Key Publications of the GEG Project
Listed below are key publications of the Global Environmental Governance Project, organized by type of publication and listed in chronological order.
To view additional works in the field of global environmental governance, published by academics and practitioners, please visit our GEG Bookshelf here.
GEG Project Publications: Books
Global Environmental Governance in the 21st Century: Way Ahead Wide Open
By Maria Ivanova. Published by the Global Environmental Governance Project. 2009.
This report reflects the main points of discussion at the Global Environmental Governance Forum: Reflecting on the Past, Moving into the Future that took place from June 28th to July 2nd, 2009 in Glion, Switzerland. Based on the main points of discussion at the Forum, the report crafts a vision for moving forward and proposes an Agenda for Action that outlines concrete, practical and realistic steps essential to building momentum in the reform process. To download or read the full version of the report click here.
Global Environmental Governance: Perspectives on the Current Debate
Contributors: E. Berruga, F. Biermann, M. El-Ashry, C. Figueres, M. Ivanova, N. Kanie, M. Knigge, P. Maurer, N. Meyer-Ohlendorf, & J. Roy. Edited by Lydia Swart & Estelle Perry. Published by the Center for UN Reform. 2007.
This book provides up-to-date information on the options and opportunities to strengthen global environmental governance (GEG) and explores fundamental questions such as: Can the current GEG system deal effectively with environmental problems? What are the pros and cons of having hundreds of Multilateral Environmental Agreements, each with their own Secretariat and Conference of the Parties? What can be learned from UNEP’s history? How can the GEG system be improved? Download.
Green to Gold: How Smart Companies Use Environmental Strategy to Innovate, Create Value, and Build Competitive Advantage
By Daniel C. Esty and Andrew Winston. Published by Yale University Press. 2006.
This book explores what every executive must know to manage the environmental challenges facing business and society. Based on the authors’ years of experience and hundreds of interviews with corporate leaders around the world, Green to Gold shows how companies generate lasting value–cutting costs, reducing risk, driving new revenues, and creating strong brands–by building environmental thinking into their core business strategies.
Daniel C. Esty and Andrew S. Winston provide clear how-to advice and concrete examples from companies like BP, Toyota, IKEA, Nike, and GE that are achieving both environmental and business success. The authors show how these cutting-edge companies are establishing an “Eco-Advantage” in the marketplace as traditional elements of competitive differentiation fade in importance. Esty and Winston not only highlight successful strategies but also make plain what does not work, spelling out why environmental initiatives sometimes fail despite the best intentions.” More information.
Can the Anchor Hold?: Rethinking the United Nations Environment Programme for the 21st Century
By Maria Ivanova, Director of the GEG Project. Published by the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies. 2005.
This publication assesses the performance of UNEP as the mandated anchor institution for the global environment. The report takes a look at UNEP’s performance in regards to key functions that are necessary for an effective international environmental organization and offers policy recommendations for governments, UNEP, and the UN Secretary-General on steps for reform.
Published in time for the historic UN General Assembly / 2005 World Summit, this report aims to reinvigorate the debate on the architecture of global environmental governance in the context of larger UN reform discussions. Download or Order.
Global Environmental Governance: Options and Opportunities
Daniel C. Esty & Maria Ivanova, Editors. Published by the Yale School for Forestry & Environmental Studies. 2002.
“This collection of essays assembles the accumulated collective knowledge on global environmental governance generated by the Global Environmental Governance Project. It draws on different perspectives from authors of five continents aiming to contribute to the policy dialogue with a rigorous reform agenda that will strengthen global environmental governance.” Download or Order.
Governança Ambiental Global: Opções & Oportunidades
Daniel C. Esty e Maria Ivanova (Organizadores). 2005. Editora: Senac
A governança ambiental envolve todos e cada um nas decisões sobre meio ambiente, por meio das organizações civis e governamentais, a fim de obter ampla e irrestrita adesão ao projeto de manter a integridade do planeta.Preview online.
GEG Project Publications: Film
Global Environmental Governance: Way Ahead Not Closed
UNEP Executive Directors Panel at GEG Forum – June 2009
Produced by the GEG Project and
On 29 June 2009, the GEG Project convened a historic reunion of all five successive Executive Directors of the United Nations Environment Programme at the Global Environmental Governance Forum in Glion, Switzerland. The UNEP Executive Directors Panel was moderated by Gus Speth (former UNDP Administrator and Dean of Yale’s Environment School). A 30-minute documentary from the event is now available online.
Global Environmental Governance: Quest for Symphony
Produced by Maria Ivanova and Joe Ageyo. 2009.
This film outlines the past, present, and future of global environmental governance and centers on interviews with key participants at the 25th UNEP Governing Council/GMEF Meeting. It has been called “the white paper on global environmental governance in images” and is unique as a documentary focused solely on the challenges and successes of the GEG system and the options for reform. View online.
GEG Project Publications: Articles and Book Chapters
UNEP in Global Environmental Governance: Design, Leadership, Location
By Maria Ivanova. Published by Global Environmental Politics. Volume 8, Issue 1, Forthcoming.
UNEP as Anchor Organization for the Global Environment
By Maria Ivanova. Published in International Organizations and Environmental Governance, edited by Frank Biermann, Bernd Siebenhuener, and Anna Schreyögg. Routledge, 2009. Order.
Reclaiming U.S. Leadership in Global Environmental Governance
By Maria Ivanova and Daniel C. Esty. Published by the SAIS Review of International Affairs, Vol. XXVIII, Issue 2, Summer-Fall 2008, pp. 57-75. Download.
Breaking the Environmental Law Logjam: The International Dimension
By Daniel C. Esty. Published by the NYU Law Journal, Vol. 17, 2008, pp. 836-853. Download.
Designing the United Nations Environment Programme: A Story of Compromise and Confrontation
By Maria Ivanova. Published by International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Economics and Law, Vol. 7, Issue 3, September 2007. Download.
Moving Forward by Looking Back: Learning from UNEP’s History
By Maria Ivanova. Published in Global Environmental Governance: Perspectives on the Current Debate, edited by Lydia Swart and Estelle Perry. New York: Center for UN Reform Education, 2007. Download.
View a complete list of publications by Maria Ivanova and Daniel C. Esty.
