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American Forest & Paper Association Press Release (December 13, 1999)
AF&PA Letter to the Members of Congress
Daily News Briefings by FoEI
WTO Threat to Forests - Lessons from Japan [PDF Format / Word Format / Rich Text Format]
OPPOSITION TO PROPOSED TRADE LIBERALIZATION OF FOREST PRODUCTS
(Open Letter from Japanese Organizations and Individuals) 
Our Forests at Risk: The World Trade Organization's Threat to Forest Protection (available from here)
Request Letter to ?? from APEC Monitor Network (March 18, 1999)
Letter to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan from JATAN
Letter from US NGOs to Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries & Minister of International Trade and Industry, Japan (1999.8.5)
Japanese NGO Statement on Japanese Recommendation on Forest Products towards next WTO Negotiation (1999.8.5) [Japanese]
Joint US NGO Statement of Opposition to the Trade Liberalization of Forest Products (1999.7.19)
NGO-Citizens' Letter Demanding Sustainability and Biodiversity in Forest Management (1999.5.12) [Japanese]
Statement from Members of International Civil Society Opposing a Millennium Round of Trade Negotiations
NGO Statement of Opposition to the Proposed Liberalization of the Forest Products Sector (1999.5)
ENVIRONMENT-TRADE: Environmentalists Blast WTO Wood Trade Plans (Danielle Knight, Washington (IPS). March 15, 1999)
Will WTO Trade Away World's Forests?: Liberalization of the Forest Sector and the December 1999 Minesterial
Papua New Guinea's Rainforests Threatened (Cited from WRM Bulletin No.22)
* Links to Materials by Governments & Intl. Organizations
Accelerated Tariff Liberalization in the Forest Products Sector Expected to Have Small Environmental Effects (November 2, 1999. Helaine Klasky) (incl.: Executive Summary and Key Findings of A Study of the Economic and Environmental Effects by the U.S.)
Accelerated Tariff Liberalization in the Forest Products Sector: A Study of the Economic and Environmental Effects [html / PDF] (November 1999) (US Assessment Report)
EC Directorate General for Trade: Preparing for the NEW ROUND
Sustainability Impact Assessment of Proposed WTO New Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations Phase One Report Public Input Meeting
EC Assessment Report Phase I: Methodology for Sustainability Impacct Assessment (177p in PDF format)
EC Assessment Report Phase II: Executive Summary (19p in PDF format)
EC Assessment Report Phase II: Final (Main) Report (PDF format)
University of Manchester, Institute for Development Policy and Management: Sustainability Impact Assessment (EC assessment report is available here in HTML format)
WTO Report on Trade and Environment (Oct. 14, 1999) (Full text of the report is available here in PDF format)
Preparations for the 1999 Ministerial Conference (by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan)
 
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* Japanese NGOs
APEC Monitor NGO Network
People's Forum 2001
Japan Tropical Forest Action Network (JATAN)
Sarawak Campaign Committee (SCC)
Friends of the Earth Japan
* American and Europian NGOs
Pacific Environment and Resources Center (PERC)
American Lands Alliance
Fern UK/Brussels
A SEED Europe Trade and Investment Campaign
Biodiversity Action Network (BIONET)
Friend of the Earth Europe on the WTO
Friend of the Earth International Trade, Environment and Sustainability (TES) Programme
Earthjustice Legal Defense Fund
Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)
GreenNet Australia: Woodchip Exports
Public Information Network
Coastal Rainforest Coalition
Wilderness Committee
* Japanese Ministries
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF)
Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA)
* Governmental Organizations Overseas and Diet Members
US Trade Representative (USTR)
European Commission (EC)
George Miller (D-CA)
* International Organizations and Industry Groups
World Trade Organization (WTO)
WTO Seattle Ministrial Conference Homepage
University of Manchester, Institute for Development Policy and Management (EC assessment contractor)
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)
American Forest and Paper Association (AF&PA)
 
 

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