Blueprint for a Sustainable Economy

Blueprint for a Sustainable Economy
Author: David William Pearce
Publisher: Earthscan
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2000
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781853835155

First Published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Governing Global Desertification

Governing Global Desertification
Author: Pierre Marc Johnson
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2016-12-05
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1351932470

Desertification affects 70 per cent of the world's arable lands in more than 100 countries. Inextricably linked to poverty, it is estimated that the livelihood of 250 million people are directly affected while another billion living in rural drylands are threatened by this phenomenon. This volume examines the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) signed in 1994. It studies the links between land degradation and poverty, the role of civil society and good governance in implementing the UNCCD and the various approaches to fighting desertification. Furthermore, it assesses the National Action Programmes, development planning and new avenues for strengthening implementation. Synthesizing the main strengths and weaknesses of the UNCCD as a tool for environmental and developmental governance, this informative volume highlights the main challenges facing the UNCCD in the future.