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Trade and the Environment: The WTO's effect on the environment
following the second World War, a document known as GATT, or General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, was established with hopes of increasing trade and helping ease tensions between nations. Through a system of rounds and meetings, tariffs between countries were lowered, increasing trade. The past half century since the creation of GATT has seen an immense increase in worldwide trade. Resulting from one of these "rounds," where nations meet to discuss trade issues, an organization known as the WTO, or the World Trade Organization, was created after the Uruguay Round of 1986-1994. With the lofty goals of uniting countries for the benefits of economic prosperity, the WTO has
put together a series of documents explaining its positions; a constitution of sorts.
One of the major issues that is fought by activists and environmentalists worldwide is the WTO's effect on the environment. In the past year alone, several......

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