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Trade, Environment and Forests - Working Together for Sustainable Development

Year of publication 2003

Author Forest management Division

Product type Book (stand-alone)

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) The objective of this Roundtable is to engage trade policy makers and trade negotiators at the international level, particularly those in WTO negotiations, in exchanging information and views on outcomes and key issues of the current discussion process on trade and sustainable forest management in order to enhance the potential of trade for sustainable forest management.

Language English

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