Wolfram Kaiser is Professor of European Studies at the University of Portsmouth and Visiting Professor at the College of Europe in Bruges. His recent publications include Writing the Rules for Europe: Experts, Cartels, and International Organizations (2014, with J. Schot).

• AcknowledgementsAbbreviationsIntroduction: International Organizations and Environmental Protection in the Global Twentieth CenturyWolfram Kaiser and Jan-Henrik MeyerChapter 1. From Nature to Environment: International Organisations and Environmental Protection before StockholmJan-Henrik MeyerChapter 2. Environmental Problem-solvers? Scientists and the Stockholm ConferenceEnora JavaudinChapter 3. Developing World Environmental Cooperation: The Founex Seminar and the Stockholm ConferenceMichael W. ManulakChapter 4. Only One Earth: The Holy See and EcologyLuigi PiccioniChapter 5. Sometimes it’s the Economy, Stupid! International Organizations, Steel and the EnvironmentWolfram KaiserChapter 6. Making the Polluter Pay: How the European Communities Established Environmental ProtectionJan-Henrik MeyerChapter 7. (Re-) Thinking Environment and Economy: The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and Sustainable DevelopmentIris BorowyChapter 8. Towards ‘Sustainable’ Development: The United Nations, INGOs, and the Crafting of the World Conservation StrategyStephen MacekuraChapter 9. Protecting the Southern Ocean Ecosystem: The Environmental Protection Agenda of Antarctic Diplomacy and ScienceAlessandro AntonelloChapter 10. Controlling the Agenda: Science, Policy and the Making of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate ChangeDavid G. HirstConclusion: Setting Agendas, Building Institutions, and Shaping Binding International CommitmentsWolfram Kaiser and Jan-Henrik MeyerBibliographyIndex

“This fascinating book is one of those rare collections that have a shared and unified purpose. Collectively, the authors cover a diverse set of topics, draw on myriad original sources (including interviews as well as archival research), tell interesting and new stories, and make a variety of novel arguments.” · Bob H. Reinhardt, Executive Director, Willamette Heritage Center“This book is exceptionally helpful for understanding the interplay between emerging environmental concerns and international politics during the last century. It illuminates the crucial role played by international organisations in developing environmental policies, and in particular it traces the political resolve and intellectual effort behind the concept of sustainable development.” · Sara Lorenzini, University of Trento