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Environmental Assessments and Capacity Building
for Free Trade in the Andean Region: Peru
With Support of USAID and USEPA
Background
The workshop served as a forum to discuss challenges and
opportunities related to trade and environment, but mainly for the textile and forestry sectors
in Peru in the context of Trade Liberalization. However, the main objective was to peer review
with stakeholders from different sectors the preliminary results in the draft "Environmental
Assessment of Free Trade in Peru" conducted by the Department of Sustainable Development (DSD)
of the Organization of American States (OAS) with support of the Peruvian Society of Environmental
Law (SPDA). This assessment is part of the " Environmental Assessment and Capacity Building for Free
Trade in the Andean Region initiative, executed by DSD with support of USAID and USEPA and
organizations such as SPDA, the Ecuadorian Center for Environmental Law (CEDA) and the Colombian
Institute for Environmental Law. Written comments to the draft document (available only in Spanish)
posted below can be sent by email until June 1, 2006. Note: All Documents related to this Workshop
are available in Spanish only.
Welcome and opening remarks
Ambassador Ronalth Ochaeta, Representative of the OAS in Peru
Manuel Pulgar-Vidal, Executive Director SPDA
Mariano Castro, Executive Secretary, National Council for the Environment of Peru
Integration of Trade and Environment Policies
Challenges and Opportunities for Environmental Management in FTAs: Perspectives for Peru with a new FTA.
Ernesto Guevara Lam, Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism.
Integrated Assessments as Public Policy planning tools Claudia S. de Windt
Environmental Assessments of Trade, Linkages and Relevance for the Andean Region: Methodology and Scope
Maria Amparo Alban, CEDA
Photos
Effects, Challenges and Opportunities: The Peru Assessment
Economic and Social Effects, Jaime García
Environmental Effects, Wagner Safra
Regulatory Effects, Isabel Calle, Presentation
Documents
Agenda
Draft for Comments and Review "Environmental Assessment of Free Trade in Peru"