Forstwirtschaft, Holzeinschlag und Holzhandel sind unlängst aus umweltpolitischer Perspektive kritisch hinterfragt worden. Die Kennzeichnung von Holz ermöglicht Konsumenten, ihre Nachfrage auf Holzerzeugnisse aus nachhaltiger Bewirtschaftung zu richten. Der Beitrag diskutiert, inwiefern eine...

On their way to industrialisation, the Southeast Asian countries are starting to realise that environmental protection is not an unnecessary luxury. Several countries, especially Singapore and Thailand, have begun to implement vigorous environmental policies. Nevertheless, authoritarian...

The first Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change opened the path for a new policy instrument to mitigate anthropogenic climate change. It instituted a pilot phase for international emission offsets, "Joint Implementation", open for all signatories to the...

The debate on environmental policy generally focuses on the industrialized countries. It is often neglected that rapid economic growth in the newly industrializing countries is certain to lead to the rise of environmental issues on a large scale. Especially Eastern and South East Asia will...

An increasing proportion of greenhouse gas emissions is produced in urban areas in industrializing and developing countries. Recent research shows that per capita emissions in cities like Bangkok, Cape Town or Shanghai have already reached the level of cities like London, New York or Toronto....