The Environmental Costs of Mexico–USA Maize Trade Under NAFTA

International Political Economy and the Environment

“…Unlike the GATT and WTO, the NAFTA, negotiated in the early 1990s, does explicitly attempt to incorporate environmental concerns not just in its preamble but also directly into the main text of the agreement. Despite the efforts to head off conflicts between trade and the environment within NAFTA, the results remain controversial, with critics arguing that the outcomes are at best ambiguous (Wise, 2008). The treaties mentioned include the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species, the Basel Convention, and the Montreal Protocol, as well as four bilateral treaties (Soloway, 2002).…”