Publications

The countries of Northeast Asia-China, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), Japan, Mongolia, the Republic of Korea (South Korea), and the Russian Federation-have complex histories, diverse cultures, and a wide range of political, demographic, and economic conditions. Today these countries are striving for greater dialogue and...

On 10 April 2002, the International Review for Environmental Strategies (IRES) had the opportunity to hold a dialogue with Lester R. Brown in Tokyo and to gain some insights into his views on sustainable development. Brown reinforced the importance of a paradigm shift from the fossil fuel-based economy to the solar-hydrogen-based economy-the eco...

This paper examines the political feasibility of an ecological tax reform (ETR). To this end, a positive taxation approach is developed from which the politico-economic determinants of a successfully implemented, ecologically-oriented tax policy may be derived. Public acceptance of the ETR introduced in Germany is then evaluated on the basis of...

Remarks: Unpublished manuscript

The coastal areas of Bangladesh are vulnerable to natural disasters, especially from cyclones and tidal surges. Since 1958 most of the coast has been protected by the construction of embankments and sluice gates. No impact study was conducted before doing this construction. Today, however, ecological, social, economic, and cultural impacts can be...

Book Review "Acquittal for CO2" by Wolfgang Thüne, Official, State Ministry of Environment Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, German title: Freispruch für CO2. Publisher information: Wiesbaden: Edition steinherz, 2002 (in German). ISBN: 3-9807378-1-0, 236 pp., 19.95 EUR. Reviewer: Axel Michaelowa, Head of Programme "International Climate Policy,"...

Book Review "User's Guide to Forest Education-Not Just for Foresters" edited by the Bavarian Ministry for Food, Agriculture and Forests, German title: Waldpädagogischer Leitfaden. Nicht Nur Für Förster. Publisher information: Munich: Bavarian Ministry for Food, Agriculture and Forests, Fifth Edition 2001 (in German) . ISBN: 3-00-001292-3, 24 EUR...

The development of rocky desertification, the main form of land desertification in the karst mountain areas of southwest China, is accelerating and has become one of the most serious environmental, social, and economic problems facing the province of Guizhou, especially. The problem is mainly the result of interactions between human activities...

The Environmental Education Project of the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) is pleased to bring forth the publication titled "Making sense of Climate Change" prepared by Visiting Researcher, Ms. Ranjana Saikia from the Tata Energy Research Institute (TERI) of India. Ms Saikia worked in IGES for a period of three months from 16th...

The primary purpose of this paper is to outline how the idea of environmental education has come into use, how it has developed over the last few decades, and what efforts are under way in the Asia-Pacific region in the educational field to reduce environmental deterioration and actually improve the condition of the environment. Internationally...