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Effectiveness Of Environmental Treaties: Trend Analysis Of Treaty-Based Environmental Indicators

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  • CHENAZ B. SEELARBOKUS

    (Department of Political Science, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA)

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The literature on environmental regime effectiveness has shown a predilection for behaviour modification studies, whereby effectiveness is associated with a change in the behaviour of relevant actors. There has not been a systematic endeavour to link the implementation of international environmental agreements (IEAs) with improvement in environmental conditions. This article shifts away from the paradigm of behavioural analysis and focuses instead on linking IEA effectiveness with positive environmental changes in treaty-based environmental effectiveness indicators. Thirty-four treaty texts have been analysed to determine potential environmental indicators, and treaty secretariats have been contacted to collect time-series data on the selected indicators. Based on data gathered, trend lines are established for the environmental indicators to depict changes in related global environmental conditions. The results of this exercise show that viewing IEA effectiveness from the environmental modification perspective is promising, though there are serious data limitations still to be overcome.

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  • Chenaz B. Seelarbokus, 2005. "Effectiveness Of Environmental Treaties: Trend Analysis Of Treaty-Based Environmental Indicators," Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management (JEAPM), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 7(03), pages 493-541.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:jeapmx:v:07:y:2005:i:03:n:s1464333205002146
    DOI: 10.1142/S1464333205002146
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    1. Chenaz B. Seelarbokus, 2014. "Assessing the Effectiveness of International Environmental Agreements (IEAs)," SAGE Open, , vol. 4(1), pages 21582440145, February.

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