The globalisation of trade, communications, cultures and manufacturing are also influencing environmental management and stewardship (for a study of the ‘ecology of globalisation’ see French, 2000). Benedick (1999) argued that the future will be qualitatively different – environmental problems will increasingly be transboundary or global rather than the local or regional issues developers are currently familiar with. So co-ordinated global problem-solving therefore must have better support. In late 2003, UK environmentalist George Monbiot, known for his opposition to globalisation and multinational corporations, suggested that a World Parliament should be established, with representatives elected by blocks of 10 million people. Whether or not this is done through the UN, this might be a step toward giving the Earth’s population more of a voice and a route to better international discussion and, hopefully, agreement.