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Informationen zum Autor Bergesen, Helge Ole ; Parmann, Georg ; Thommessen, Oystein B. Klappentext List of Contents* Current Issues and Key Themes* Agreements on Environment and DevelopmentSystematically listed key data and illustrations concerning the most important international agreements presented on the basis of information from the organizations in question and other sources, covering such matters as:objectives ? scope ? time and place of establishment ? status of participation ? affiliated instruments and organizations ? major activities ? secretariat ? finance ? rules and standards ? monitoring and implementation ? decision-making bodies ? key publications ? Internet sources.This edition includes the new Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in decision Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters and the Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade. * Intergovernmental Organizations (IGOs), including UN specialized agenciesobjectives ? type of organization ? membership ? date of establishment ? secretariat ? activities ? decision-making bodies ? finance ? key publications ? Internet sources.* International Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs)* objectives ? type of organization ? membership ? date of establishment ? secretariat ? activities ? budget ? key publications ? Internet sources.* Country ProfilesSummaries of the performance and main commitments of 15 OECD countries in addition to Brazil, Indonesia, Nigeria, South Africa, and Thailand.Originally published in 1999 Zusammenfassung An edition that includes the new Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in decision Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters and the Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Helge Ole Bergesen, Georg Parmann, and Bystein B. Thommessen Evaluation of the Climate Change Regime and Related Deve1opments Joyecta Gupta Liability and Compensation for Ship-Source Marine Pollution: The International System Edgar Gold Biodiversity:B etwcen Diverse International Arenas G. Kristin Roscndal International Co-operation in Nuclear Safety Roland Timerbaev and Abram lorysh The Treatment of Environmental Considerations in the World Trade Organization Bcatricc Chaytor and Jamcs Cameron World Business Council for Sustainable Development: The Greening of Business or a Greenwash? Adil Najam General Environmental Concerns Convention on Access to Information, Fublic Participation Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (Arhus Convention), Arhus, 1998 Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context, Espoo, 1991 Atmosphere Annex 16, vol. IT (Environmental Protection: Aircraft Engine Emissions) to the 1944 Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation, Montreal, 1981 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (LRTAP), Geneva, 1979 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), New York, 1992 Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer, Vienna, 1985, including the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, Montreal, 1987 Hazardous Substances Convention on the Ban of the Import into Africa and the Control of Transboundary Movements and Management of Hazardous Wastes within Africa, Bamako, 1991 Convention on Civil Liability for Damage Caused during Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road, Rail. and Inland Navigation Vessels (CRTD), Geneva, 1989 Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal (Basel Convention), Basel, 1989 Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals a...
