Dictionary and Introduction to Global Environmental Governance

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This 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 s.  Read more... Abstract: This 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 s Content: Dictionary and Introduction to Global Environmental Governance Copyright Contents List of Tables Acknowledgments Biographies Preface to the Second Edition Foreword Introduction Part One Global Environmental Governance: An Essay Global Environmental Governance: An Essay Part Two A Dictionary of Selected Terms, Concepts, Jargon, Acronyms and Abbreviations Used in Global Environmental Governance Sources Used to Develop the Dictionary and List of Acronyms Dictionary Acronyms and Abbreviations Bibliography Appendix 1: Selected Intergovernmental Environmental Agreements. Appendix 2: Principles and Values of Global Environmental GovernanceAppendix 3: Major Civil Society Alternative Agreements Appendix 4: Documenting Governance Appendix 5: Random Definitions.