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The essential reference to all the rapidly multiplying
international agreements on environment and development issues.
This seventh 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.
'An important tool for researchers and decision-makers alike' Gro
Harlem Brundtland, Director-General, World Health Organization
(WHO) 'An invaluable source for everyone who needs to be up-to-date
on international efforts to solve global environmental challenges.
Unique in its presentations of the interrelationship between
treaties, IGO, NGOs and governments' Jonathan Lash, President,
World Resources Institute (WRI) 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
International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and
Agriculture. * 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. Originally published in 2002
'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
'The Yearbook's extensive coverage makes a valuable contribution in
promoting international co-operation on environment' Xie Zhenhu,
Minister of the State Environmental Protection Administration
(SEPA) of China 'A vital contribution in terms of reliable research
and information on key issues of sustainable development. It
constitutes an invaluable tool for facilitating the dialogue among
all stakeholders involved in the implementation of the commitments
agreed to in the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD)'
Ian Johnson World Bank Vice President for Sustainable Development
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 several
recently adopted conventions and protocols. * 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. Originally published
in 2003
'An important tool for researchers and decision-makers alike' Gro
Harlem Brundtland, Director-General, World Health Organization
(WHO) 'An invaluable source for everyone who needs to be up-to-date
on international efforts to solve global environmental challenges.
Unique in its presentations of the interrelationship between
treaties, IGO, NGOs and governments' Jonathan Lash, President,
World Resources Institute (WRI) 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
International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and
Agriculture. * 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. Originally published in 2002
'The Yearbook's extensive coverage makes a valuable contribution in
promoting international co-operation on environment' Xie Zhenhu,
Minister of the State Environmental Protection Administration
(SEPA) of China 'A vital contribution in terms of reliable research
and information on key issues of sustainable development. It
constitutes an invaluable tool for facilitating the dialogue among
all stakeholders involved in the implementation of the commitments
agreed to in the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD)'
Ian Johnson World Bank Vice President for Sustainable Development
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 several
recently adopted conventions and protocols. * 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. Originally published
in 2003
'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
This edition includes the new Convention on Access to Information,
Public Participation in decision Making and Access to Justice in
Environmental Matters and the Convention on the Prior Informed
Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in
International Trade. Intergovernmental Organizations (IGOs),
including UN specialized agencies objectives ,Country Profiles
Summaries of the performance and main commitments of 15 OECD
countries in addition to Brazil, Indonesia, Nigeria, South Africa,
and Thailand. Originally published in 1999
List of 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
Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in
decision Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters and
the Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain
Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade. *
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 15 OECD countries in addition to Brazil, Indonesia, Nigeria,
South Africa, and Thailand. Originally published in 1999
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