Earth System Governance Project

Earth System Governance Project

The Earth System Governance Project was established in October 2008 by the International Programme on the human dimensions of global environmental change. Earth system governance is defined as:

... States and the more integrated system of formal and informal rules, regulatory systems, and actor-networks at all levels of human society (from local to global) that are in place to manage the community to prevent, mitigate and adapt to global environmental change and local, and above-ground processing system within the legislative framework of sustainable development.

System of Government land is a long-term, interdisciplinary project of the social sciences. Governance system of the land is a matter of social science research that includes a variety of disciplines including political science, sociology, economics, ecology, policy studies, geography, sustainability, the law. It spans the whole planet, because:

... Only a complete integrated solution to ensure the sustainable co-development of natural systems and socio-economic

A similar project, Global Governance Project is a joint research program with twelve European research institutions that aims to promote understanding of new actors, institutions and mechanisms of global governance. Then they discuss the phenomenon of global governance in general, most research focuses on global environmental change and governance for sustainable development.

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) coordinates United Nations environmental activities, to help developing countries to implement the environment and practices. It 'was created as a result of the United Nations on the Human Environment in June 1972 and its headquarters is located in a residential area in Gigiri, Nairobi, Kenya. UNEP also has six regional offices and national offices.

Its activities cover a wide range of issues, the environment, marine and terrestrial ecosystems. It has played an important role in the development of international environmental agreements to promote environmental science and information and illustrates how they can work together on a policy that has been developed and implementation of national governments and regional institutions, and work with environmental organizations, non-governmental organizations (NGOs). UNEP has also been active in finance and implement environment-related development projects.

UNEP has assisted in the development of guidelines and treaties on issues such as international trade in hazardous chemicals, transboundary air pollution and pollution of waterways.

World Meteorological Organization and UNEP established the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in 1988. UNEP is also one of several executive agencies for the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol, and is also a member of the UN Development Group.

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is an intergovernmental scientific body, whose task is to examine and evaluate the latest scientific, technical and socio-economic products on global climate change understanding. It offers the world a clear view of the current state of science on climate change and its potential environmental impacts and socio-economic conditions, particularly the threat of climate change caused by human activities. The panel was established in 1988, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the two organizations of the United Nations operations was adopted December 6, 1988, the United Nations General Assembly resolution 43/53 . The IPCC shared 2007 Nobel Peace Prize with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore.

The IPCC does not conduct its own original research, or work to monitor climate or related phenomena itself. One of the main activities of the IPCC is publishing special reports on topics relevant to the implementation of the Framework Convention of the United Nations on Climate Change (UNFCCC), an international treaty that recognizes the possibility of dangerous climate change. The implementation of the UNFCCC led eventually to the Kyoto Protocol. The IPCC bases its assessment mainly on peer review and scientific publication. The IPCC is only open to Member States of WMO and UNEP. The IPCC reports are frequently cited in most discussions related to climate change. National and international responses to climate change generally regard the UN climate panel as authoritative.


Environmental Organizations