Global Environmental Institutions av Elizabeth R. (Wellesley College USA) DeSombre

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<P><EM>Global Environmental Institutions </EM>provides the most accessible and succinct overview of the major global institutions attempting to protect the natural environment, describing their creation and operation, decision-making processes, interactions with other institutions, and impact. Fully updated throughout, this third edition maintains the clear structure of previous editions, examining the</P><UL><LI>underlying causes of global environmental problems</LI><LI>creation of global environmental institutions</LI><LI>effectiveness of action undertaken by these institutions</LI></UL><P>Providing an overview of the United Nations Environment Programme alongside other entities that play important roles in global environmental governance, this book examines institutions by issue area and introduces organizations with a specific focus on protecting endangered species and biodiversity, the atmosphere, the ocean environment, and regulating the transboundary movement of hazardous substa