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This study examines the evolution and characteristics of financing for the environment in Brazil, in order to identify the advances and retreats made after the Earth Summit in Rio in 1992. It...

This study examines financing for environmental projects and programs in Trinidad and Tobago over the last decade. It evaluates the efficiency of the financing to establish whether the various...

This document discusses the concept of sustainability and sustainable development, introducing the various theoretical perspectives used in literature. It identifies the determinants of sustainability...

The past few years saw a proliferation of international investment agreements (IIAs) at the bilateral, regional and interregional levels. The new generation of IIAs presents new challenges for...

The settlement of disputes between investors and the States in which they operate is a key aspect of the system of investment protection established in international investment agreements. Thus, the...

The current study compares the process of agriculturization as it has been described for Argentina to similar processes occurring in Australia in order to assess the utility of this causal complex as...

Reservations in International Investment Agreements are a key technique for balancing flexibility of national authorities with international commitments in the field of investment, especially for...

This document presents an overview of the regional progress made towards the targets and commitments derived from implementation plans and programmes for the main agreements of the Johannesburg Summit...

During the past decade, the number of international investment agreements among developing countries has increased substantially, pointing to growing South-South cooperation. Developing countries are...

This paper seeks to assist developing countries to meet the challenges arising at the interface of the liberalization and the regulation of services, in the context of international investment rule...

This volume attempts to estimate the effect of trade liberalization on the industrial structure and pattern of pollution emissions in Brazil. An input-output approach is used to estimate the value of...

International investment agreements (IIAs) are a key instrument in the strategies of most countries, in particular developing countries, to attract foreign investment. The objective of this...

This paper, examines the issue of regional economic integration organization (REIO) exceptions in international investment agreements (IIAs) and its possible effects, in particular with regard to...

The aim of this study is to take stock of and to analyze the major developments in the interpretation of procedural and substantive international investment agreement (IIA) provisions as contained in...

The innovation cycle concerning the exploration of biodiversity biotechnological products in Amazon countries is considered in this report. A technological evaluation of the countries is conducted and...

Urban Consensus is a review of the regional Plan of Action on Human Settlements adopted in 1995, aimed at projecting shared priorities on urban and housing policies for the coming millennium. The...

This report focuses on urban poverty and habitat precariousness in the Caribbean countries with an emphasis on current and former British territories. Divided into three chapters, it looks at the...

This study responds to an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum Investment Experts Group request to identify the core elements in investment agreements in the APEC region. This includes...

International arbitration has been the most commonly used method for the settlement of international investment disputes. However, other forms of dispute settlements are, to date, only rarely used in...

This book reviews sixty years of international investment rule-making and identifies main trends in current treaty practice, as well as the core characteristics of the existing universe of...