World Civl Society Forum
Working Group on Environment, Trade and Sustainable Development.

Main objective for Forum 2002:
Make a declaration or a report on environment, trade and sustainable development that would be presented at the World Summit for Sustainable Development (WSSD) (Johannesburg 2002).

Related issues:
· The inclusion of environmental considerations in trade considerations.
· The interaction between sustainable development and economic growth.
· North-South relations and the responsibilities of each in the planning and implementation of sustainable development plans of action.
· Environmental governance (both international and local)
· Poverty alleviation.
· Market access for developing countries.
· The role of indigenous peoples.
· The impact of demographic changes on sustainable development.
· Biodiversity and forest protection.
· Climate change.