Debates about the causes and impacts of global environmental degradation go to the heart of economic and political systems and raise fundamental questions about power and inequity in a globalized world. The comprehensively revised 2nd edition of this popular text provides wide-ranging coverage of the international negotiations and on assessment of the international political economy of the environment, normative and policy debates on environmental governance, and of prospects for the pursuit of environmental security. Contents Introduction From Stockholm to Rio to Johannesburg The Global Politics of Conservation: Species, Resources and Habitat The Global Politics of Pollution Global Environmental Governance: The State and Institutional Design Global Environmental Governance: Democratization and Local Voices Normative Challenges: Justice, Obligation and Rights The International Political Economy of the Environment Strategies for Sustainable Development Environmental Security The Global Politics of the Environment