough to find a wrong answer. At the same time, it's worth breaking the issue down and thinking about how pieces of it relate to your country's policy.
When we talk about standardizing food labels on an international level, this involves a lot of new rules and regulations that come into effect. The goal is essentially to set guidelines as to what can be called organic, making sure that Canada's version of organic is the same as China's. Right away, there are a few nations that could have problems with this - nations either with low health/environmental/agricultural standards, who would need to invest a lot of money to match the quality of international competitors, or nations who prefer to keep legislation in the hands of their own government, not the international community. So, that said, there are political and economic issues involved. Finally, the standardization process is potentially quite expensive, especially if it requires changing or completely restructuring the existing system. This might also be a deterrent for some nations.
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Good luck with your exams!
UNEP Dais
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