International organizations and environmental protection : conservation and globalization in the twentieth century / edited by Wolfram Kaiser and Jan-Henrik Meyer.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kaiser, Wolfram, editor.

Meyer, Jan-Henrik, editor.

Series:

Environment in history ; v. 11.

The environment in history: international perspectives ; volume 11

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental protection--International cooperation--History.

Environmental protection.

Environmental policy--International cooperation--History.

Environmental policy.

Environmental policy--International cooperation.

Environmental protection--International cooperation.

History.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

x, 350 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Berghahn Books, 2017.

Summary:

Pollution, resource depletion, habitat management, and climate change are all issues that necessarily transcend national boundaries. Accordingly, they and other environmental concerns have been a particular focus for international organizations from before the First World War to the present day. This volume is the first to comprehensively explore the environmental activities of professional communities, NGOs, regional bodies, the United Nations, and other international organizations during the twentieth century. It follows their efforts to shape debates about environmental degradation, develop binding intergovernmental commitments, and-following the seminal 1972 Conference on the Human Environment-implement and enforce actual international policies.

Contents:

International organizations and environmental protection in the global twentieth century / Wolfram Kaiser and Jan-Henrik Meyer

From nature to environment : international organisations and environmental protection before Stockholm / Jan-Henrik Meyer

Environmental problem-solvers? scientists and the Stockholm conference / Enora Javaudin

Developing world environmental cooperation : the Founex Seminar and the Stockholm Conference / Michael W. Manulak

Only one earth : the Holy See and ecology / Luigi Piccioni

Sometimes it's the economy, stupid! international organizations, steel and the environment / Wolfram Kaiser

Making the polluter pay : how the European Communities established environmental protection / Jan-Henrik Meyer

(Re-)thinking environment and economy : the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and sustainable development / Iris Borowy

Towards 'sustainable' development : the United Nations, INGOs, and the crafting of the world conservation strategy / Stephen Macekura

Protecting the southern ocean ecosystem : the environmental protection agenda of Antarctic diplomacy and science / Alessandro Antonello

Controlling the agenda : science, policy and the making of the intergovernmental panel on climate change / David G. Hirst

Conclusion: setting agendas, building institutions, and shaping binding international commitments / Wolfram Kaiser and Jan-Henrik Meyer.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781785333620

1785333623

OCLC:

958962630

Publisher Number:

99973627968