00853nam a2200145Ia 4500 20260716043425.0 16.01.02 U584 Environment UN New YorkUS 2000 ix, 105 p. Focuses on international investment agreements containing environmental references. Also discusses other relevant international instruments. Addresses the following key issues: the general protection of the environment through general references to the desirability of safeguarding the environment; preserving national regulatory space for environmental protection and/or failing to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) through a lowering of environmental standards; and the transfer of environmentally sound technology and management practices. 7/9/01 M2L ENVIRONMENT M U584 46971 46971