Environment Practice

ITS Global consultants are experts in international environment issues (international agreements, climate change, disposal of hazardous wastes, ecolabels, forestry, chemicals) and domestic environment policy (land management, forestry and water).

 

Highlights

Climate Change Issues

ITS Global's report on "Climate Change- Effective strategies for Asia: The beginning of a rational response" aims to examine options for key Asian Pacific nations to address climate change. The full report is available on the World Growth website.

 

Bioprospecting and the CBD

Consultants have undertaken analyses of bioprospecting and assessed the evidence for “biopiracy” as part of work undertaken for a major US private sector client to address negotiations in the UN Convention on Biological Diversity for a legally binding regime to govern access to and benefit sharing from the genetic resources of developing countries. This included an analysis of the evidence for biopiracy and arrangements in various developing countries to govern bioprospecting. This study, which is available on the website of the Australian APEC Study Centre, also proposed a market-based alternative based on property rights to engage in bioprospecting as an alternative model.

 

Forestry sustainability in PNG

ITS Global consultants have recently concluded work for a client on the environmental sustainability and economic significance of the forestry industry in Pacific region.