Leading experts of the WBGU (German Advisory Council on Global Change) and external scientists have completed the annual report Ways Towards Global Environmental Solutions . Aimed at a broad readership it offers a comprehensive information on current environmental problems and discusses alternative solutions.

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Summary.- Summary.- A Introduction.- A Introduction.- B Societal Conditions for Solving Global Environmental Problems.- 1 Environmental Awareness and Environmental Education.- 2 Exchange of Know-how and Technology Transfer.- 3 Institutions and Organizations.- 4 Growth and Distribution of the World's Population.- C International Conventions Aimed at Solving Global Environmental Problems.- 1 The Framework Convention on Climate Change Berlin and its Aftermath.- 2 The Montreal Protocol -An Example for Successful Environmental Policy.- 3 The Convention on the Law of the Sea -Towards the Global Protection of the Seas.- 4 The Desertification Convention -A First Step Towards the Protection of Soils.- 5 The Biodiversity Convention The Implementation Is Yet to Come.- 6 Protection of Forests: Protocol or Convention?.- 7 The GATT/WTO Regime The Greening of World Trade.- D General Conclusions and Recommendations.- D General Conclusions and Recommendations.- E Annex: Notes on the Inverse Scenario in Section C 1.3.- E Annex: Notes on the Inverse Scenario in Section C 1.3.- F References.- F References.- G The Council.- G The Council.