ABSTRACT
The previous chapter discussed how the promotion of sustainable development is a global task: one that is directed towards the establishment of a more equitable relationship between the North and the South, the rich and the marginalized, the peoples of the present and the generations of the future. This chapter looks at how this understanding has been stimulated by and, in turn, has stimulated a new era of global environmental governance. It explores the factors that have contributed to the rise of global environmental governance, the key features of that system and their significance for the promotion of sustainable development.
