It is also evident that most items on the APEC list belong to “pollution management categories” such as “air pollution control” and “water pollution control”, and these environmental goods share the common characteristic of being used in processes that directly control pollution. The APEC experience suggests that this “direct use” characteristic could be a practical and effective criteria for Members to use in negotiations, for identifying environmental goods in the category of pollution management. If we are to make progress on environmental goods negotiations under the Doha mandate, we believe this could prove to be a very fruitful area on which to concentrate our future discussions for the purpose of compiling the list.