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    Towards a framework for socio-economic aspects in Biosafety Protocol

    Research and Information System for Developing Countries, 2011
    Article 26 of the Cartegena Protocol on Biosafety (CPB) requires the Parties to have in place mechanisms to incorporate socio-economic considerations while reaching a decision on the import of living modified organisms (LMOs) and encourages the Parties to cooperate on research and information exchange on any socio-economic impacts of living modified organisms.
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    Timber trade in Africa's Great Lakes: the road from Beni, DRC to Kampala, Uganda

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2012
    This report provides a political economy analysis of the trade in tropical timber from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to and through Uganda via the Northern Transit Corridor. The study focuses on international, regional and local demand-side drivers for tropical timber exports from the eastern DRC to and through Uganda.
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    Low carbon competitiveness in Cambodia

    Overseas Development Institute, 2013
    Analysis by the Overseas Development Institute suggests that over the next decade, global trade patterns will be transformed by climate change, international mitigation, and natural-resource scarcity, resulting in an inevitable shift over time to a low-carbon global economy.
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    Prospects for shale gas development in Asia: examining potentials and challenges in China and India

    Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, 2012
    Between now and 2035, global energy consumption is forecast to grow by 50 percent, and China and India together will account for more than half of this global growth. The scale of their energy consumption affects global supply and demand and, inherently, the price levels of various energy commodities - including natural gas - in the global marketplace.
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    Nigerian perspectives on the future Bilateral Free Trade Agreement between Norway and Nigeria

    Norwegian Council for Africa, 2012
    As the multilateral negotiations at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) are at a standstill, an increasing number of bilateral trade agreements are being negotiated. In Norway the multilateral negotiations are the responsibility of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, while it is the Ministry of Trade and Industry which deals with the bilateral agreements.
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    Green economy and trade: trends, challenges and opportunities

    United Nations [UN] Environment Programme, 2013
    Prepared by the Trade, Policy and Planning Unit of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), this report is a key component of the Green Economy and Trade Opportunities Project (GE-TOP). The aim of GE-TOP is to identify opportunities and barriers inherent in a transition to a green economy, and to assist all stakeholders to build capacity.
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    International Emissions Trading Association (IETA)

    The International Emissions Trading Association (IETA) is a non-profit business organisation created in June 1999 to establish a functional international framework for trading in greenhouse gas emissi
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    International trade and climate change: issues for South Asia

    South Asia Watch on Trade, Economics & Environment, 2010
    With growing concerns over climate change, the debate over the linkage between climate change and trade is likely to intensify, particularly in countries vulnerable to this change, such as South Asian countries. This paper states that climate change is likely to affect macroeconomic and trade performance, and livelihoods and living standards in South Asia.
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    Trade and environment briefings: environmental services

    International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development, 2012
    The market for environmental services is substantial and growing. This policy brief argues that if well managed, liberalisation of trade in environmental services can provide substantial benefits to the private sector as well as the general public.
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    Trade and environment briefings: trade in environmental goods

    International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development, 2012
    Trade liberalisation can provide access to green goods and technologies at lower cost and greater efficiency. This paper illustrates that liberalising trade in environmental goods can create new markets and export opportunities, thus supporting export-led development strategies.

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