Heroes of Environmental Diplomacy: Profiles in Courage

ISBN-13: 9781032065472 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 208 str.

Felix Dodds; Chris Spence

Opis

Today more than ever, when the world is beset by environmental, social, healthcare, and economic challenges, we need courage in our politics, both nationally and globally. This book tells the stories of eleven individuals who made heroic contributions to protecting our planet through groundbreaking international treaties.

Spis treści

1. Protecting Our Habitats: The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands - Luc Hoffman  2. Safeguarding Our Oceans: The IWC Whaling Moratorium – Sydney Holt  3. Protecting the Ozone Layer: The Montreal Protocol – Mostafa Tolba  4. The Rio Earth Summit 1992 and Rio+20 – Maurice Strong (1992) and Maria Luiza Viotti (2012)  5. Climate Change: The Kyoto Protocol and Paris Accords – Raul Oyuela Estrada, President Obama and Christiana Figueres  6. Convention on Biological Diversity—Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety: Juan Mayr  7. Chemicals and Hazardous Waste: The Minamata Convention on Mercury – Franz Perrez  8. Sustainable Development Goals – Paula Caballero  9. Conclusion