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 Tel 63-33-271009 Fax 63-33-271008 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 […]

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

Vili Fuavao, Director SPREP PO Box 240 Apia Western Samoa tel (685) 21929 fax (685) 20231 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 Regional cooperation between Pacific island countries has a well established record. Indeed, regional governance of their […]

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 Kensington N.S.W. 2033 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 As in other developing regions, international trade plays a particularly crucial role in the economic life of […]

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 a Workshop on Trade and Environment in Asia-Pacific: Prospects for Regional Cooperation […]

The Trade-Environment Nexus: Whence, Whither, Why and Wherefore

Bunn Nagara 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 An Introduction The debate over linkage between trade and the environment continues unabated. The entire complex of debates over this most enduring issue grows more complex even as it seems to […]

International Cooperation for the Sustainable Development of the Russian Far East

Center for East Asian Studies Monterey Institute of International Studies Monterey, California 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 Peaceful relations among countries in any region require stable and mutually beneficial relations at all levels, both governmental and non-governmental, and […]

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, Honolulu CONTENTS1. INTRODUCTION 2. ECONOMIC/ENVIRONMENTAL STATE OF THE COUNTRIES IN THE REGION 3. PROGRESS IN […]

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 […]