Providing an overview of the United Nations Environment Programme alongside other entities that play important roles in global environmental governance, this book examines institutions by issue area and introduces organizations with a specific focus on protecting endangered species and biodiversity, the atmosphere, the ocean environment, and regulating the transboundary movement of hazardous substances. Drawing on the latest scholarship, and written by an acknowledged expert in the field, this study is essential reading for students of environmental politics and international organizations.
Elizabeth R. DeSombre holds an endowed chair in environmental studies at Wellesley College, where she teaches courses in ES and political science, primarily focusing on international environmental politics. She has published eight books, most of which focus on international environmental politics.