Sustainable development: NGOs question global trade policies
Publication: Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development. The OECD Observer
Date: Sunday, July 1 2001
Trade, Investment and Sustainable Development
MODERATOR: ELISABETH DOWDESWELL, FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, UNEP
BOB CRICK, VICE-CHAIRMAN, PARTICIPANTS TO THE EXPORT CREDIT ARRANGEMENT, OECD'S EXPORT
JENNY HEAP, CONSERVATION POLICY DIRECTOR, WWF INTERNATIONAL
RICARDO NAVARRO, CHAIRMAN OF FRIENDS OF THE EARTH INTERNATIONAL, DIRECTOR OF CESTA/FOE EL SALVADOR, NETHERLANDS
CLYDE PRESTOWITZ, PRESIDENT, ECONOMIC STRATEGY INSTITUTE, UNITED STATES
WANG XINFANG, VICE MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT, CHINA
HOIL YOON, AMBASSADOR FOR INTERNATIONAL ECONOMY AND TRADE, MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE, KOREA
Two leading environmental groups used the OECD Forum 2001 to criticise international trade and investment policies because of their negative impact on the environment.
Jenny Heap said it was "simplistic" to assume that policies that promoted free trade and higher incomes would automatically lead to better environmental conditions or promote sustainable development. The contrary was often true, Ms. Heap told a mixed panel of NGOs, government officials and economists: "Much pollution is irreversible and cannot be repaired once a country becomes rich."
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