O papel das organizações internacionais no regime ambiental internacional.

Abstract

The environmental issue in the international relations receives more prominence as far as the human impacts on the environment demand joint responses to the solution of cross-border problems. In this sense, global governance gains visibility, requiring the formulation of an international environmental regime that integrates the different agents in a space of mutual construction of norms and principles that guide their action. The international environmental regime gives rise to a shared environmental agenda, the formulation of which is the result of dialogue between states and international organizations. Therefore, the research problem is to understand the role of international organizations in the construction of the international environmental regime. The United Nations is one of the most relevant international organizations, especially in the environmental area, so the general objective is to analyze its performance in conjunction with Non-Governmental Organizations in the construction of the environmental regime. In order to reach the general objective, the historical construction of the international environmental agenda is resumed, based on a section of research that extends from the Stockholm Conference, in 1972, to Rio+20, in 2012, as well as the international environmental regime that is described as part of global governance. Finally, an analysis that identifies the elements of construction of the international environmental regime between states and international organizations in the promotion of environmental protection and promotion of sustainable development is made, based on constructivist theory, considering the identities and interests that lead to this joint work.