East Asia Science & Security – Archives

The East Asia Science and Security Network (EASSNet) delivered timely news and innovative research across a range of issues relating to science and security, including energy security, bio-security, nano-technology, nuclear fuel cycle, missile technology, and information technology, especially within the East Asia region. The network drew on research from Nautilus Institute and its partners in China, Japan, South Korea, Russia, Australia, and North Korea, as well as grantees of the MacArthur Foundation, of MacArthur Foundation, Ploughshares Fund, New Land Foundation, Korea Foundation, Ford Foundation, and US Department of Energy. The service provided researchers, journalists, and policymakers access to and understanding of developments beyond their own disciplinary, academic, or industrial communities.

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The Domain of Environmental Cooperation in Northeast Asia

Lyuba Zarsky CoDirector Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainable Development Prepared for the Sixth Annual International Conference Korea and the Future of Northeast Asia: Conflict or Cooperation? Portland State University Portland, Oregon May 4-5. 1995 I. Introduction The environment is emerging as a “motherhood” issue in Northeast Asia. In a region imbued with hostile legacies, […]

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Tourism in the APEC Region and its Promotion in an Ecologically Sound Way Through Regional Co-operation

The tourism sector is more dependent on suitable environments for its economic prosperity than most industries. While different types of tourism depend on varied factors, natural environments, built and cultural environments appear to be of overriding importance. Furthermore, connections between tourism and the state of these environments are ones of interdependence – tourism is influenced […]

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Shrimp Farming in the Asia-Pacific: Environmental and Trade Issues and Regional Cooperation

J. Honculada Primavera Aquaculture Department Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Tigbauan, Iloilo, Philippines 5021 Presented at the Nautilus Institute Workshop on Trade and Environment in Asia-Pacific: Prospects for Regional Cooperation 23-25 September 1994 East-West Center, Honolulu Abstract Production of farmed shrimp has grown at the phenomenal rate of 20-30% per year in the last two […]

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The Entwining of Trade and Policy in Environmental Issues: Implications for APEC

The Entwining of Trade and Policy in Environmental Issues: Implications for APEC* Jane Drake-Brockman and Kym Anderson** Centre for International Economic Studies University of Adelaide Adelaide, SA 5005 Australia Presented at the Nautilus Institute Workshop on Trade and Environment in Asia-Pacific: Prospects for Regional Cooperation 23-25 September 1994 East-West Center, Honolulu * Paper submitted to […]

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Pacific Islands Economies: Trade Patterns and Some Observations on Trade Policy Issues

Pacific Islands Economies: Trade Patterns and Some Observations on Trade Policy Issues Dr Te’o Fairbairn Economic Consultant Visiting Professor University of New South Wales Presented at the Nautilus Institute Workshop on Trade and Environment in Asia-Pacific: Prospects for Regional Cooperation 23-25 September 1994 East-West Center, Honolulu As in other developing regions, international trade plays a […]

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Trade, environment and development in the Pacific Islands: the role of SPREP

Pacific Islands Economies: Trade Patterns and Some Observations on Trade Policy Issues South Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Trade, environment and development in the Pacific Islands: the role of SPREP Vili Fuavao, Director Presented at the Nautilus Institute Workshop on Trade and Environment in Asia-Pacific: Prospects for Regional Cooperation 23-25 September 1994 East-West Center, Honolulu […]

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Northeast Asia Environmental Cooperation: Progress and Prospects

Taek-Whan Han Korea Institute for International Economic Policy Seoul, Korea (Preliminary Draft, Please Do Not Quote) September 23, 1994 Presented at the Nautilus Institute Workshop on Trade and Environment in Asia-Pacific: Prospects for Regional Cooperation 23-25 September 1994 East-West Center, HonoluluCONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION 2. ECONOMIC/ENVIRONMENTAL STATE OF THE COUNTRIES IN THE REGION 3. PROGRESS IN […]

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Region-Building and the Environment: The Role of the PECC

Linda Low Department of Business Policy National University of Singapore and Tay Boon Nga Department of Economics and Statistics National University of Singapore Draft August 1994 Presented at the Nautilus Institute Workshop on Trade and Environment in Asia-Pacific: Prospects for Regional Cooperation 23-25 September 1994 East-West Center, Honolulu   The most distinguishing feature of the […]

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