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Trade and environment. The international debate

Author
various authors
Date
1996
Source
IUCN (ID: MON-059846)
Publisher | Place of publication
Latin American Economic System (SELA) / UNCTAD | Caceres, Venezuela
Pages
411 p.
Language
English
Field of application
International
Country/Territory
Mexico, Netherlands, United States of America
Subject
Environment gen.
Keyword
Environmental standards Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes International trade
Geographical area
Latin America and the Caribbean, Caribbean
Abstract

Contents: 1. The trade / environment link 2. Trade and environment in the framework of international cooperation 3. Trade, environment and the developing countries 4. Trade and environment in Latin America and the Caribbean 5. The environment in the context of international trade 6. Environmental standards: Impact on SELA 's competitiveness and market access 7. Environmentally based process and production method standards: Some implications for developing countries 8. Trade and environment: OECD procedural guidelines 9. Regional integration and the environment. The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the negotiation of the Group of Three. The Mexican experience 10. Trade and environmental policies in the Netherlands and the European Community 11. Trade and the environment. The U.S. experience 12. Trade and the environment: Next steps 13. Eco-packaging initiatives: Impact on international trade and the special conditions of developing countries 14. Eco-labelling initiatives as potential barriers to trade: A viewpoint from developing countries 15. Eco-packaging, ' Green Dot ' and ' Blue Angel ': The German case 16. Environmental policy making, eco-labelling and eco-packaging in Germany: The impact on exports from developing countries 17. Transparency, green trade and market access