On the EU's performance and leadership in global environmental governance: the case of the Nagoya Protocol

Journal of European Public Policy

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 39-57

  Oberthür, Sebastian ^a   Rabitz, Florian ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Convention on Biological Diversity; effectiveness; EU external policy; genetic resources; goal achievement; multilateral environmental agreements

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890551222     PISSN: 13501763     EISSN: 14664429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13501763.2013.834547     Document Type: Article

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