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This document addresses how the field of international environmental law approaches issues relating to foreign direct investment (FDI). International environmental law is one of the most important mechanisms for integrating and achieving sustainable development through better environmental protection and economic goals. Although international environmental law is primarily aimed at States (at least in the public international law realm), it is also increasingly influencing private economic activities such as FDI.