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Land-based sources protocol to Cartagena Convention : message from the President of the United States transmitting protocol concerning pollution from land-based sources and activities ("the Protocol") to the Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region, with annexes, done at Oranjestad, Aruba, on October 6, 1999, and signed by the United States on that same date

Description: This treaty sets out general legal obligations to protect the marine environment of the Gulf of Mexico, Straits of Florida, Caribbean Sea, and immediately adjacent areas of the Atlantic Ocean-collectively known as the Wider Caribbean Region.
Date: 2007
Creator: United States. President (2001-2009 : Bush) & Rice, Condoleezza, 1954-
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Partner: UNT Libraries
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Brazil-U.S. Relations

Description: This report analyzes Brazil's political, economic, and social conditions, and how those conditions affect its role in the region and its relationship with the United States.
Date: June 3, 2009
Creator: Seelke, Clare Ribando & Meyer, Peter J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Proposed Colombia Free Trade Agreement: Labor Issues

Description: This report examines three labor issues and arguments related to the pending U.S.-Colombia free trade agreement (CFTA): violence against trade unionists; impunity (accountability for or punishment of the perpetrators); and worker rights protections for Colombians. This report addresses this issue at length, including the arguments for and against the agreement, as well as general U.S.-Colombia economic relations.
Date: November 24, 2008
Creator: Bolle, Mary Jane
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Latin America: Terrorism Issues

Description: Since the September 2001 terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, U.S. attention to terrorism in Latin America has intensified, with an increase in bilateral and regional cooperation. This report discusses the issue in relation to the U.S. State Department's April 2009 Country Report on Terrorism; Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez's sympathies with terrorist groups and lack of cooperation on antiterrorism efforts; growing U.S. concern over activities of terrorist groups Hezbollah and Hamas … more
Date: July 14, 2009
Creator: Sullivan, Mark P.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Agriculture in Pending U.S. Free Trade Agreements with Colombia, Panama, and South Korea

Description: The 111th Congress in coming months might take up free trade agreements (FTAs) signed by the Bush Administration with Colombia, Panama, and South Korea under trade promotion authority, or fast-track rules, designed to expedite congressional consideration of these agreements. Accordingly, agriculture as covered in each pending trade agreement is examined in this report in the order that Congress likely will take up these agreements, based upon statements made to date by Obama Administration offi… more
Date: June 3, 2009
Creator: Jurenas, Remy
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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[Interview with Elda Harrington]

Description: This transcript is the record of an interview with photographer Elda Harrington about how technology affects her work as part of a lecture series, "Women Art Technology." During the interview, Harrington discusses her own work in photography as well as the schools and the photography festival that she has established in Argentina. The transcript includes a brief introduction with a biography of Harrington and general information about the lecture series and the specific interview. A list of … more
Date: April 2, 2008
Creator: Kidd, Allison & Westrup, Sarah
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design
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[Interview with Adelma Benavente Garcia]

Description: This transcript is the record of an interview with photographer Adelma Benavente Garcia about how technology affects her work as part of a lecture series, "Women Art Technology." During the interview, Garcia discusses the projects she has worked on to preserve photographs in the Andes mountains and other parts of Peru. The transcript includes a brief introduction with a biography of Garcia and general information about the lecture series and the specific interview. A list of 'Suggested readi… more
Date: March 25, 2008
Creator: Kidd, Allison & Westrup, Sarah
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design
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U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement

Description: This report examines the U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement which was originally intended to be part of a broader U.S.-Andean free trade agreement (FTA), but after negotiators failed to reach agreement, Peru and the U.S. decided to move forward on a bilateral basis. The PTPA is a comprehensive trade agreement that, if ratified, would eliminate tariffs and other barriers in goods and services trade between two countries. The labor provisions may be among the more controversial of the agreement.
Date: June 5, 2006
Creator: Villarreal, M. Angeles
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Corregimiento de Altavista: Valorar Nuestro Pasado, Reconocer el Presente y Planear Nuestro Futuro

Description: This report contains the history of Altavista and what the future might look like for the area. The Table of Contents begins on page 7. The report is split into chapters, each covering a town. Important holidays, myths/legends, geography, and local traditions are discussed.
Date: April 2009
Creator: Mauricio Pérez Flórez
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: Castleberry Peace Institute
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Conozcamos nuestro corregimiento Altavista

Description: This journal/magazine describes the geography and history of Altavista. A section is dedicated to the farmers of Altavista, who are the pride of the town. Some land is dedicated to vegetable, sugarcane, and fruit crops. Other sections of land are dedicated to the exploitation of soil, in order to extract material for construction.
Date: June 2004
Creator: Colegio Cedepro
Item Type: Refine your search to only Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
Partner: Castleberry Peace Institute
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Potential and Future Trends on Industrial Radiation Processing Technology Application in Emerging Country - Brazil

Description: Brazil started the use of radiation technology in the seventies on crosslinking polyethylene for insulation of wire and electronic cables and sterilization of medical care devices. The present status of industrial applications of radiation shows that the use of this technology is increasing according to the economical development and the necessity to become the products manufactured in the local industries competitive in quality and price for internal and external market. The on going developme… more
Date: October 6, 2004
Creator: Sampa, Maria Helena O.; Omi, Nelson M.; Rela, Carolina S. & Tsai, David
Item Type: Refine your search to only Article
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Labour and the Environment: A Natural Synergy

Description: This report presents examples of tools and practices that promote workers' health and safety as well as environmental protection, public health, and corporate responsibility. Issues include climate change, hazardous materials,
Date: 2007
Creator: Smith, John; Albracht, Gerd; Alves Da Silva, Nilvo Luis; Coninck, Sophie de; Fedetow, Igor; French, Hilary et al.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Proposed Colombia Free Trade Agreement: Labor Issues

Description: This report examines three labor issues and arguments related to the pending U.S.-Colombia free trade agreement (CFTA): violence against trade unionists; impunity (accountability for or punishment of the perpetrators); and worker rights protections for Colombians. This report addresses this issue at length, including the arguments for and against the agreement, as well as general U.S.-Colombia economic relations.
Date: November 24, 2008
Creator: Bolle, Mary Jane
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Brazil-U.S. Relations

Description: This report analyzes Brazil's political, economic, and social conditions, and how those conditions affect its role in the region and its relationship with the United States.
Date: October 6, 2008
Creator: Seelke, Clare Ribando & Durand, Alessandra
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Brazil-U.S. Relations

Description: This report analyzes Brazil's political, economic, and social conditions, and how those conditions affect its role in the region and its relationship with the United States. It then discusses a number of key issues in Brazil-U.S. relations.
Date: September 18, 2008
Creator: Seelke, Clare Ribando & Durand, Alessandra
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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