International Governance on Environmental Issues

During the last years international cooperation on environmental issues has increased, especially after UNCED in Rio de Janeiro in 1992. The efforts made by the United Nations or groups of states to solve more or less global problems through negotiation has brought up a number of questions of intere...

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Other Authors: Rolén, Mats (Editor), Sjöberg, Helen (Editor), Svedin, U. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 1997, 1997
Edition:1st ed. 1997
Series:Environment & Policy
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Political Dimensions of International Environmental Governance Issues
  • Introduction: The Challenge of Global Environmental Governance
  • Global Environmental Governance: Delicate Balances, Subtle Nuances, and Multiple Challenges
  • Negotiation, Governance, and Regime Building
  • The Desertification Convention: Towards Creating a Multilateral Framework for Coping with Global Threats
  • Compliance with International Environmental Accords: Achievements and Strategies
  • Implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity: Lessons from a National Perspective
  • National and Local Policy Implementation as a Participatory Process
  • International Scientific Networks
  • The Role of Business in International Environmental Governance
  • On the Formative Side of History: The Role of Non-Governmental Organisations
  • International Environmental Governance: A Round Up of a Discussion