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A New Mechanism for Hemispheric Cooperation on Environmental Sustainability and Trade?

By Maria Leichner Reynal, Ana Karina González, Marie Claire Segger (Cordonier Gehring), Nicola Borregaard on March 15, 2002

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The launching of the FTAA (Free Trade Area of the Americas) process opened the doors for mutually supportive environmental, social and trade policies, and for the participation of civil society.

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