A reference to the rapidly multiplying international agreements on environment and development issues. It demonstrates the international community's position on specific environment and development problems, the main obstacles to effective international solutions, and how to overcome them.

''This Yearbook clearly fills many gaps and provides reliable and well-researched information''Klaus Töpfer, Executive Director, UN Environment Programme (UNEP)''The key updates on conventions and organizations are complemented by a series of proactive essays by leading environmentalists on the cutting-edge issues. This edition is an important source book in advance of the World Summit for Sustainable Development 2002''Nigel Cross, Executive Director, International Institute for Environment and Development (UNEP)The essential reference to all the rapidly multiplying international agreements on environment and development issues. This ninth annual edition of the Yearbook demonstrates the international community''s position on specific environment and development problems, the main obstacles to effective international solutions, and how to overcome them. It assesses both the achievements and shortcomings of co-operation, distinguishing between the rhetoric and the reality of environment world politics.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 Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants and the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity.*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 all OECD countries in addition to Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nigeria, the Russian Federation, South Africa, and Thailand.Originally published in 2001