Screen LibraryConservation, biodiversity and international law
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| Published: |
Edward Elgar Pub.,
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| Publisher Address: | Cheltenham, UK Northampton, MA |
| Publication Dates: | c2011. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
New horizons in environmental and energy law |
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| Carrier Form: | xxi, 600 p.: ; 25 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780857935151 (hbk. : alk. paper) 0857935151 (hbk. : alk. paper) |
| Index Number: | D996 |
| CLC: | D996.9 |
| Call Number: | D996.9/G478-2 |
| Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction -- Species and areas -- Extinct and endangered -- Classifications -- Tangible benefits -- Intangible considerations -- Habitat -- Trade -- Exceptions for indigenous peoples, science and the military -- Aliens, disease, pests and genetically modified species -- Incidental capture -- Development -- Overlaps and gaps -- Compliance -- Compliance on the high seas -- Management -- Access and benefit sharing -- Local peoples, education and finance -- Conclusion. This important and timely book provides a rigorous overview of the defining issues presently facing conservation at international level. The author provides detailed coverage of topics ranging from the classification of species right through to access and benefit sharing, drawing on his personal experience at intergovernmental level. Each question is examined through the prism of dozens of treaties and hundreds of decisions and resolutions of the key multilateral regimes, and the law in each area is supplemented by the necessary considerations of science politics and philosophy - providing much-needed context for the reader. Combining expert scholarship and first-hand insight, Conservation, Biodiversity and International Law will be an invaluable resource for researchers and practitioners in international environmental law, as well as providing an accessible guide for students. |