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May/June 2012: In This Issue

Greening the United Nations Charter: World Politics in the Anthropocene

by Frank Biermann

Numerous science assessments indicate that the environmental crisis has reached a new stage, progressing from local ecological degradation to Earth system transformation.

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Science-Policy Dialogues for Water Security: Addressing Vulnerability and Adaptation to Global Change in the Arid Americas

by Christopher A. Scott, Robert G. Varady, Francisco Meza, Elma Montaña, Graciela B. de Raga, Brian Luckman and Christopher Martius

The most sensitive and vulnerable communities are those that face the greatest exposure.

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Global Policy for Local Livelihoods: Phasing Out Mercury in Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining
By Kristin Sippl and Henrik Selin
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Commentary: Red and Green: Public Perception and Air Quality Information in Urban China
By Lingxuan Liu, Pan He, Bing Zhang, and Jun Bi
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By Helen Ingram
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