Global environmental politics

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgments

List of Acronyms

Chronology

1. The Emergence of Global Environmental Politics

Global Macrotrends

An Introduction to Global Environmental Politics

International Regimes in Environmental Politics

Global Environmentsal Regimes

Paradigm Shifts and Environmental Politics

Conclusion

Discussion Questions

2. Actors in the Environmental Arena

Nation-State Actors: Roles and Interests

Intergovernmental Organizations

Multilateral Financial Institutions

Regional and Other Multilateral Organizations

Nongovernmental Organizations

Corporations

Treaty Secretariats

Conclusion

Discussion Questions

3. The Development of Environmental Regimes: Air Pollution, Hazardous Wastes, and Toxic Chemicals

Transboundary Air Pollution

Hazardous Waste

Toxic Chemicals

Conclusion

Discussion Questions

4. The Development of Environmental Regimes: Stratospheric Ozone and Climate Change

Ozone Depletion

Climate Change

Conclusion

Discussion Questions

5. The Development of Environmental Regimes: Natural Resources, Species, and Habitats

Whaling

International Trade in Endangered Species

Biodiversity Loss

Fisheries Depletion

Desertification

Forests

Conclusion

Discussion Questions

6. Effective Environmental Regimes: Obstacles and Opportunities

Obstacles to Creating Strong Environmental Regimes

Obstacles to Effective National Implementation and Compliance with Global Environmental Regimes

Opportunities to Improve Compliance

Increasing Financial Resources for Implementing Global Environmental Regimes

Conclusion

Discussion Questions

7. Environmental Politics, Economics, and Development

North-South Inequalities and the Environment

Environment and Development

Trade and the Environment

Conclusion

Discussion Questions

8. The Future of Global Environmental Polities

Globalization and the Global Environment

Global Environmental Governance

Conclusion: The Prospects for Global Environmental Politics

Discussion Questions

Notes

Suggested Readings

Internet Resources

Glossary

Index

The emergence of global environmental politics

Actors in the environmental arena

The development of environmental regimes : eleven case studies

Effective environmental regimes : obstacles and opportunities

Economics, development and the future of global environmental politics.