text New YorkUS UN 2000 monographic 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 16.01.02 U584 20260716043425.0