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In this book, the most important link between trade and environment is tropical timber trade. Timber production is a key determinant of trade in timber products and the most immediate source of timber sector environmental impact. The principle focus of this book is to determine the trade policy effects and impacts of tariff and non-tariff trade barriers to timber trade on the Malaysia s economic growth, using spatial equilibrium model as a tool. Their contribution is much more significant in Environmentally Preferable Products (EPPs) trade, with a share of 45 percent of the world trade and 90...

The changing nature of climatic factor has adverse impacts on agricultural sustainability, food security, and socioeconomic sustainability in many countries. In Malaysia, due to the rapid changes in climatic conditions, agricultural productivity and profitability are expected to decline in the future leading to agricultural unsustainability. At the same time, the socioeconomic characteristics of the farmers are boldly changing. This empirical study investigates the vulnerability and impacts of climate change on agriculture, especially on paddy sector, and the socioeconomic status of the...

The context for this book is the resurgence of the debate between income and environmental degradation and a step towards better-informed debate on growth- environment interface. This book presents empirical investigations on the interacting relationship between income and environmental degradation, and tended to prove the environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) hypothesis based on Malaysian case. Generally, industrializing phase in most countries is accompanied by worsening of environmental quality along the dimensions of air pollution, water pollution and resource depletion. We investigate how...

The impacts of climate change seem to suddenly emerge without warning and could dampen the growth of agriculture sector over the long run. A countrys food security will be jeopardized if the grave long-term challenges spearheaded by changes in climate dampen the countrys initiatives to boost its agricultural production. Realizing the adverse effects of climate change, this study therefore attempts at predicting the impacts of climate change on Malaysians main staple food crop, which is paddy. Adjusting to climate change will require better management of agricultural practices and systems....