Economic and Social Council

 Distr. GENERAL
11 May 1994
ORIGINAL: ENGLISH

COMMISSION ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Second session
16-27 May 1994
Item 3 of the provisional agenda*

 GENERAL DISCUSSION ON PROGRESS IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF AGENDA
21, FOCUSING ON THE CROSS-SECTORAL COMPONENTS OF AGENDA 21 AND
THE CRITICAL ELEMENTS OF SUSTAINABILITY

                    Trade, environment and development

  Note jointly prepared by the secretariats of UNCTAD and UNEP

-----------------------------------------------------------------

Unofficial summary:

This report is the follow-up to the informal high-level meeting
on "Environment and Trade: Perspectives of Developing Countries"
co-hosted by the Executive Director of UNEP and the
Secretary-General of UNCTAD in Geneva on 17 February 1994.

The report is prepared by both secretariats and identifies ten
key areas linked to trade, environment and sustainable
development. These areas are:

          1)  Internalization
          2)  Environmental standards
          3)  Emerging trends in environmental policy-making
          4)  Eco-labelling and certification
          5)  The role of science
          6)  Indicators of sustainable development
          7)  Multilateral environmental agreements
          8)  Additional financing and technology transfer
          9)  Positive incentives to build compatibility between
              trade and environment
          10) Capacity building

In order to enhance the dialogue between environment and trade
ministers of developing and developed countries, the UNCTAD and
UNEP secretariats plan to jointly host another high-level meeting
on trade and environment in late 1994.

-------------
  *  E/CN.17/1994/1

Date last posted: 1 December 1999 12:18:30
Comments and suggestions: DESA/DSD