INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK AND INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Sustainable development must be supported by strong and well-organized institutions. Institutions that control the rationality of use and the degree of depletion of resources constitute the necessary framework for achieving sustainability. Some countries have adequate institutional frameworks that enable the effective implementation of sustainable development goals, while other countries direct their activities towards its establishment. An important factor in the implementation of the European Green Deal, which can be defined as a set of political initiatives of the European Commission with a comprehensive goal of climate neutrality as well as a catalyst for an inclusive and just transition, is the institution’s legal competence. In this sense, the paper will analyse institutional support for sustainable development. The subject of research are international organizations operating in the environmental protection sector.
Keywords: sustainable development, institutional framework, international organizations, environmental protection.
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