The World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg in 2002 underscored the need to reform the current institutional framework for environmental governance. Chambers and Green, both
affiliated with the United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies in Japan, gather contributors to take up the question left unanswered at Johannesburg: what international
institutional framework would best promote the protection of the global environment? Contributors review alternative institutional arrangements, examine specific reform proposals generated
through recent policy debates, and evaluate the potential of each proposal to remedy current weaknesses within the international environmental governance system. Annotation ©2004 Book News,
Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
