Pamela S. Chasek

TL;DR: The Scientific Conceptual Framework for Land Degradation Neutrality (SDFN) as mentioned in this paper was developed to provide a scientific approach to planning, implementing and monitoring land degradation neutrality, which aims to maintain or enhance land-based natural capital and its associated ecosystem services.

TL;DR: In this paper, the challenges of operationalizing the concept of zero net land degradation and its global derivative, a land degradation neutral world (LDNW), are discussed and the enabling environment necessary to capture ZNLD opportunities is examined.

TL;DR: In the International Organizations classroom, students learn a lot about the nuts and bolts of international organizations in theory, but do not always have the opportunity to understand how international organizations work in practice as discussed by the authors.

TL;DR: The need to mainstream land degradation issues into national policies and frameworks is encouraged by international mechanisms such as the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs, 2000), however, despite 15 years of existence of the UNCCD, successes in reversing and/or preventing land degradation are widely perceived to be limited.

TL;DR: The Emergence of Global Environmental Politics Global Macrotrends as mentioned in this paper An Introduction to Global Environmental politics International Regimes in Global Environmentalpolitics Paradigms in global environmental politics Conclusion 2 Actors in the Environmental Arena Nation-State Actors: Roles and Interests Intergovernmental Organizations Treaty Secretariats Multilateral Financial Institutions Regional and Other Multilateral Organizations Nongovernmental Organizations Business and Industry Conclusion 3 The Development of Environmental Regimes: Chemicals, Wastes, and Climate Change Ozone Depletion Hazardous Waste Toxic Chemicals Climate Change Conclusion 4 The Development Environmental