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International trade rules and the agriculture sector: selected implementation issues
… subsidies, including payments-in-kind, to a firm, to an industry, to producers of an agricultural product, to a … an evaluation of the nature and size of the domestic seed industry, meaning seed production, certification, supply, … the plant breeding programs will need to be made. The seed industry, the resource poor farmers who save seed from season …
Intellectual property rights in plant varieties: International legal regimes and policy options for national governments
… where distribution markets transcend national borders, an industry may find itself precluded from distributing products … particular whether "it can be made or used in any kind of industry, including agriculture." (E.g. European Patent … will depend on the needs of that nation’s agricultural industry and farming sectors, its desire to encourage foreign …
The Green Customs Guide to Multilateral Environmental Agreements
… training facilitated by UNEP’s Division of Technology, Industry and Economics (DTIE) were developed in consultation … implementing the Initiative: the Division of Technology, Industry and Economics (DTIE), which hosts the secretariat of … affects a specific segment of the global chemical industry. In accordance with its purposes, the term chemical …
Strategic Report: Environment, Peace and Security - a Convergence of Threats
… and putting additional pressure on land; The wood industry: the demand for wood-based products (e.g. paper, … at each stage of the criminal supply chain in the fishing industry. This facilitates, for instance, the allocation of … isolation of the workplace, strong competition within the industry and the ready supply of vulnerable workers, many of …
Towards responsible trade
… U N EP /F A O towardsresponsibletrade The global chemicals industry and trade. Death, disability and birth defects are … world today. After the automotive sector, the chemicals industry is the world’s largest manufacturing industry, with annual sales of US$1.6 trillion. International …
Enhancing regulatory tools to support sustainable and legal trade in timber and non-timber plant products
… through royalties and fees, and the taxation of timber industry revenue. Due to its economic contribution, much of … supply chain development, and consumption among industry and consumers alike. Transparent forest governance … to existing customary laws and institutions, as well as industry practice, the broader support necessary for …
Principles of phytosanitary legislation
… introduced to protect one of the sectors of the national industry against foreign competition. There are many examples … has often come up against opposition from the agrifood industry, which is the largest industrial sector within the … has attracted the greatest attention from United States industry (although not specifically to do with plants) was …
Illicit wildlife trafficking: An environmental economic and social issue
… poaching also impact on other areas, such as the tourism industry. 4 May 2014 Poaching and illicit wildlife … (2011). Transnational Organized Crime in the Fishing Industry. Focus on: Trafficking in Persons; Smuggling of … (UNODC 2011). Transnational Organized Crime in the Fishing Industry. Focus on: Trafficking in Persons; Smuggling of …