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NGO: Global EcoLomics
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Kindly note that the section which used to be called

"Affiliation and Cooperation"

has been discontinued in its previous form because Urs P. Thomas has retired from the Law Faculty of the University of Geneva at the end of 2008. For your reference, the section is reproduced here. EcoLomics International plans to investigate new forms of  Cooperation and Affiliation which will benefit greatly from these efforts, and which will be built upon these projects.


 The Center for Trade and Environment
(CTE, http://www.C-T-E.org/)


is a virtual coordination mechanism for its four affiliated units which are listed below. The establishment of the CTE in March, 2008, allows to distinguish between EcoLomics International's specific role as an NGO and its broader role as a Web site conducive to interorganizational cooperation. The CTE's purpose is to provide a common profile for the Journal, the Occasional Papers Series, and the two sister NGOs. The difference between the two NGOs is that Global EcoLomics has been formally established according to the Swiss Civil Code, whereas EcoLomics International is an informal but specialized network organization. For more information on this Web site see the Presentation,  People and
Scope sections; an elaboration of the EcoLomics concept is provided in a essay on its emergence and dimensions. The CTE's administration and contact details are identical with those of EcoLomics International. 

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EcoLomic Policy and Law - Journal of Trade and Environment Studies
(published by Global EcoLomics)

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EcoLomics Occasional Papers Series
(published by EcoLomics International)

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Global EcoLomics

 

EcoLomics International has developed a cooperative work program focusing on Trade, Environment and Poverty Alleviation (TEPA) through its involvement in the following collaborative activities:
 

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A research project financed by the RUIG/GIAN is now concluded
(Réseau universitaire international de Genève, Geneva International Academic Network)
Information on this project is available HERE

 

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A Roundtable held at the Faculty of Law of the University of Geneva  on Oct. 18, 2007, on "Brundtland plus 20 - EcoLomics plus 5" providing innovative documentation on questions related to sustainable development

  

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Two major research projects were directed by Professors Anne Petitpierre and Laurence Boisson de Chazournes between 2001 and 2006, financed by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF). These activities led to the creation of the The Trade & Environment Research Group (T&ERG) of the University of Geneva's Law Faculty. This research group has established a strong track record of scientific publications in trade & environment.

 

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The T&ERG has organized a number of Roundtables related to these SNSF projects, e.g. in May 2006 on Risk Communication (with a scientific publication on this much overlooked but important issue),  and a Colloquium in October 2005 on WTO Law, Science and Standards (jointly organized with UNEP).

 

 

The Trade, Environment and Poverty Alleviation (TEPA) framework is a natural component of ecolomic thinking. For relevant comparable models we might look at the UNDP/UNEP Poverty and Environment Initiative (PEI) "Linking Poverty Reduction and Environmental Management to Achieve the MDGs," or at the World Bank’s Poverty Reduction Strategy  (PRS) which contains as a key component  "a system for monitoring the implementation of the strategy and tracking progress in poverty reduction." In a similar sense, policy and legal analyses based on an ecolomic approach and a TEPA framework will necessarily have to take into consideration the developing countries’ specific needs which are caused by the poverty of the large majority of their population. This approach is based on the realization that poverty has numerous causes and explanations which are outside the realm of the ecology-economics interaction, but at the aggregate level the enormous national per capita income discrepancies must be factored into international negotiations on trade and environment issues, into the implementation of international agreements, and into dispute settlement. This Web site's TEPA framework is characterized by a disciplined approach to its policy and law agenda. A first attempt in using this TEPA framework for the analysis of the environmental aspects of  the Doha Round as they had evolved by early 2006 has been presented at the 2006 Annual Convention of the International Studies Association.
 

For information please contact:

Global EcoLomics

Urs P. Thomas, MBA PhD

Administrator

16 bd des Philosophes, 6th floor

1205 Geneva, Switzerland

trade.env@EcoLomics.International.org

 

In case of technical problems the following address can be used: EcoLomic_policyandlaw--at--yahoo.com