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Greening international institutions

Author
Werksman J. (ed)
Date
1996
Source
IUCN (ID: MON-069396)
Publisher | Place of publication
Earthscan | London, UK
ISBN
1-85383-244-8
Pages
360 p.
Document type
Monography/book
Language
English
Field of application
International
Subject
Environment gen.
Keyword
Institutional profiles Policy/planning Institution Enforcement/compliance NGO Dispute settlement
Abstract

Contents: I. Policy-making 1. The United Nations General Assembly and the Security Council 2. The United Nations Committee on Sustainable Development 3. UNEP and UNDP 4. The Conference of Parties to environmental treaties II. Trade 5. The UN Conference on Trade and Development 6. The WTO and the General Agreement on Tarrifs and trade 7. NAFTA III. Finance 8. The World Bank and the IMF 9. GEF 10. National environmental funds IV. Regional institutions 11. The EU and the OECD 12. The South Pacific Region V. Avoiding and settling disputes 13. The International Court of Justice and the European Court of Justice 14. New institutions and procedures for implementation control and reaction VI. Environmental NGOs and international institutions 15. The role of non-state actors