World in transition: Ways towards global environmental solutions. Annual report 1995 Corporate author German Advisory Council on Global Change (WBGU) Date 1996 Source IUCN (ID: MON-058248) Publisher | Place of publication Springer Verlag | Berlin, Germany ISBN 3-540-61016-2 Pages 234 p. Language English Field of application International Subject Environment gen. Keyword Comprehensive description Abstract Contents: 1. Environmental awareness and environmental education 2. Exchange of know-how and technology transfer 3. Institutions and organisations 4. Growth and distribution of the world's population 5. The Framework Convention on Climate Change - Berlin and its aftermath 6. The Montreal Protocol - An example for successful environmental policy 7. The Convention on the Law of the Sea - Towards the global protection of the seas 8. The Desertification Convention - A first step towards the protection of soils 9. The Biodiversity Convention - The implementation is yet to come 10. Protection of forests: Protocol or convention? 11. The GATT/WTO regime - The greening of world trade