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Global environmental diplomacy: Negotiating environmental agreements for the world, 1973 - 1992

Author
Tolba M., Rummel-Bulska I.
Date
1998
Source
IUCN (ID: MON-062977)
Publisher | Place of publication
MIT Press | Cambridge, MS, USA
ISBN
0-262-20113-5
Pages
212 p.
Document type
Monography/book
Language
English
Field of application
International
Subject
Environment gen.
Keyword
International relations/cooperation Policy/planning
Abstract

Contents: 1. The evolution of international environmental law 2. Environmental soft law: Guidelines and principles 3. Negotiating binding regional regimes: The Regional Seas Program 4. Negotiating binding regimes: Shared freshwater resources 5. The story of the ozone layer 6. Facing up to global warming 7. The Basel Convention on Hazardous Wastes 8. The loss of biological diversity 9. Making international environmental agreements work

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Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal

Treaty | Multilateral | Basel |

Keyword: Waste disposal, Technology transfer, Transport/storage, Hazardous waste, Pollution control, Data collection/reporting, Enforcement/compliance, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Waste management, Offences/penalties, Recycling/reuse, Dispute settlement, Transboundary movement of waste, Liability/compensation

Source: IUCN (ID: TRE-001003)

Treaty

Convention on Biological Diversity

Treaty | Multilateral | Rio de Janeiro |

Keyword: Sustainable use, Subsidy/incentive, Policy/planning, Ecosystem preservation, Access and benefit sharing, Traditional rights/customary rights, Protected area, Management/conservation, Financing, Institution, Liability/compensation, Protection of habitats, Alien species, Biodiversity, EIA, Research, Monitoring, Genetic resources, Dispute settlement, Ex-situ conservation, Data collection/reporting, Technology transfer, Biotechnology, Education, Crops/grasses

Source: IUCN (ID: TRE-001148)

Treaty

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

Treaty | Multilateral | New York |

Keyword: Climate change, Intergenerational equity, Technology transfer, Data collection/reporting, International organization, Education, Access-to-information, Sustainable development, Inventory, Emissions, EIA, Research, Dispute settlement, Monitoring, Precautionary principle, Ozone layer, Public participation

Source: IUCN (ID: TRE-001147)

Treaty

Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer

Treaty | Multilateral | Montreal |

Keyword: Ozone layer

Source: IUCN (ID: TRE-000953)