Gracie Fong
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Gracie Fong spoke Saturday, 9 September with Earth Negotiations Bulletin editors Peter Doran and Yang Wanhua. She talked about:

undecided issues in the environment section including unsustainable production and consumption, the effects of conflict and dependence of the poor on natural resources (1:20)

status and NGO positions on these issues (:49)

indigenous women's knowledge and intellectual property rights (2:08)

the process of negotiations has left gaps in the environmental sections of the Platform of Action (1:32)

caucus process for dealing with issue of French nuclear testing (2:33)

excerpt from statement on French nuclear testing at Mururoa Atoll (1:15)

Fong is a legal consultant from Fiji, representing the Women and Fisheries Network, a research and advocacy organization working for women in the South Pacific. The network deals with the role of women in fisheries as well as food security and sustainable development issues. She is participating in the Environmental Caucus at the conference.

The interviews are formatted as RealAudio files.

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