The Doha Ministerial Declaration and the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation Plan adopted at the World Summit on Sustainable Development highlighted the important role that trade can play in achieving sustainable development and reducing poverty. This new annual publication reviews trade and environment issues from a development perspective. Issues discussed include: specific trade obligations in multilateral environmental agreements; definitions of environmental goods and services, and the challenges and opportunities they pose for Central American and Caribbean countries; and UNCTAD technical co-operation and capacity-building activities.