Publications

Online publications on Trade and Environment

Online Working Papers/Articles on Environment and Trade

Working Papers available on www.twnside.org

Online publications on Trade and Environment

Environment and Trade: A Hand book 

http://www.iisd.org/trade/handbook/

Trade and Environment Review 2003

http://r0.unctad.org/trade_env/test1/publications/TER2003eversion/openTERF1.htm

Trade that Benefits the Environment and Development: Opening Markets for Environmental Goods and Services

http://www.oecd.org/document/32/0,2340,en_2649_34183_35817888_1_1_1_1,00.html

The State of Trade and Environment Law 2003: Implications for Doha and Beyond

http://www.iisd.org/pdf/2003/trade_enviro_law_2003.pdf

Trade and Environment at the WTO — April 2004
The WTO Secretariat has prepared this background document to assist public understanding of the trade and environment debate at the WTO.

‘The use of economic instruments for environmental policies: opportunities and challenges’, 2004

http://www.unep.ch/etu/Publication/EconInst/econInstruOppChnaFin.pdf

This report seeks to help policy makers, especially in the developing world, to identify, evaluate and apply economic instruments to address a country's environmental problems within its national and local circumstances. It presents an innovative approach by offering tools for a comprehensive assessment of the country context and conditions and by tailoring solutions to the specific country needs. The report also provides practical guidance on identifying when economic instruments may be most appropriate, and on strengthening the support framework needed to introduce them.

‘Reference Manual for the Integrated Assessment of Trade-related Policies’, 2001

http://www.unep.ch/etu/etp/acts/manpols/refmania_final.pdf

This Manual is designed to help policy makers and practitioners—in the developed world and in developing countries—to conduct integrated assessments of the economic, environmental and social impacts of trade policy and trade liberalization. An integrated assessment considers the economic, environmental and social effects of trade measures, the linkages between these effects, and aims to build upon this analysis by identifying ways in which the negative consequences can be avoided or mitigated, and ways in which positive effects can be enhanced.

- ‘Lessons Learned on Trade and Sustainable Development’, IISD 2004 (48 pages)

http://www.tradeknowledgenetwork.org/pdf/tkn_lessons_learned_en.pdf

This book distils the lessons from six years of research undertaken by and for the Trade Knowledge Network (1998 - 2004) on the issues faced by the South in the area of trade and sustainable development. It draws on in-country research, thematic research and workshop papers to identify the key issues, and explores in depth what the TKN research has to say about them.

Chapter One - Q: Is trade good or bad for the environment? A: No.

Chapter Two - There may indeed be tensions between environment and development, but it's not all about protectionism

Chapter Three - Trade-related environmental standards: make them better, meet them better, but don't bother complaining

Chapter Four - Green opportunities exist, but they aren't easy

Chapter Five - For trade and sustainable development to be mutually supportive, there must be strong domestic and international institutions

Chapter Six - There is a Southern agenda on trade and environment

Chapter Seven - The need for more research, capacity building

Manual On Good Practices In Public-Health-Sensitive Policy Measures And Patent Laws

Click here for the full manual

Online Working Papers/Articles on Environment and Trade

WTO Negotiations on Trade and Environment – The Dangers of  Protectionism in Disguise

http://www.anu.edu.au/NEC/Brockman_paper.pdf

Trade, Environment and Sustainable Development

http://www.unu.edu/interlink/papers/WG1/Sorensen.doc

CHALLENGES FOR ASIA’S TRADE AND ENVIRONMENT

http://www.adb.org/Documents/EDRC/Staff_Papers/ESP057.pdf

The Trade-Environment Nexus: Whence, Whither, Why and Wherefore
by Bunn Nagara

http://www.nautilus.org/archives/papers/enviro/trade/wwww.html

The Doha Work Programe: Still the Development Agenda?

http://www.ciel.org/Publications/IDDRIpresentation_Bernasconi_24Oct05.pdf

Towards a Full Review of the WTO’s TRIPS

AGREEMENT UNDER ARTICLE 71.1

http://www.ciel.org/Publications/Assessment_Trips_article711.pdf

Harmonizing Environment and Trade Policies

Report of the Advisory Group on Global Environmental Problems

http://www.env.go.jp/en/rep/hetp/

Trading the Environment

http://www.focusweb.org/publications/researchpapers/Research%20Papers/trading%20the%20environment.html

Trade in Environmental Services and Sustainable Development in Central America:

www.tradeknowledgenetwork.net/pdf/prismasum_en.pdf

European Union, Sustainability Impact Assessment of Proposed WTO Multilateral Trade Negotiations

http://idpm.man.ac.uk/sia-trade/index.htm

The European Commission has commissioned an independent assessment of the impact that trade negotiations may have on sustainable development. The work is being undertaken in a number of phases and Phase One and Phase Two have been completed.

International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

http://www.iucn.org

The Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources works on the relation between the environment and trade and investment. Its members from some 140 countries include 77 States, 114 government agencies, and 800-plus NGOs.

IUCN supports efforts to integrate economic perspectives and methods in nature conservation. This includes work on valuing environmental benefits and costs, developing positive economic incentives for nature conservation and investment in biodiversity-friendly business, and removing or reforming so-called “perverse” incentives that result in the loss of biological diversity. Much of this work is documented in the IUCN Biodiversity Economics library, available on-line at

< http://biodiversityeconomics.org/incentives/>

The page also provides indicative information on some of the existing private sector biodiversity initiatives, at < http://www.iucn.org/themes/business/Private/index.htm >

IUCN, Asia region

http://www.iucn.org/places/asia/

Trade and Environment

http://www.trade-environment.org/

Conceived by ICTSD, the site contains a wide range of key resources related to trade, environment and sustainable development. It includes the latest news on trade and environment, a calendar of trade and environment events, links to institutions working on trade and environment and relevant legal texts. It also offers links to international, regional and bilateral legal instruments.

Trade and Environment Database (TED)

http://www.american.edu/TED/ted.htm

It is a collection of categorical case studies that began with a focus on solely environmental issues, but did not include the economic consequences of other social policy choices, such as culture, rights, or other issues. TED cases include 28 categories that include both coded and reporting, organized into 6 clusters of information with extensive search and knowledge capabilities. There are around 700 TED cases studies.

South Asia Watch on Trade, Economics and Environment (SAWATEE)

http://www.sawtee.org/

A consortium of South Asian non-governmental organisations (NGOs), South Asia Watch on Trade, Economics and Environment (SAWTEE) is non-profit, non-governmental organisation. Its overall objective of SAWTEE is to build the capacity of the concerned stakeholders in South Asia, by equipping them with knowledge, information and skills to voice their concerns, particularly in the context of  liberalization and gloibalisation