NAFTA

NAFTA Chapter 11 Methanex/U.S. Arbitration Sign-on Letter

Sign-on letter from NGO's in Canada, Mexico and the U.S. requesting support for participation of amici curiae (friends of the court) in the arbitration proceedings of the Methanex challenge to California's phase-out of MTBE.

Borders Are No Barrier to Dioxin Emissions, NAFTA Commission Study Shows

The North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation (NACEC) released a study showing the dioxin emissions from point sources in Mexico, the United States and Canada is contaminating food and the environment in the Canadian Arctic. They identified the incinerator operated by Xcel Energy in Red Wing, Minnesota as one of the major sources of this contamination.

Don't Trust Bush on Trade

NAFTA and Agriculture: The Fruits of Structural Adjustment and "Free" Trade

Food Security and Agricultural Trade Under NAFTA

Three years after the implementation of the North American Free Trade Agreement began, as agricultural economists debate whether changes in trade flows of commodities may, or may not, be traced to NAFTA itself, a separate but related question remains unaddressed, has NAFTA improved food security in North America?

The Grain Train Robbery of 1996

In late May, in a gritty outer ring settlement of Monterrey, Mexico, over 400 men, women and children stopped a grain train and carried its cargo off to their homes. Shouting "We're hungry!," women hauled off the contraband in buckets and two-year-old children carried it gingerly across the tracks in plastic bags.

A Brief History of Work on Regional Integration in North America

Traces the step by step history from 1991 to 1996 of the impacts on agriculture through policy changes implemented through global agencies and institutions and trade agreements such as the WTO, World Bank and IMF, NAFTA and the FTAA.

Mexican Corn, NAFTA and Hunger, May 1996, FACT SHEET 3

Corn is the principal food of the Mexican diet, and the principal crop- planted on 40% of arable land as of 1990. That year it was estimated that two to three million Mexicans grew corn, mostly on small parcels - 65% of 5 acres or less -of often poor quality land.

NAFTA/WTO Conflict in Agricultural Trade

On July 14,1995, the U.S. Trade Representative's office (USTR) requested a dispute resolution panel to hear a complaint under Chapter 20 of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). At issue is whether NAFTA or the World Trade Organization (WTO) rules will pertain in trade disputes over protective measures.

Myth #7. NAFTA Will Improve Food Security by Enabling Countries to Import Food Cheaply on the World Market