Reforming International Environmental Governance. From institutional limits to innovative reforms

International marine environmental governance: A review

Impressive numbers of global and regional governmental and non-governmental organizations are working in the field of the marine environment and its resources. Many of these organizations operate within international legal frameworks ranging from comprehensive global conventions, such as the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea to regional agreements aiming at protection and developm...

Reforming science: methodological and cultural reforms.

Contemporary science has brought about technological advances and an unprecedented understanding of the natural world. However, there are signs of dysfunction in the scientific community as well as threats from diverse antiscience and political forces. Incentives in the current system place scientists under tremendous stress, discourage cooperation, encourage poor scientific practices, and dete...

Legal and institutional foundations of adaptive environmental governance

Legal and institutional structures fundamentally shape opportunities for adaptive governance of environmental resources at multiple ecological and societal scales. Properties of adaptive governance are widely studied. However, these studies have not resulted in consolidated frameworks for legal and institutional design, limiting our ability to promote adaptation and social-ecological resilience...

Editorial: Governance reforms to address environmental and urbanization issues in China

Environmental and urbanization issues pose serious challenges to the governing system of China. Causes of the social problems concerning environmental degradation and urbanization are closely related to the progrowth economic strategy, which for many years aimed to achieve growth through an increase in inputs including materials, labour and land. The extensive growth model depleted large amount...

How Effective Are Institutional Reforms?