Challenges of regional integration and environment: environmental issues in the negotiations between brazil and argentina

Abstract

Th e intense growing of the international business transactions, inherent to the globalization process, has led to the increased of the concerns about the possible consequences arising from these processes; for example the impacts on the environment. In this sense, this article aim to analyze this complex interrelationship among the processes of development and the environmental issues, refl ecting on an interesting connection between international relations and the environment. Th e intention is to analyze the way in which environmental issues are included in multilateral negotiations - especially in relation to international trade. Firstly in a wide range, it is focused the development complexity in relation to the environmental preservation at the international level. Th en, in a strict scope, it is focused the regional range: in bilateral relations between Brazil and Argentina. To this end, it was used a descriptive analytical methodology, in which had prevailed the literature review related to the theme. Th rough this investigative way, it was looked to the current problem of the developing countries, as Brazil and Argentina - whose trade relations are intense - how is dealt with the mismatch between the fl ow of business transactions and the management of environmental protection. In the analysis developed, it was found that in the Mercosur standards concerning environmental there is no guidelines which could be able to bind on the countries members eff ectively. Th is represents a situation that leads to lack of environmental protection, since it involves diff erent political policies, which are, most of the time, confl icting. However, there is feasibility in the eff ectiveness of this policy, but nowadays is far away from reality.