Note The purpose of this series of studies is to analyse policy issues and to stimulate discussions in the area of international trade and development. The series includes studies by UNCTAD staff and by distinguished researchers from other organizations and academia. This paper represents the personal views of the author only, and not the views of the UNCTAD secretariat or its member States. Th...

Trade policy influences the environment directly and indirectly, while environmental policies have an impact on competitiveness. In the past, trade's potential role to contribute to sustainable forest management has been largely unexplored. This paper is aimed at assessing the possible impacts of various policy instruments on trade and the environment. Although the Latin American and the Caribb...

There are many common misconceptions about sustainable living. These hinder both an understanding of the benefits, and broader acceptance solutions. Professionals within sustainability know good project examples, but these still little known amongst public; in countries hardly at all. Four such or “myths” briefly described, then countered by a selection examples. Most have been extensively stud...

International trade in ivory is banned in order to protect the African elephant. The trade ban is supported by some range states, because it is seen as an effective means for protecting a ‘flagship’ species, but is opposed by states, mainly in southern Africa, because populations exceed the carrying capacity of local ecosystems. Issues concerning the ivory trade ban are addressed in this paper ...

The study of culture in international relations theories takes a wide range of complex issues, which without enough perception about these issues, certainly our understanding about the role of culture in international relations theories will be incomplete. Since in real world the study of international affairs is best understood as traditional competition between traditional mainstream theories...