Policy networks in global environmental governance: connecting the Blue Amazon to Antarctica and the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) agendas

Abstract Focusing on the domestic policy network around the Blue Amazon paradigm, this article challenges the frequently presented argument of Brazil as a key player in global environmental governance. In doing so, it applies a policy network approach to study the institutional framework that struct...

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Published in:Revista Brasileira de Política Internacional
Main Authors: Ana Flávia Barros-Platiau, Niels Søndergaard, Jochen Prantl
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Spanish
Portuguese
Published: Instituto Brasileiro de Relações Internacionais
Subjects:
geo
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/0034-7329201900206
https://doaj.org/article/04acd7504ee047ce9ed9eac124f2a904
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Summary:Abstract Focusing on the domestic policy network around the Blue Amazon paradigm, this article challenges the frequently presented argument of Brazil as a key player in global environmental governance. In doing so, it applies a policy network approach to study the institutional framework that structures the country’s engagement in relation to the Antarctica and the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) negotiation agendas.