Worth Saving [electronic resource] : International Diplomacy to Protect the Environment / by Anne Egelston.

1. Introduction -- 2. International Environmental Diplomacy begins -- 3. Institutionalizing UNEP -- 4. Whales, High Seas, and the Arctic -- 5. Protecting the Ozone Layer -- 6.Regulating the movement of Hazardous Waste -- 7. The Earth Summit and its Aftermath -- 8. Climate Change and Global Warming -- 9. Conserving Biodiversity -- 10. Limiting Exposure to Toxic Chemicals -- 11. Implementing Goals and Targets for Sustainability -- 12.The Earth Summit + 20 -- 13.Climate Change, redux -- 14 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development -- 15.Conclusion.

This textbook is intended to be used in an upper-level international environmental issues class as part of the American Environmental Studies and Sciences book series. This class is commonly taught at both the undergraduate and graduate level as part of either an environmental studies program, a political science program, or within a policy track of an environmental science program. Given the length of time that negotiations have occurred, a new generation of students and practitioners will need to understand the complex processes that produced many of our environmental treaties. The majority of the students in environmental studies do not have a background in political science. Moving from a political science approach to an interdisciplinary approach will benefit the students by making the material more accessible. As these fields continue to grow and develop, regulatory compliance becomes increasingly important. Thus, this book is aimed at adding a business and industry perspective to this field where appropriate.