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T1 Environmental Impacts of Trade Liberalization and Policies for the Sustainable Management of Natural Resources: A Case Study on Bangladesh’s Shrimp Farming Industry
A1 United Nations Environment Programme, 
K1 green economy
K1 trade liberalization
K1 Bangladesh
K1 shrimp
K1 structural adjustment
K1 trade policy
K1 export policy
YR 1999
FD 1999
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/25965
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/25965
NO The objective of the present study is to examine the environmental impacts of trade-related structural adjustment programs (SAP) policies, particularly in the shrimp culture industry. It seeks to: (a) analyse the trend and struc- ture of the export-oriented shrimp culture industry in Bangladesh against the backdrop of trade policy reform in the country, (b) undertake a simple cost-benefit analysis to assess the environmen- tal impact of shrimp cultivation, and (c) set forth a policy package for sustainable shrimp culture, integrating environmental concerns and trade expansion objectives. The research methods deployed include literature review; discussion of policy evolution, consequences and intervening factors; interpretation of empirical evidence based on statistical techniques and integration of site/ industry specific information. Thus, the study is largely based on secondary data, selectively sup- plemented by primary evidence.
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 19, 2026