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Lack of environmental accountability

Broader 
Insufficient environmental legislation
Inadequate product life cycle analysis
Unaccountability of institutions degrading the environment
Narrower 
Inadequate enforcement of environmental regulations
Inadequate legislation against environmental pollution
Neglect of environmental consequences of government policies
This problem is a member of 12 aggravating loops
Aggravates 
Environmental pollution [in 11 loops]
Environmental hazards in daily life
Environmental hazards from transport systems [in 2 loops]
Unconstrained exploitation of natural resources [in 7 loops]
Hidden environmental costs of economic production
Environmental destruction effected through government subsidy
Aggravated by 
Fragmentation of environmental law
Inadequate environmental impact assessment
Non-accountability of transnational enterprises
Uncontrolled environmental impact of technology
Irresponsible modification of natural environment
Economic undervaluation of environmental processes
Vulnerability of environmental systems to globalization
Lack of community involvement in environmental protection
Suppression of information concerning environmental safety
Incompatibility of environmental and economic decision-making
Inadequate environmental concerns of international financial institutions
Strategy(ies) 
Integrating biodiversity concerns into liability mechanisms
Promoting environmental accountability
Type 
(F) Fuzzy exceptional problems

About the Encyclopedia

The Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential is a unique, experimental research work of the Union of International Associations. It is currently published as a searchable online platform with profiles of world problems, action strategies, and human values that are interlinked in novel and innovative ways. These connections are based on a range of relationships such as broader and narrower scope, aggravation, relatedness and more. By concentrating on these links and relationships, the Encyclopedia is uniquely positioned to bring focus to the complex and expansive sphere of global issues and their interconnected nature.

The initial content for the Encyclopedia was seeded from UIA’s Yearbook of International Organizations. UIA’s decades of collected data on the enormous variety of association life provided a broad initial perspective on the myriad problems of humanity. Recognizing that international associations are generally confronting world problems and developing action strategies based on particular values, the initial content was based on the descriptions, aims, titles and profiles of international associations.

About UIA

The Union of International Associations (UIA) is a research institute and documentation centre, based in Brussels. It was established in 1907, by Henri la Fontaine (Nobel Peace Prize laureate of 1913), and Paul Otlet, a founding father of what is now called information science.
 

Non-profit, apolitical, independent, and non-governmental in nature, the UIA has been a pioneer in the research, monitoring and provision of information on international organizations, international associations and their global challenges since 1907.

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