Description
As biodiversity within the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) continues to be threatened by rampant and unchecked trade in wildlife and timber, developments in infrastructure, telecommunications and trade within the subregion are threatening to worsen the situation. While these improvements ease the movement of people and goods across borders, they also provide illegal traders of wildlife and timber easy access to these improved facilities as they continue to transport their goods.
This case study examines the current state of biodiversity in the GMS and the effect of international trade on its wildlife population and forest cover. It examines how the current trade facilitation measures at the multilateral, regional and subregional levels could potentially affect the growth of illegal wildlife and timber trade. It also assesses their impact on current efforts to combat such trade and the subregion’s capacity to address the new challenges posed by trade facilitation measures.
Information
- Author(s)
- Lai-Lynn Angelica B., Barcenas
- Date / journal vol no.
- 2010
