International agreements

It is not surprising that the issues involved in what is known as the "trade and environment" debate are manifold and complex. What is involved is an intersection of objectives which address economy, development, enviornment and equity. All this in an attempt to find the appropriate balance between free and controlled markets.

One of a series of reports which have been produced by IUCN Nepal as part of its work in the legal implementation of the Nepal's National Conservation Startegy (NCS). It gives an account of the status of international environmental law in Nepal

In China, domestic trade in both tiger and rhinoceros products has been banned since 1993 and the maximum penalty for illicit trade is death. This report documents the progress made in implementing the ban but also the continuing availability of rhinoceros horn, tiger bone and their medicinal derivatives in the country.