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NGO diplomacy : The influence of nongovernmental organizations in international environmental negotiations

Author
Betsill M.M., Corell M.
Date
2008
Source
IUCN (ID: MON-080365)
Publisher | Place of publication
MIT Press | Cambridge, MA, USA
ISBN
9780262026260
Pages
256 p.
Document type
Monography/book
Language
English
Field of application
International
Subject
Environment gen.
Keyword
Policy/planning NGO International relations/cooperation
Abstract

Contents: Introduction to NGO diplomacy -- Analytical framework -- Environmental NGOs and the Kyoto protocol negotiations: 1995-1997 -- Non-state actors and the Cartagena protocol on biosafety -- NGO influence in the negotiations of the desertification convention -- Non-state influence in the international whaling commission, 1970-2006 -- NGO influence on international policy on forest conservation and the trade in forest products -- Reflections on the analytical framework and NGO diplomacy.

Other references

Treaty

United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, particulary in Africa

Treaty | Multilateral | Paris |

Keyword: Data collection/reporting, Technology transfer, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Environmental indicators, Education, Sustainable use, Erosion, Food security, Financing, Research, Policy/planning, Early warning system/emergency intervention system, Standards, Capacity building, Dispute settlement, Monitoring, Desertification, Public participation

Source: IUCN (ID: TRE-001200)

Treaty

Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity

Treaty | Multilateral | Montreal |

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Precautionary principle, Transport/storage, Biosafety, Biotechnology, Access-to-information, Sustainable use, Education, International trade, GMO, International agreement-text, Biodiversity, Financing, Packaging/labelling, Transboundary effects, Risk assessment/management, Institution, Monitoring, Liability/compensation

Source: IUCN (ID: TRE-001327)

Treaty

Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

Treaty | Multilateral | Kyoto |

Keyword: Access-to-information, Sustainable development, Clean development mechanism, Energy conservation/energy production, Ozone layer, Joint implementation, Precautionary principle, Public participation, Climate change, Intergenerational equity, International organization, Forest management/forest conservation, Inventory, EIA, Research, Capacity building, Monitoring, Dispute settlement, Data collection/reporting, Technology transfer, Education, Waste management, Emissions

Source: IUCN (ID: TRE-001269)