Side Event on Trade Liberalization, Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development: Opportunities and Challenges for Small Island Developing States (SIDS)

Mauritius, 11 January 2005

This side event, held during the ‘International Meeting to Review the Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States (SIDS)’, provided a forum to discuss and consider opportunities and challenges related to sustainable development through enhanced trade and sound environmental management. Discussion topics included sustainable fisheries management, organic agriculture as a market access opportunity, sustainable tourism development and protecting and promoting traditional knowledge.

Some 75 participants, including government delegations and representatives of intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations attending the Mauritius International Meeting, participated in the side event.

Workshop participants emphasized that niche markets for organic agricultural and other environmentally preferable products could assist SIDS in diversifying exports and alleviating the effects of the erosion of trade preferences. CBTF-supported activities, such as policy dialogues and studies, could help SIDS in their analysis of opportunities and constraints in this regard and take informed policy decisions.

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