Why we need a world environment organisation

There is an urgent need for an environmental organisation within the UN system with real political clout

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/cif-green/2009/oct/28/world-environment-organisation

Global environmental crises, from vanishing biodiversity and degrading forests to collapsing fish stocks and climate change, will not be solved without some tough thinking about international governance.
The world's response to these unfolding challenges has become a bewildering array of institutions, agreements and treaties that is in urgent need of reform