Trading with the Environment: Ecology, Economics, Institutions and PolicyEarthscan, 1995 - 140 pages Should there be firmer restrictions on trade, with more policies aimed at protecting its environmental impacts, or would the environment benefit most from unrestricted free trade? Do importing countries have a responsibility only to their local ecosystems, or are they also responsible for environmental degradation caused by the production of traded goods in exporting countries? |
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Page 71
... FORESTS AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE Nearly half of the world's rain forests have disappeared . During the 1980s , destruction of the forests increased by 50 per cent , and 17 million hectares of tropical forests are cut down annually : an ...
... FORESTS AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE Nearly half of the world's rain forests have disappeared . During the 1980s , destruction of the forests increased by 50 per cent , and 17 million hectares of tropical forests are cut down annually : an ...
Page 75
... forests , not just rain forests , are included in the international cooperation on forest protection . Protection of the biodiversity in Swedish forests may prove to be essential to the saving of the rain forests . Sources : Alberto , C ...
... forests , not just rain forests , are included in the international cooperation on forest protection . Protection of the biodiversity in Swedish forests may prove to be essential to the saving of the rain forests . Sources : Alberto , C ...
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... forests 11 global issue 17 12 sewage soil 9 advertising 70 Africa rain forests 71 waste disposal 55 Agenda 21 65 , 98–8 , 107 GATT incorporates 126 , 128 varying levels of environmental protection 105 agriculture air changing trade ...
... forests 11 global issue 17 12 sewage soil 9 advertising 70 Africa rain forests 71 waste disposal 55 Agenda 21 65 , 98–8 , 107 GATT incorporates 126 , 128 varying levels of environmental protection 105 agriculture air changing trade ...
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Natures Life Support Systems as the Foundation | 4 |
Economy and ecosystems | 21 |
An ecologicaleconomic synthesis | 27 |
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