Toxic Pollutants

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This paper takes a look at the dire issue of toxic pollutants and government intervention. According to this paper, world governments are not doing enough to combat this serious problem.

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"A series of proposals had been made at the time, based on the moral demand that encompassed Agenda 21. Offering greater financial support for developing countries, building home institutions for greater national protection capacity and an appropriate legislation, increasing the role of the indigenous people, of women, and the young generation in order to ensure a wider range of action, these were just some of the guidelines for subsequent follow ups. The Commission for Sustainable Development was therefore created to ensure a better coordination of measures at global, regional and national level. The 2002 Summit generated the further statements of principles, along with reaffirmed efforts to "promote the integration of the three components of sustainable development -- economic development, social development and environmental protection -- as interdependent and mutually reinforcing pillars" (Johannesburg Plan of Implementation). Thus, actions should be followed in order to ensure poverty eradication, changing patters of consumption and production, protection of natural resources. The institutional framework is also outlined, including additional emphasis on the future role of "relevant United Nations agencies, programs and funds, the Global Environment Facility and international financial and trade institutions" (Johannesburg Plan of Implementation). "

Sample of Sources Used:

• "Agenda 21. United Nations. Sustainable Development". United Nations Conference on Environment & Development. Rio de Janerio, Brazil. June 1992. <http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/documents/agenda21/english/Agenda21.pdf>
• "Consumption and Production Patterns - Decisions of the General Assembly and the Commission on Sustainable Development". United Nations. UN Department for Economic and Social Affairs. Division for Sustainable Development. United Nations Guidelines for Consumer Protection. NY, Dec. 1999.
• Fithin, Caspar. "International Organic Pollutants". The Oxford Analytica Weekly Column Dec. 21. (2000).
• Ivanova, Maria. "Assessing UNEP as Anchor Institution for the Global Environment:
• Lessons for the UNEO Debate". Yale University. 25 May 2005. Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. 14 May 2006. < http://www.yale.edu/gegdialogue/uneo-wp.pdf>

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