Dear Colleagues, I would like to bring to your attention the three special issues related to the Earth System Governance Project that have been published in recent months.
For an overview of all publications by the Earth System Governance Project please see www.earthsystemgovernance.org. Many more Earth System Governance publications are forthcoming. --1.-- Betsill, Michele M., Philipp Pattberg, and Eleni Dellas (editors). 2011. Agency in Earth System Governance. International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics, 11 (1). This special issue addresses the analytical problem of agency in earth system governance, an analytical problem that begins with the assumption that the credibility, stability, adaptiveness, and inclusiveness of earth system governance is affected by a wide range of actors. The articles engage with questions of agency in earth system governance from several different theoretical perspectives, complemented by unique empirical cases and/or methodological approaches. Along the way, the authors confront some of the conceptual challenges associated with the study of agency and advance our understanding of this important governance challenge. (http://earthsystemgovernance.org/news/2011-03-12-special-issue-agency-earth-system-governance) --2.-- Biermann, Frank, and Ruben Zondervan (editors). 2010. Earth System Governance. International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics, 10 (4). The science agenda of the Earth System Governance Project stands at the centre of a special issue of International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics that is published recently. The first article of this special issue introduces the scientific agenda and other articles present new cutting-edge research that builds on this ambitious science plan. Most contributions have been spearheaded by members of the scientific steering committee of the Project, along with several colleagues who have joined the Project after its launch. (http://earthsystemgovernance.org/news/2010-11-16-special-issue-international-environmental-agreements) --3.-- Corbera, Esteve, Heike Schroeder, and Oliver Springate-Baginski (editors). 2011. Governing and implementing REDD+. Environmental Science & Policy, 14 (2). Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, conserving and enhancing forest carbon stocks, and sustainably managing forests (REDD+) are emerging as a central policy instrument to halt land-use related emissions from developing countries. This special issue is dedicated to understanding the governance and implementation dimensions of REDD+ at international, national and local levels by using the earth system governance framework. (http://earthsystemgovernance.org/publication/corbera-esteve-governing-and-implementing-redd) Please subscribe to the newsletter at www.earthsystemgovernance.org for regular updates on publications, events, and other activities of the Earth System Governance project, or follow us on facebook (http://www.facebook.com/earthsystemgovernance) or LinkedIn (http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Earth-System-Governance-Project-3324349). With best regards also on behalf of all editors of the special issues, Ruben Zondervan Executive Director Earth System Governance Project International Project Office Email: [email protected] / Web: www.earthsystemgovernance.org Phone: +46 (0)46 222 0478 / Fax: +46 (0)46 222 0475 Lund University, P.O. Box 170, SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden
