la-regime-de-commerce-et-dinvestissement-bbc70e7300634b9d.pdf

The report critiques the impact of bilateral investment treaties and free trade agreements on national sovereignty, specifically highlighting how mechanisms like Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) prevent states from implementing environmental and social protections. It argues that the agro-industrial model leads to land grabbing, biodiversity loss, and increased hunger, while proposing that investing in small-scale agroecology can double food production in critical regions and improve climate resilience.

• Trade and investment agreements, including bilateral investment treaties (BITs) and free trade agreements (FTAs), often undermine state sovereignty by prioritizing agro-industrial profits over the economic, ecological, and social interests of the population.
• The Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) mechanism allows large corporations—typically those with annual revenues exceeding 1 billion USD—to sue states in secret arbitration courts over policies that threaten their profits, creating a 'chilling effect' that discourages governments from adopting new environmental or social protections.
• Investment agreements often include 'national treatment' and 'most-favored-nation' clauses that restrict a state's ability to differentiate investments based on their local impact or to favor national suppliers through public procurement.
• The agro-industrial system promotes environmental degradation, including soil and water depletion, high greenhouse gas emissions, and biodiversity loss, while contributing to hunger and nutrition-related diseases.
• Agro-industrial investment frameworks are increasingly integrated into development aid programs, such as NEPAD, AGRA, and the G8's Global Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition, often requiring states to reform land laws or cease providing free seeds to farmers.
• Small-scale agroecology is presented as a superior alternative that can double food production in critical regions within 10 years and increase soil productivity; an analysis of 286 projects in 57 poor countries showed average crop yield increases of 79%.

APA

Chandrasekaran, K., & Carrau, N. (n.d.). la-regime-de-commerce-et-dinvestissement-bbc70e7300634b9d.pdf. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/La-regime-de-commerce-et-dinvestissement.pdf

Chicago

Chandrasekaran, Kirtana, and Natalia Carrau. la-regime-de-commerce-et-dinvestissement-bbc70e7300634b9d.pdf. Friends of the Earth International, n.d. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/La-regime-de-commerce-et-dinvestissement.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{chandrasekaranndlaregimedecommerceetdinvestissementbbc70e7300634b9dpdf, author = {Chandrasekaran, Kirtana and Carrau, Natalia}, title = {{la-regime-de-commerce-et-dinvestissement-bbc70e7300634b9d.pdf}}, institution = {Friends of the Earth International}, url = {https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/La-regime-de-commerce-et-dinvestissement.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }