Annual Call for Projects 2006
Technology Transfer, Trade, and the Environment: Promoting Synergy for Sustainable Development among the World Trade Organisation and Multilateral Environmental Agreements
Increasing the availability of environmental goods and services (EGS) through market liberalisation is seen as exemplifying the potential "win-win" relationship between trade and environment. Lower costs induced by lower or zero tariffs and non-tariff barriers would allow World Trade Organisation (WTO) Members to economise on resource/energy use and to increase their access to new technologies and know-how. At the same time, WTO Members would be able to comply with better environmental standards and adequately implement multilateral...
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Annual Call for Projects 2005
Enhancing National Capacities to Assess Wildlife Trade Policies in Support of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)
This two-year multidisciplinary project, approved by the Geneva International Academic Network (GIAN) in 2005, will promote sustainable development by enhancing the capacities of developing countries and countries with economies in transition to assess, design and implement effective national wildlife trade policies. Well-designed wildlife trade policies can play an essential role in protecting biodiversity, reducing poverty and achieving the Millennium Development Goals.
A key aim of this project is to improve the availability of...
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