Elizabeth R. DeSombre is Frost Associate Professor of Environmental Studies and Associate Professor of Political Science, Wellesley College, USA.

• 1. Introduction; 2. International Environmental Cooperation; 3. Environment and Security; 4. Science, Uncertainty and Risk; 5. The Role of Non-Governmental Actors; 6. Ozone Depletion and Climate Change; 7. Whaling; 8. Amazonian Biodiversity; 9. Acid Rain in Europe and North America; 10. Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index.

"In this well-written second edition of her book, Elizabeth DeSombre presents a broad but focused analysis of the ways in which global environmental politics and policy interact with and alter the larger system of world politics." -Bruce Doern, Technology and Culture, Vol. 49, October 2008

Elizabeth R. DeSombre is Frost Associate Professor of Environmental Studies and Associate Professor of Political Science, Wellesley College, USA.

• 1. Introduction; 2. International Environmental Cooperation; 3. Environment and Security; 4. Science, Uncertainty and Risk; 5. The Role of Non-Governmental Actors; 6. Ozone Depletion and Climate Change; 7. Whaling; 8. Amazonian Biodiversity; 9. Acid Rain in Europe and North America; 10. Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index.

"In this well-written second edition of her book, Elizabeth DeSombre presents a broad but focused analysis of the ways in which global environmental politics and policy interact with and alter the larger system of world politics." -Bruce Doern, Technology and Culture, Vol. 49, October 2008

Elizabeth R. DeSombre is Frost Associate Professor of Environmental Studies and Associate Professor of Political Science, Wellesley College, USA.

• 1. Introduction; 2. International Environmental Cooperation; 3. Environment and Security; 4. Science, Uncertainty and Risk; 5. The Role of Non-Governmental Actors; 6. Ozone Depletion and Climate Change; 7. Whaling; 8. Amazonian Biodiversity; 9. Acid Rain in Europe and North America; 10. Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index.

"In this well-written second edition of her book, Elizabeth DeSombre presents a broad but focused analysis of the ways in which global environmental politics and policy interact with and alter the larger system of world politics." -Bruce Doern, Technology and Culture, Vol. 49, October 2008