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Yearbook of International Cooperation on Environment and Development 2001-02 (Paperback)
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Yearbook of International Cooperation on Environment and Development 2001-02 (Paperback)
Series: International Environmental Governance Set
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'This Yearbook clearly fills many gaps and provides reliable and
well-researched information' Klaus Toepfer, Executive Director, UN
Environment Programme (UNEP) 'The key updates on conventions and
organizations are complemented by a series of proactive essays by
leading environmentalists on the cutting-edge issues. This edition
is an important source book in advance of the World Summit for
Sustainable Development 2002' Nigel Cross, Executive Director,
International Institute for Environment and Development (UNEP) The
essential reference to all the rapidly multiplying international
agreements on environment and development issues. This ninth annual
edition of the Yearbook demonstrates the international community's
position on specific environment and development problems, the main
obstacles to effective international solutions, and how to overcome
them. It assesses both the achievements and shortcomings of
co-operation, distinguishing between the rhetoric and the reality
of environment world politics. Contents * Current Issues and Key
Themes * Agreements on Environment and Development Systematically
listed key data and illustrations concerning the most important
international agreements presented on the basis of information from
the organizations in question and other sources, covering such
matters as: objectives ? scope ? time and place of establishment ?
status of participation ? affiliated instruments and organizations
? major activities ? secretariat ? finance ? rules and standards ?
monitoring and implementation ? decision-making bodies ? key
publications ? Internet sources. This edition includes the new
Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants and the
Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological
Diversity. * Intergovernmental Organizations (IGOs), including UN
specialized agencies objectives ? type of organization ? membership
? date of establishment ? secretariat ? activities ?
decision-making bodies ? finance ? key publications ? Internet
sources. * International Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs) *
objectives ? type of organization ? membership ? date of
establishment ? secretariat ? activities ? budget ? key
publications ? Internet sources. * Country Profiles Summaries of
the performance and main commitments of all OECD countries in
addition to Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia,
Nigeria, the Russian Federation, South Africa, and Thailand.
Originally published in 2001
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