Commission on Trade in Goods and Services and Commodities, 10th session
4th informal meeting: Item 6: Trade, Environment and Development
Geneva. 8 February 2006
The panel and the following debate will seek to address the following issues:
- Key findings of UNCTAD's published Trade and Environment Review 2006, which
focuses on environmental requirements and market access - developing pro-active
approaches and strategies;
- Elaborating on key results of sector-focused project activities under UNCTAD's
Consultative Task Force on Environmental Requirements and Market Access: The
EurepGAP standard - challenges and opportunities for horticultural exports
from developing countries;
- The gap between stringent market access requirements and Social and economic
realties of small producer in developing countries – opportunities arising
from the holistic approach under organic agriculture.
Poster
Documents & Presentations
Presentations
Trade
and Environment Review 2006. Environmental Requirements and Market Access: Developing
Pro-active Approaches and Strategies
. UNCTAD
Product
standards and market access: a two-track approach.
Ministry of Foreign
Affairs The Netherlands
An
Introduction to EurepGAP:Facilitating Trade through Safe and Sustainable Agriculture.
EurepGAP
Environmental
Requirements and Market Access and Opportunities for Developing Countries.
QA
Plus, Malaysia
Role
of Organics: In Trade and Devlopment.
Daniele Giovannucci