• WTO-related links
• Academic institutions
• Environmental NGOs
• Inter-governmental Organisations
• Unions
• Trade and development NGOs
• Forest-linked organisations
• Email lists

WTO-related links

You can monitor developments at the web site of the Seattle Host Committee
http://www.wtoseattle.org/
or on the WTO's own web site
http://www.wto.org/

Harvard University, Center for International Development
http://www.cid.harvard.edu/cidtrade/

FERN
An NGO which aims to improve European Union activities in order to achieve conservation and sustainable management of forests; respect for rights of forest peoples; greater transparency
Produces a newsletter on forest issues
http://www.fern.org/fern/home.html

Site hosts a joint statement from NGOs on the liberalisation proposals for Seattle
http://www.fern.org/fern/NGO%20statements/WTO%20liberalisation.htm

The Worldwide Fund for Nature
WWF have made a statement on the WTO Ministerial, with particular reference to environmental issues, A Reform Agenda for the WTO Seattle Ministerial Conference
http://www.panda.org/resources/publications/sustainability/wto-papers/reform.html

Friends of the Earth
FoE have made a statement on the WTO Ministerial, with particular reference to environmental issues
http://www.foe.org/international/wto/govt.html

ILO
The UN body made up of labour, business and government representatives charged with developing and promoting labour standards
http://www.ilo.org/

Inter-governmental Forum on Forests
http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/iff.htm

Trade and Development Centre
The Trade and Development Centre is run jointly by the World Trade Organization and the World Bank's Economic Development Institute, under a programme called Information Technologies for Development (ITD). It offers information, analysis and comment on these issues and an opportunity to exchange views on the relationship between social and economic development and trade.
http://www.itd.org.

International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
A new strategy for trade and development
http://www.icftu.org

International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
Based in Canada, the IISD's mission is to promote sustainable development in decision-making internationally and within Canada. It has a website dedicated to trade
http://iisd1.iisd.ca/trade/default.htm

International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD)
An international NGO based in Geneva aiming to contribute to a better understanding of development and environment concerns in the context of international trade. Particularly useful is their newsletter, 'Bridges' (also available in Spanish and French)
http://www.ictsd.org/

International Institute for Environment and Development
IIED is an independent, non-profit organisation with a mission to promote sustainable patterns of world development through collaborative research, policy studies, consensus building and public information. Programmes of interest include forestry and land use and sustainable trade and consumption
http://www.iied.org/

Third World Network
A southern NGO engaged in research and advocacy on international development issues
http://www.twnside.org.sg/

Consumer Unity and Trust Society, Jaipur;
has made statements on the Seattle agenda
http://www.cuts-india.org/

Oxfam
Ten Proposals for the Seattle conference and Beyond, Oxfam Parliamentary Briefing Paper No 3, Oct 99
http://www.oxfam.org.uk/policy/papers/wto.htm

Loaded against the Poor: World Trade Organisation - Oxfam GB Position Paper, November 1999
http://www.oxfam.org.uk/policy/papers/wto2a.htm

Tropical Forest Forum
The UK Tropical Forest Forum is an independent association created in 1990 in response to the growing concern within Britain for the future of tropical forests. The Forum is open to all British based governmental, NGO, public and private organisations, companies and individuals with an interest in the sustainable utilisation and conservation of tropical forests. It has links to UK and international organisations
http://www.nri.org/TFF/

Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)
http://www.fscoax.org/

The Canadian Standards Association (CSA), Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) Project
http://www.sfms.com/standar.htm

The UK Woodland Assurance Scheme (UKWAS)
http://www.forestry.gov.uk/UKWAS/ukwas.html

Certification Information Service site
http://www.efi.fi/cis/english/intro.html.

A number of organisations have set up websites monitoring developments in the run-up to the Seattle meeting. These include:

The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy
To subscribe, send an email to listserv@iatp.org. In the body of the message type:
subscribe road_to_seattle

The Brussels-based NGO, ICDA has an email list, 'WTO impact list
See their website for details:
http://www.icda.be

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