The development of national environmental policies is of great concern to government and industry, since it sets the structural conditions for international trade and commerce. The reports of 13 countries (United States, Sweden, Japan, United Kingdom, The Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Switzerland, Korea, Chile, China, Nigeria, Russia) allow us to compare the environmental policies on a global scale, ranging from smaller countries, developing and developed countries to industrialized countries. Individual reports contain information about the most urgent environmental problems, national environmental policies and activities, as well as environmental capacity building. The book is of use to all scientists, managers and decision makers in uni...