Resources - trade

EMG Publications

Global trade and its implications for environmental sustainabilty is one of EMGs key areas of interest, and we have produced a number of publications in this field.

Trading the Summit - Nomsa goes to the WSSD (2002)
Carlos Amato (Illus.), EMG. This comic-book style publication teaches in a light-hearted way how and why the WTO came to have such an influence over sustainability issues in generral and the negotiations at the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development in particular. Available from EMG.

Our Trade, Environment and Sustainable Development briefing series of booklets were published between 1999 and 2001 and remain good introductions into the some of the key issues. Some are available as downloads.

Sustainable consumption: Trade, Environment and Sustainable Development (1999) Jessica Wilson, Briefing Doc. No.1, available as a hard copy and as download (1.27Mb) PDF file.

Regional integration: Trade, Environment and Sustainable Development (2000) Martine Visser, Briefing doc. No.2, available in hard copy and as a download (1.2Mb) PDF file.

Rooibos tea trade & small-scale production (2001) Adele Arendse, Briefing doc No.4, EMG. Available in hard copy or as a PDF (760 KB).

Trading in nuclear power and pebble-beds (2001) Stephen Law & Liz McDaid, Briefing doc.No.5, available in hardcopy or as a download (510 KB) PDF file