Environmental Studies

Appendix II

Global Summits on Environment

In order to move towards an environmentally sound planet, the global community must address the issue of global development through international cooperation, bilateral and multilateral programmes and regional initiatives. Removal of poverty is an integral part of the environmental goal of the world. International conventions normally attempt to build international consensus on environmental issues through:

• Discussions, convergence of decisions and signatures by the participant nations in agreement of the decisions.
• Ratification of the above at a national level by the participant countries.
• Enforcement of the convention decisions at international levels by member nations after the same are ratified by ...