Publications

In this paper, development of institutional framework of forest sector of the Russian Federation and the logic of institutional change is analyzed. The decentralization of forest policy has been realized under the ambiguous provision of joint jurisdiction and the weak political background of President Yeltsin, and the Khabarovsk Krai government...

As the World Summit on Sustainable Development approaches, it is timely to assess our actions on behalf of a more ecologically viable world and the barriers that remain to our realization of this goal. Globalization and sustainable development have emerged as key discourses to evaluate our social and environmental prospects. On the critical issue...

The strategy provides a comprehensive framework of actions on environmental education for the Asia-Pacific region and takes account of Asia-Pacific perspectives on enhancing these actions. It is an outcome of a series of participatory processes including discussions, consultations and workshops with key players and stakeholders of the region.

Book Review "Environmental Laws of Mongolia" edited by the Ministry for the Environment, Mongolia. Publisher information: "Orbis" Co., Ltd., 1997 (in Mongolian), 2,600 copies. Reviewers: Batjargal Zamba, Embassy of Mongolia, Japan and Nachin Dashnyam, Visiting Researcher, Economic Research Institute for Northeast Asia, Japan An unfettered market...

A decade after the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (Earth Summit) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the landscape of domestic and international finance for sustainable development displays a mixed picture in the Asia and Pacific region. In a large number of countries, domestic resources have not been able to meet the...