Tournament: Meadows | Round: 1 | Opponent: Harvard-Westlake AT | Judge: Fagan, Donald
WTO is near consensus on fisheries subsidies – success will require continued focus, flexibility, and cooperation among members
WTO 7/15 (World Trade Organization) “WTO members edge closer to fisheries subsidies agreement,” News and Events, 7/15/2021 JL
During an all-day meeting with 104 ministers and heads of delegation, WTO
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no marine fisheries left to subsidise — or artisanal fishing communities to support.”
IP disputes fragment WTO unity and trade off with subsidies negotiation
Patnaik 3/12 (Priti, journalist in Geneva, Switzerland, master’s in Development Studies from The Graduate Institute in Geneva and a master’s in Business and Economic Reporting from New York University) “Could Vaccine Nationalism Spur Disputes At The WTO?” Geneva Health Files, 3/12/2021 JL
To protect domestic manufacturers and constituencies, countries may resort to filing disputes, if
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will ultimately harm the legitimacy of the trading system,” the person added.
Overfishing collapses biodiversity
DUJS 12 (Dartmouth Undergraduate Journal of Science, official open access science journal of Dartmouth College, publishing original scientific research, multidisciplinary review articles, and science news) “The Threats of Overfishing: Consequences at the Commercial Level,” 3/11/2012 JL
According to marine ecologists, overfishing is the greatest threat to ocean ecosystems today (
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, the extent of this damage has only recently been recognized (15).
Continued biodiversity loss causes extinction
Carrington 18 (Damian, the Guardian's Environment editor) "Humanity has wiped out 60 of a animal populations since 1970, report finds," The Guardian, 10/29/18 TDI
Humanity has wiped out 60 of mammals, birds, fish and reptiles since
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no longer ignore the impact of current unsustainable production models and wasteful lifestyles.”