The Untold Story of the World's Leading Environmental Institution: Unep at Fifty

by Maria Ivanova

Book Overview

The past, present, and possible future of the agency designed to act as "the world's environmental conscience."

The United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) was founded in 1972 as a nimble, fast, and flexible entity at the core of the UN system--a subsidiary body rather than a specialized agency. It was intended to be the world's environmental conscience, an anchor institution that established norms and researched policy, leaving...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262542102
• ISBN13: 9780262542104
• Release Date: February 2021
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 8.9"