Natural Resources Forum, a quarterly UN Sustainable Development Journal issued by the UN Division for Sustainable Development, has called for papers for a special issue on institutional framework for sustainable development, to be published in 2012.
Deadline for submissions is 15 July 2011.
14 April 2011: The quarterly publication issued by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) Division for Sustainable Development (DSD), “Natural Resources Forum: A United Nations Sustainable Development Journal,” calls for papers for a special issue on institutional framework for sustainable development, to be published in 2012.
The special issue will feature contributions that take stock on progress made since the 1992 Earth Summit in the area of institutions for sustainable development, as well as papers providing a view of the obstacles and bottlenecks to the further implementation of sustainable development principles or tools. Manuscripts are also welcomed on, among other topics: the integration of sustainable development decisions, commitments and policies across different spatial scales; the role of specific instruments in enhancing such integration; and the state of implementation of specific Rio Principles.
Articles should contain original material and should be between 6,000 and 8,000 words in length. The deadline for submissions is 15 July 2011. [NRF Webite]