The Untold Story of the Worlds Leading Environmental Institution: UNEP at Fifty (One Planet)

By: Maria Ivanova

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Synopsis: The past, present, and possible future of the agency designed to act as "the world's environmental conscience."The United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) was founded in 1972 as a nimble, fast, and flexible entity at the core of the UN system--a subsidiary body rather than a specialized agency. It was intended to be the world's environmental conscience, an anchor institution that established norms and researched policy, leaving it to other organizations to carry out its recommendations. In this book, Maria Ivanova offers a detailed account of UNEP's origin and history. Ivanova counters the common criticism that UNEP was deficient by design, arguing that UNEP has in fact delivered on much (though not all) of its mandate.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9780262362238
Related ISBNs:: 9780262542104
Publisher:: MIT Press
Date of Addition:: 02/23/21
Copyrighted By:: Maria Ivanova
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Outdoors and Nature, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Politics and Government
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Foreword by:: John W. McDonald