The Asia Pacific Environmental Exchange (APEX)
is a non-profit, non-governmental international
environmental organization devoted to halting
unsustainable development and to promoting practical
solutions based on ecological economics and
ecosystem health, two new academic fields. To solve
the problems created by the new globalization, we
work through a collaborative, movement building, and
sharing of capacities and capabilities -- an exchange
between North and South, East and West, both
grassroots and global.
The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy
(IATP) promotes resilient family farms, rural
communities and ecosystems around the world through
research and education, science and technology, and
advocacy.
Friends of the Earth International (FOEI) is a
federation of organizations from all over the world that
are campaigning to protect the environment and to
create sustainable societies. It is the world's largest
federation of environmental groups, uniting close to
one million members worldwide. FoEI's member
organizations in 68 countries and 13 affiliate groups
campaign on the most urgent environmental and social
issues of our day.
The Center for International Environmental Law
(CIEL) is a public interest, not-for-profit
environmental law firm founded in 1989 to strengthen
international and comparative environmental law and
policy around the world. CIEL provides a full range of
environmental legal services in both international and
comparative national law, including: policy research
and publication, advice and advocacy, education and
training, and institution building.
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS AND
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
The Asia-Pacific Environmental Exchange (APEX),
in coordination with IATP, FOEI, and CIEL
through their joint Trade Information Project (TIP),
would like to invite you to:
A SKILLSHARE SEMINAR ON
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS AS APPLIED
TO
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
Featuring: Dr. Joshua Farley and Dave Batker
Objectives of the Skillshare Seminar:
1.
To introduce the multidisciplinary field of
Ecological Economics to staff of NGOs,
development organizations, and international
institutions working on issues relating to
international trade.
The Trade Information Project (TIP) is a joint
project between FOEI, IATP, and CIEL to monitor
trade activities in Geneva.
2.
To provide NGO staff with the tools,
concepts, and policies of ecological economics for
their trade-related work and campaigns.
When: Tuesday, September 25, 2001 from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Where: Meeting Room 4, International Environment House, Chemin des Anémones 11,
1219 Châtelaine, Geneva, Switzerland
Please RSVP to: Dave Batker <dbatker@seanet.com>, or to Vice Yu (FOEI), Shefali
Sharma (IATP), or Matthew Stilwell (CIEL), c/o the Trade Information Project
<tiproject@bluemail.ch>; phone: (41)(22)7890724; fax: (41)(22)7890500
Lunch will be provided.
SKILLSHARE SEMINAR SCHEDULE:
9:30 10.00
10:00-11:30
11:30-12:00
12:00-1:00
1:00-2:00
2:00-3:00
3:00-4:30
5:00-5:30
- Short Welcome and Introductions
- Introduction to the Concept and Theory of Ecological Economics by
Mr. Dave Batker
– Open Forum on the Concept and Theory of Ecological Economics
- Lunch (to be provided)
- A Guide to Critiquing Neo-Classical Economic Analysis from the
Perspective of Ecological Economics, by Dr. Joshua Farley
- Theoretical Approaches on the Application of Ecological Economics
Theory to Trade Work by Mr. Dave Batker and Dr. Joshua Farley
– Discussion on Practical Application of Ecological Economics
Theory to Trade Work by NGOs, Development Organizations, and
International Institutions
– Wrap up
Deforestation, overfishing, species loss, toxic waste, wetland loss, global warming and other environmental
problems are driven by economic activities. Traditional economic theory has been insufficient in integrating many
environmental and social concerns. Ecological economics emphasizes and integrates scale, ecological
sustainability, justice, distribution, efficiency and democracy. In ten years ecological economists have developed
tools for examining issues of ecological services, valuation, precautionary approach, uncertainty, scale,
distribution, allocation and visioning development from the ground up. Ecological economic analysis shifts
decisions toward ecological sustainability, distributive justice, the precautionary principal, biodiversity
conservation, and ecosystem health.
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RSVP FORM
Please fax to: (41)(22)7890500; or email to: Dave Batker (APEX) at
dbatker@seanet.com or to the IATP-FOEI-CIEL Trade Information Project at
tiproject@bluemail.ch
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