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I think it is also of importance for the Commission to note the problem of negotiation of contracts on resource development. We have been trying for 10 years to include provisions on environment. We have been successful only to get from the investors a very broad description of what should be done in environmental protection. If you go into details you get problems with the lawyers and so on. That hampers then the investment.
For us of course. it is a choice of whether to loosen the grip a little bit or if you maintain that, then c, course, there will be no investment in the country If an appeal could be made to the multinationals. mainly to understand that what has been done in timber should also be applied to other agreements like coffee. tin. and others. I think this would be a great help.Speaker from the floor.
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WCED Public Hearing
Jakarta, 26 March 1985
- that the leaseholder is responsible for land restoration and other environmental control measures in the rest affected by mining.
50. Relevant international organizations such as various UN agencies, the World Bank, and regional groups could develop further their work on model contracts and guidelines incorporating these principle.
2.2 Protectionism and International Trade
51. The increase In protectionism in industrial countries stifles export growth and prevents diversification from traditional exports. The success of some Far Eastern developing countries in increasing exports of labour-intensive manufactured goods shows the development potential of such trace. However, other countries – especially low-income Asian and Latin American nations seeking to follow the same route have found themselves severely handicapped by growing trade barriers. particularly in textiles and clothing. If developing countries are to reconcile a need for rapid export growth with a need to conserve the resource base, it is imperative that they enjoy access to industrial country markets for non traditional exports while they enjoy a comparative advantage. In many cases, the problems of protectionism relate to manufactures; but there are cases – sugar is a good example where industrial countries employ agricultural trade restrictions in ways that are damaging ecologically as well as economically. (See Box 3–2.)
2.3 'Pollution-intensive' Goods
52. The processing of certain raw materials – pulp and paper, oil. and alumina, for example can have substantial environmental side effects. Industrial countries have generally
