Table of Contents

Preface – Launching the Era of Global Environmental Governance from Asia Guaranteeing Fairness Through the Involvement; Principles Contents; List of Contributors.- Part I Asia by Theme: Military Impacts on the Environment Working Toward the Century of Peace and Environmental Progress; Trade and the Environment Promoting Environmentally Friendly Trade; Food, Farming and the Environment – The Development of Sustainable Agriculture; Forest and Rice Paddy Biodiversity Working Toward Comprehensive Management Based on Community Participation; Part II Asia by Country and Region: Northeast Asia Region Building Based on Environmental Cooperation; The Mekong Region – Incorporating the Views of Regional Civil Society; Inner Asia – Balancing the Environment with Socioeconomic Development; Country/Region Updates (Japan / Republic of Korea / People's Republic of China / Taiwan / Philippine / Vietnam / Kingdom of Thailand / Malaysia / Indonesia / India).- Part III Data and Commentary: Economic Inequality, Poverty and Human Development; Population and Lender: Reproductive Health and Rights; Preventing Occupational Injuries and Improving Occupational Safety and Health; Improving Health and Education; Disputes over Regulating GM Crops and Food; Forest Resources on the Decline; Local Perspectives in Protected Area Management; Regal Wildlife Trade Flourishes; Coastal and Marine Environments in Crisis; Deepening Water Crisis; The Spreading Cadmium Scourge; Pollution Export and Rising Foreign Direct Investment; Urbanization Proceeds Rapidly; Motor Vehicles and Air Pollution; Burgeoning Wastes and New Management Policies; The internationalization of Recycling; The Challenges of Controlling Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Nuclear Power Development and KEDO; International Contact among Environmental NGOs Grows More Vigorous; Trends in Environmental ODA, and the Need for Post-Project Evaluation; Environmental Conventions and Agreements; Environmental aPolicy Instruments Diversify;Notes; References; Translator's Afterward; Index.

Reviews

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