Protecting Forest and Marine Biodiversity - The Role of Law (Hardcover)

This timely book considers appropriate legal practices to use to promote conservation, protection and sustainable use of biological diversity in forest and marine areas. The breadth of issues explored across these two themes is immense, and the book identifies both key differences, and striking commonalities between them. Law-makers, managers and users often have little understanding of either the complexity or the true value of biological diversity and of what is needed to preserve forest and marine ecosystems, and to keep inter-relationships between species within them healthy. Regulators face significant and practical challenges, requiring the adoption of legal frameworks in the context of scientific uncertainty. This book provides critical and comparative reflections on the role of law in both of these biodiversity contexts. Key issues not previously addressed through the law are considered - for example, the lack of international governance of peat; and the moral problem of labelling certain species as 'alien' or 'invasive'. Learned contributors draw valuable lessons for those seeking to protect biodiversity and understand its governance, from analysis of experiences gained forging international and national legal frameworks. With a blend of local and global perspectives, across a wide range of countries and policies, the book will appeal to academics and students in law, international, regional and domestic policymakers, lawmakers, NGOs and conservation agencies. Contributors include: E. Couzens, T. Daya-Winterbottom, C. de Oliveira, M. Fajardo Cavalcanti de Albuquerque, Y. Fristikawati, L. Heng Lye, B. Liu, S. Maljean-Dubois, G. Morgan, A. Paterson, Y. Pei, A. Prasad Pant, V.S. Radovich, S. Riley, N.A. Robinson, A. Telesetsky, S.C.-W. Yang

General

Imprint:	Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	The IUCN Academy of Environmental Law series
Release date:	November 2017
Editors:	Ed Couzens • Alexander Paterson • Sophie Riley • Yanti Fristikawati
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	352
ISBN-13:	978-1-78643-948-2
Categories:	Books > Law > International law > Public international law > International environmental law Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Social law > Environment law Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Applied ecology > Biodiversity
LSN:	1-78643-948-4
Barcode:	9781786439482

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