The Way Forward: Beyond Agenda 21Felix Dodds Earthscan, 1997 - 284 pages In the years since the Rio Earth Summit, what has been achieved? "The Way Forward" is the essential guide to the progress made at the intergovernmental level and also by national governments, NGOs and grassroots agencies; considers the successes and failures of the last five years; and identifies the main developments that need to be addressed in the future. The contributors come from a variety of disciplines, and all are leading experts in their fields. The essays represent all the interest groups involved - NGOs, governments, international agencies, the business community and community action groups |
Contents
Agenda 21 | 3 |
The UN Commission on Sustainable Development | 15 |
The Convention on Biodiversity | 47 |
The Desertification Convention | 55 |
The Forest Principles and the InterGovernmental | 65 |
The Rio Declaration | 83 |
NonGovernmental Organizations | 93 |
Local Authorities and Local Agenda 21 | 101 |
Young People and Sustainable Development | 158 |
Trade and Sustainable Development | 167 |
Indicators for Sustainable Development | 179 |
Financial Resources for the Transition to Sustainable | 190 |
Building Sustainable Production and Consumption Patterns | 206 |
The First Steps | 215 |
Thoughts | 225 |
Perspectives on the Future From a Northern Government | 238 |
The Business Charter for Sustainable Development | 113 |
A Paradigm for Sustainable | 125 |
Women Environment and the United Nations | 146 |
In Search of Sustainability | 245 |
Programme of Work for the Commission on Sustainable | 262 |
List of Acronyms | 275 |
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