Helge Ole Bergesen, Georg Parmann, Oystein B. Thommessen

Introduction * Current Issues and Key Themes * Agreements on Environment and Development: General Environmental Concerns * Atmosphere * Hazardous Substances * Marine Environment * Regional Conventions * Marine Living Resources * Nature Conservation and Terrestrial Living Resources * Nuclear Safety * Freshwater Resources * Tables of Agreements and Degrees of Participation, by Country

This eighth annual edition analyzes the international community's position on specific environment and development problems, the main obstacles to effective international solutions, and how to overcome them. It assesses both the achievements and shortcomings of co-operation, distinguishing between the rhetoric and the reality of environmental world politics.