Global governance
- Global principles for global operators
- This paper argues that effectiveness and sustainability in what globally operating organisations do, whether they are corporate actors, state or intergovernmental, or rooted in civil society such as NGOs, is at the heart of the agenda for many in leadership and management that guide them.
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- What can G8 leaders do to address the food crisis?
- ( ActionAid International , 2008)
- Three years after the G8 pledged to ‘make poverty history’, the current global food crisis has left close to a quarter of the world’s population lacking basic food security. In this ...
- Are countries meeting their commitments to preserve, protect and restore forest biodiversity?
- ( M. Lovera;S. Gauntlett,;A. Laletin, / Convention on Biological Diversity , 2008)
- This paper assesses what progress different countries have made over recent years on preserving, protecting and restoring forest biological diversity. Specifically, the report presents the findings of...
- Social and ecological impacts of climate change on the Amazon
- ( Royal Society , 2008)
- This is a compilation of twenty seven articles focusing on the interactions, impacts and effects of the changing climate on the Amazon region. Each article examines a specific area, providing a multid...
A comparison of international standards for forestry-based carbon offsetting
- ( E. Merger;A. Williams / Carbon Positive , 2008)
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Globally, forests play a vital role in stabilising atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases while simultaneously contributing to sustainable development. This report comp...
- How is Chinese investment in Africa impacting the environment?
- ( P. Bosshard / South African Institute of International Affairs, University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) , 2008)
- Along with its economic presence, China has rapidly expanded its environmental footprint in Africa. This policy brief discusses and analyses the concerns about the impacts of China’s economic ex...
- The world needs a more effective IMF
- ( P. B. Kenen / Council on Foreign Relations , 2007)
- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is undertaking a wide-ranging reform of its governance and operations within a framework proposed by its managing director. This report reviews these reform propo...
- Towards an inclusive and sustainable agenda? Progress and challengesfor the MDGs and the environment
- ( Z. Qureshi;P. Chuhan;M. Cropper / World Bank Research , 2008)
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This report assesses progress and priorities in the development and environmental agenda to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). It also addresses the interrelated challenges of develop...
- Towards a more holistic approach to managing natural resources
- ( S. Wertz-Kanounnikoff;D. Rojat / Agence française de développement , 2007)
- This publication provides a compilation of historical and recent developments in renewable natural resources governance. ...
What are developing countries doing to regulate biosafety?
- ( K. Garforth;S. Manga;C. Frison / Centre for International Sustainable Development Law , 2008)
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This scoping study examines the current context for biosafety and how this has been applied in the development of new national biosafety regulatory regimes. The field of biosafety, which arose...
- What are the current international standards and practices regarding business and human rights?
- ( J.G. Ruggie / John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University , 2007)
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The state-based system of global governance has struggled for more than a generation to regulate the expanding reach and growing influence of transnational corporations. This paper reviews two rece...
