Editorial Klaus Toepfer, Executive Director, UNEP Looking through new lenses Abdoulaye Wade, President of the Republic of Senegal, calls for a more systematic linkage of poverty reduction and environmental management to bring development and ecological security Development with a human face Vicente Fox Quesada, President of the United Mexican States, calls for a global pact for viable, sustainable and shared development Trade can transform Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, President of the Republic of Uganda, says that fair trade is essential for sustainable development and environmental protection Achieving win–win–win Supachai Panitchpakdi, Director-General, World Trade Organization, describes the challenges and opportunities in reconciling environmental protection and trade liberalization People Promises to keep Hilde Johnson, Minister of International Development, Norway, says that the World Summit on Sustainable Development provided a basis for action, and urges rich countries to take full responsibility to deliver their commitments As precious as gold Pascal Lamy, EU Trade Commissioner, emphasizes the importance of biodiversity to developing countries and outlines moves to secure a fair deal on trade in its riches Expanding the circle Josette S. Shiner, Associate United States Trade Representative, says that trade, environmental stewardship and economic development are mutually supportive goals

At a glance: Globalization, poverty, trade and the environment Acting local Anita Roddick OBE, Founder of The Body Shop, says that true free trade can only come through a process of localization Cooperation is catching Antony Burgmans, Chairman of Unilever N.V., describes how his company and a non-governmental organization together joined forces to promote sustainability Books & products Getting through the bottleneck Jeffrey Sachs, Director of The Earth Institute, Columbia University, describes the positive and negative effects of globalization, and proposes ways forward to achieve sustainable development Investing in the environment Daniel Chudnovsky, Professor of International Business and Development Economics, University of San Andrés, Argentina, says that foreign direct investment by multinational companies may improve the environment in developing countries and calls for vigilance to ensure that this takes place Bishkek Mountain Platform Introduced by A. Akaev, President of the Kyrgyz Republic You can’t breathe money Steven Seagal, actor We will succeed Safura Zavaran Hoseini, student at Tehran University Fair trade? Fair question Paul Vallely, chair of Traidcraft Exchange from 1995-1999, charts the success of the fair trade movement, but asks whether it is an agent for change or merely a diversion from the real issues