::: LEAD Portal
On Livestock, Environment and Trade

Livestock - Environment - Trade considerations are likely to become very prominent in international and bilateral trade agreements as a result of the continuous strong growth in the demand for livestock products, the fast growing intensification of livestock production, the increasing global trade liberalization and the need of the governments to find a balance between protecting the environment while meeting their own growing demand for livestock products and maintaining the competitiveness of the sector at the international level.

There is a need of information about environmental restrictions relevant to trade in livestock products and livestock production inputs and the analysis of the issues at stake such as the implications of international standards on the structure of the livestock sector, its location, scale and intensity, and subsequent implications on environmental and social objectives.

As a first step towards filling this gap, the Livestock, Environment and Development (LEAD) Initiative has prepared "The Livestock, Environment and Trade Portal". The objective of this Portal is to provide policy and decision-makers with access to information on relevant livestock, environment and trade issues.

The portal include:

• Trade flows and trade tariffs (under WTO)
• Environmental Standards and regulations
• Environment related trade restrictions and other non-tariffs trade barriers (NTB)
• Institutions and organizations
• Suggested Reading