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Institutional Fragmentation And Normative Compromise In Global Environmental Governance: What Prospects For Re-Embedding?, Maria Ivanova
Institutional Fragmentation And Normative Compromise In Global Environmental Governance: What Prospects For Re-Embedding?, Maria Ivanova
Maria Ivanova
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Designing The United Nations Environment Programme: A Story Of Compromise And Confrontation, Maria Ivanova
Designing The United Nations Environment Programme: A Story Of Compromise And Confrontation, Maria Ivanova
Maria Ivanova
The role of the United Nations in global environmental governance was determined in 1972 when a new international body for the global environment was created as a programme within the United Nations rather than as an autonomous specialized agency. A set of political dynamics between developed and developing countries led to the decisions on the functions, form, financing, and location of the new intergovernmental organization—the United Nations Environment Programme. This article traces the historical roots of these choices and exposes the motivations behind them.