Prospects for Rio + 10 The Need for an Inter - linkages Approach to Global Environmental Governance
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UNU Monitor is a quarterly review of the United Nations University’s (UNU) current research activities, publications and forthcoming projects in the area of environment and sustainable development. This issue features an article by Dr. Jerry Velasquez of UNU. This article describes the United Nations University’s Inter-linkages Initiative the objective of which is to explore the potential for a more integrated approach to environmental treaty making and environmental management. Currently in its first year of implementation, the 3-year Initiative targets the Rio+10 Summit as the output of its results. For further information regarding the Initiative contact Dr. Jerry Velasquez, UNU Global Environment Information Centre, UNU/GEIC (E-mail: [email protected], fax: +81-3-3407-8164) or visit the Initiative web portal at http://www.interlinkages.net/.
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