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Chronology -- 1. The emergence of global environmental politics. -- Global macrotrends -- An introduction to global environmental politics -- International regimes in environmental politics -- Global environmental politics -- Paradigm shifts and environmental politics -- 2. Actors in the environmental arena -- Nation-state actors: roles and interests -- Intergovernmental organizations -- Multilateral financial institutions -- Regional and other multilateral organizations -- Nongovernmental organizations -- Corporations -- Treaty secretariats -- 3. The development of environmental regimes : air pollution, hazardous wastes, and toxic chemicals. -- Transboundary air pollution -- Hazardous waste -- Toxic chemicals -- 4. The development of environmental regimes : stratospheric ozone and climate change. -- Ozone depletion -- Climate change -- 5. The development of environmental regimes : natural resources, species, and habitats. -- Whaling -- International trade in endangered species -- Biodiversity loss -- Fisheries depletion -- Desertification -- Forests -- 6. Effective environmental regimes : obstacles and opportunities. -- Obstacles to creating strong environmental regimes -- Obstacles to effective national implementation and compliance with global environmental regimes -- Opportunities to improve compliance -- Increasing financial resources for implementing global environmental regimes -- 7. Environmental politics, economics, and development. -- North-South inequalities and the environment -- Environment and development -- Trade and the environment -- 8. The future of global environmental politics. -- Globalization and the global environment
-- Global environmental governance -- Conclusion: the prospects for global environmental politics -- Internet resources -- Glossary
