Heroes of environmental diplomacy : profiles in courage / edited by Felix Dodds and Chris Spence.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dodds, Felix, editor.

Spence, Christopher, 1970- editor.

Class of 1939 Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental policy.

Environmental law, International.

Environmentalism.

Physical Description:

xxvii, 190 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2022.

Summary:

"Today more than ever, when the world is beset by environmental, social, healthcare, and economic challenges, we need courage in our politics, both nationally and globally. This book tells the stories, some for the first time, of eleven individuals who made heroic contributions to protecting our planet through groundbreaking international treaties. Can an individual change the world? Today, when impersonal forces and new technologies seem to be directing our lives and even our entire planet in ways we cannot control, this question feels more relevant now than ever before. This book argues that we can and tells inspiring stories of individuals who have had a global impact that is beyond dispute, to others who have brought about change that is understated or hard to measure, where the scale of the impact will only become clear in years to come. While some are scientists, others are politicians, diplomats, activists, and even business-people, they all share the qualities of perseverance, patience, a willingness to innovate or try new approaches, and the willingness to continue over years, even decades, to pursue their goal. Drawing on interviews and the inside stories of those involved, each chapter follows one or more of these heroic individuals, a list which includes Luc Hoffmann, Mostafa Tolba, Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti, Raul Oyuela Estrada, Barack Obama and Paula Caballero. Presenting an uplifting and gripping narrative, this book is an invaluable resource for students, scholars, activists and professionals who are seeking to understand how consensus is reached in these global meetings and how individuals can have a genuine impact on preserving our planet and reinforcing the positive message that global cooperation can actually work"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Luc Hoffmann, Geoffrey Matthews & Eskandar Firouz: Escaping a Cold War Quagmire: The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands / Chris Spence

2. Sidney Holt: The Long-Haul Hero Who Saved the Great Whales: The International Whaling Commission / Patrick Ramage

3. Mostafa Tolba: The Egyptian King: The Montreal Protocol / Chris Spence

4. Franz Perrez: Putting the `Basel' Back into the Basel Convention / Craig Boljkovac

5. Raul A. Estrada-Oyuela: Hero of Kyoto: The Kyoto Protocol / Joanna Depledge

6. Barack Obama: The Missing Hero? The Copenhagen Climate Summit / Chris Spence

7. Christiana Figueres: The Can-Do Advocate: The Paris Agreement on Climate Change / Andrew Highatn

8. Maurice Strong - From Poverty to UN Under-Secretary General and Father of Sustainable Development - The Rio Earth Summit / Felix Dodds

9. Maria Luiza Viotti: A Believer in Multilateralism and the Power of Collective Ideas: The Rio+20 Conference / Luiz de Andrade Filho

10. Paula Caballero: Building a Blueprint for a Better Future: The Sustainable Development Goals / Irena Zubcevic

11. Conclusion / Felix Dodds.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1939 Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Heroes of environmental diplomacy

ISBN:

9781032065472

1032065478

9781032065441

1032065443

OCLC:

1300917657

Publisher Number:

99991554798