A United Nations Environment Organization
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Meyer-Ohlendorf, Nils and Markus Knigge 2007: "A United Nations Environment Organization", in: Lydia Swart and Estelle Perry (eds.): Global Environmental Governance - Perspectives on the Current Debate. New York: Center for UN Reform Education, 124-141.
The European Union (EU) made a proposal to upgrade the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) to a UN Environment Organization (UNEO). This book chapter by Nils Meyer-Ohlendorf and Markus Knigge places the proposal in the broader political debate, by summarizing the most relevant initiatives in the context of the ongoing UN reform process. The chapter discusses the main differences between UNEP and a potential UNEO and presents the arguments for and against the upgrade of UNEP to a UNEO.
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