Dictionary and Introduction to Global Environmental GovernanceThis unique dictionary and introduction to Global Environmental Governance (GEG), written and compiled by two veterans of the international stage, provides a compilation of over 5000 terms, organizations and acronyms, drawn from hundreds of official sources. An introductory essay frames the major issues in GEG and outlines the pitfalls of talking past one another when discussing the most critical of issues facing the planet. It challenges those who are concerned with the management of our planet and its inhabitants to understand and accept a vocabulary common to the often-opposing objectives sought in the many GEG instruments.The result is a practical tool that should find a central place on the desk of anyone involved in environmental management, development or sustainability issues anywhere in the world, including the United Nations, government policy makers, NGOs and other stakeholder groups, the business community, and students and professionals. |
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Contents
Part Two A Dictionary of Selected Terms Concepts Jargon Acronyms and Abbreviations Used in Global Environmental Governance | 39 |
Sources Used to Develop the Dictionary and List of Acronyms | 41 |
Dictionary | 47 |
Acronyms and Abbreviations | 288 |
| 364 | |
Selected Intergovernmental Environmental Agreements | 375 |
Principles and Values of Global Environmental Governance | 378 |
Major Civil Society Alternative Agreements | 399 |
Documenting Governance | 402 |
Random Definitions | 407 |
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Dictionary and Introduction to Global Environmental Governance Richard E. Saunier,Richard Albert Meganck No preview available - 2007 |
Common terms and phrases
Action activities Africa Agency agreement Agriculture American assessment assistance Association Bank body Caribbean Centre climate change Commission Committee concept Conference Conservation Convention Cooperation Council countries decision document Earth economic ecosystem Education effective emissions energy Environment environmental established European force forest Forum Fund given Global goals Group human impact implementation important individual industrial Initiative Institute Integrated interest International issues Italy land living measures meeting ment natural natural resources needs negotiations Network objectives official Organization participation parties Plan plant policies political pollution population present principle problems Programme promote provides referring Regional Report Research responsibility result Science scientific social society species specific Summit sustainable development technical Technology term tion trade treaty UNEP UNESCO UNFCCC Union United Nations Water World
Bibliographic information
| Title | Dictionary and Introduction to Global Environmental Governance |
| Authors | Richard E. Saunier, Richard Albert Meganck |
| Publisher | Earthscan, 2013 |
| ISBN | 1849770999, 9781849770996 |
| Length | 433 pages |
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