existing in the WTO, it is obvious that a change needs to be made. Non-Governmental Organizations, or NGO’s are now very active in the pursuit to encourage the WTO to consider environmental needs. Where once these groups were simply considered advocacy groups, they have matured into participants in the global struggle for environmental rights. This environmental movement has gained momentum and it is becoming obvious that big business and big government are now going to have to deal and engage with NGO’s when making public policy. Another part of trying to change policy is the education of the public, at which many of these same NGO’s have been quite successful. More and more citizens are becoming aware of the urgent problems associated with free trade.The WTO claims that it seeks to promote free trade, and I think if that is the one goal, all of us would encourage them to do so. However, free trade will be impossible in this world, given the inequalities of poor countries and the general nature of humanity. The WTO is composed of rich corporate men and women who seek only to increase money flow worldwide. Currently they are seeking to expand control over individual governments, forcing countries to nullify laws passed which they declare to "limit trade." It is clearly obvious that the WTO is already having detrimental effects on the environment, as seen in the example of fishing regulations in LDC’s who cannot afford to protect against unneeded deaths of endangered species. To help the problem, NGO’s have risen up all over the world to fight these deforesting promotions among other environmental concerns. Yet the WTO is fatally flawed beyond correction. A new organization is needed, one that will consider environmental concerns and not only consider whether or not a corporation will increase its wealth....
