Measuring Progress - Environmental Goals and Gaps: UNEP Global Environmental Alert Service (GEAS) - December 2012
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Over the last few decades, a great number of environmental goals and objectives have been adopted and a few success stories can be told. However, despite the growing body of norms and rules, the overall global environmental situation continues to deteriorate. The international community, having made very uneven progress towards the stated goals, needs to redefine the approach to improve the state of the environment and foster sustainable development.
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