Nicholas A. Robinson

Parvez Hassan

Françoise Burhenne-Guilmin

The only complete documentation of the keystone of today's international environmental law, the final version of Agenda 21, with early drafts & iterations, background papers, proposed treaties, select nonpapers, UNCED proceedings and subsequent General Assembly debates. The text begins with the preparatory committee proceedings and extends through the Rio Earth Summit. Issues covered include: DT Protection of oceans, seas, coastal areas DT Sustainable development DT Conservation of biological diversity DT Wastes management DT Protection of the atmosphere DT Biotechnology DT Liability for environment damage DT Impacts on international trade and development.

Agenda 21 & the UNCED Proceedings

International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Commission on Environmental Law

Earth's Action Plan Annotated

Agenda 21

Vesselin Popovski

Narinder Kakar

This book contains assessment of the progress, or the lack of it, in implementing the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Through review of the assessments and of case studies, readers can draw lessons from the actions that could work to positively address the goals. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is designed to catalyze action in critical areas of importance to humanity and the planet. The effort to implement the SDGs, however, demands a sense of urgency in the face of environmental degradation, climate change, emerging conflicts, and growing inequality, among a number of other socio-economic problems. Five years after the launch of the 2030 Agenda, this book takes stock of how far the world has come and how we can position ourselves to achieve the global targets. The book is one of the first to assess how the implementation is impeded by the onset of COVID-19. It contains a special chapter on COVID-19 and the SDGs, while many thematic chapters on different SDGs also assess how COVID-19 adversely affects implementation, and what measures could be taken to minimize the adverse effects. This publication thus provides a fresh look at implementation of the SDGs highlighting impactful and creative actions that go beyond the business-as-usual development efforts. The volume reinforces this analysis with expert recommendations on how to support implementation efforts and achieve the SDGs through international and national strategies and the involvement of both the public and private sectors. The result is an indispensable textual tool for policy makers, academia, intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) and non-governmental organizations (NGOs), as well as the public, as we march toward the 2030 deadline.

On a Quest for a Sustainable World

Fulfilling the Sustainable Development Goals

Nicholas A. Robinson

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