1. Johannesburg plus 20.
- Author
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Biermann, Frank
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ENVIRONMENTAL protection , *EARTH sciences , *INTERNATIONAL relations , *GLOBALIZATION , *ENVIRONMENTAL policy , *SUSTAINABLE development - Abstract
Focuses on the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, South Africa, on August 2002. Earth-system science; Indication that the global environmental crisis has changed the parameters of scientific research; New burden on the scientific community as it inevitably expands its influence over political decision-making; Organizational base of earth-system governance; Financing of earth-system governance.
- Published
- 2002