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This important Research Handbook provides a guide to navigating the
tangled array of laws and policies available to counter the
multiple threats of ocean acidification. It investigates the
limitations and opportunities for addressing ocean acidification
under global governance frameworks, including multilateral
environmental agreements, law of the sea and human rights
instruments. The book also describes regional and national
approaches and challenges in responding to ocean acidification. The
special vulnerabilities of the Arctic, Antarctic and South Pacific
are highlighted. Limited responses by regional sea programmes and
regional fisheries management organizations are summarized. Case
studies are provided from Australia, Brazil, China and the United
States. This discerning Research Handbook will be a welcome read
for policy makers and students with an interest in the laws and
policies of marine governance and climate change. This will also be
an ideal read for those who are interested in the pressing
environmental issues facing the world community.
Foreword by Tony Press and Foreword by Bernie Funston'As climate
change thrusts the Arctic and Antarctic towards the top of the
global political agenda, this timely collection provides a broad
overview of the issues, the options, and the rules and institutions
that are already in place.' - Michael Byers, University of British
Columbia, Canada and author of International Law and the Arctic
'While at opposite ends of the earth, the shared characteristics of
the Arctic and Antarctic are identified by this multidisciplinary
collection of essays. Both regions need effective, flexible
governance - whether through the Antarctic Treaty System or the
Arctic Council - if they are to respond to the challenges of
commercialization of hydrocarbons, climate change and the marine
environment. Internationally recognized scholars grapple with the
global politics of the polar regions, the perspectives of the Inuit
people and the role of joint development. This invaluable,
well-researched and stimulating collection clarifies the
geopolitical and socio-economic dynamics of some of the world's
most fragile and vulnerable environments.' - Gillian Triggs,
Australian Human Rights Commission This timely book provides a
cutting-edge assessment of how the dynamic ocean regions at the
highest latitudes on Earth are being managed in an era of
unprecedented environmental change. The Arctic and Southern Oceans
are experiencing transformative environmental change as a result of
climate change and ocean acidification. As areas of unparalleled
environmental, cultural and scientific value, they are crucibles
for testing how integrated, eco-systemic governance frameworks can
be developed to meet and address volatile environmental, political
and economic challenges. Drawing especially on Australian and
Canadian experiences in polar oceans management through
multilateral global and regional institutions, the book identifies
policy options for improving the governance of the Arctic and
Southern Oceans. In offering a pioneering 'bipolar' assessment of
environmental management at both polar regions, this important book
will be an essential resource for policy-makers, scholars and
students actively engaged in discussion and debate on the future of
polar oceans governance in the Anthropocene. Contributors: R.
Davis, M. Doelle, M. Haward, R. Huebert, J. Jabour, R. Abdul Kadir,
L. Kriwoken, S. Lalonde, D. Leary, T.L. McDorman, R. Rayfuse, D.R.
Rothwell, T. Stephens, D.L. VanderZwaag, M. Weber, S. Wright
More than 200 artful, provocative images celebrate the best of
Southern California's tattooed models, a diverse and gorgeous group
known as the Ink Nymphs. The two dozen featured women show how
tattoos on the female form can serve up an irresistible, edgy
cocktail of fashion, beauty, art, and personality. The book is
inspired by Los Angeles's Angels of Ink festival, an annual
family-friendly gathering that brings together a community of
tattoo lovers, gear-heads, and rock 'n' roll enthusiasts, along
with local, organic and eco-friendly businesses. Angels of Ink, a
philanthropic organization, promotes and supports LA's unique
alternative kulture through the festival and its related events.
This lavish, beautifully shot photography book takes the reader on
a trip straight into the heart of that kulture, where smoking-hot
women adorn themselves with the coolest of tattoos.
Deforestation in tropical rainforest countries is one of the
largest contributors to human-induced climate change.
Deforestation, especially in the tropics, contributes around 20 per
cent of annual global greenhouse gas emissions, and, in the case of
Indonesia, amounts to 85 per cent of its annual emissions from
human activities. This book provides a comprehensive assessment of
the emerging legal and policy frameworks for managing forests as a
key means to address climate change. The authors uniquely combine
an assessment of the international rules for forestry governance
with a detailed assessment of the legal and institutional context
of Indonesia; one of the most globally important test case
jurisdictions for the effective roll-out of 'Reduced Emissions from
Deforestation and Degradation' (REDD). Using Indonesia as a key
case study, the book explores challenges that heavily forested
States face in resource management to address climate mitigation
imperatives, such as providing safeguards for local communities and
indigenous peoples. This book will be of great relevance to
students, scholars and policymakers with an interest in
international environmental law, climate change and environment and
sustainability studies in general.
Praise for the previous edition: “A complete overview of the
subject which does not intimidate the reader but rather spurns
interest and understanding in the subject.” European Energy and
Environmental Law Review “…(the book is) scholarly yet
accessible and very readable; thoroughly recommended.” Law
Institute Journal Description The law of the sea provides for the
regulation, management and governance of the ocean spaces that
cover over two-thirds of the Earth’s surface. This book provides
a comprehensive assessment of the foundational principles of the
law of the sea, a critical overview of the 1982 United Nations
Convention on the Law of the Sea and an analysis of subsequent
developments including many bilateral, regional, and global
agreements that supplement the Convention. The third edition of
this acclaimed text has been thoroughly revised and updated, and
now incorporates a dedicated chapter on natural and artificial
islands. All of the main areas of the law of the sea are addressed
including the foundations and sources of the law, the nature and
extent of the maritime zones, the delimitation of overlapping
maritime boundaries, the place of archipelagic and other special
states in the law of the sea, navigational rights and freedoms,
military activities at sea, marine scientific research, and marine
resource and conservation issues such as fisheries, marine
environmental protection and dispute settlement. The book also
takes stock of contemporary oceans governance issues not adequately
addressed by the Convention. Overarching challenges facing the law
of the sea are considered, including how new maritime security
initiatives can be reconciled with traditional navigational rights
and freedoms, the need for stronger legal and policy responses to
protect the global ocean environment from climate change and ocean
acidification, and work on a new agreement for the conservation and
sustainable use of marine biological diversity in areas beyond
national jurisdiction.
Deforestation in tropical rainforest countries is one of the
largest contributors to human-induced climate change.
Deforestation, especially in the tropics, contributes around 20 per
cent of annual global greenhouse gas emissions, and, in the case of
Indonesia, amounts to 85 per cent of its annual emissions from
human activities. This book provides a comprehensive assessment of
the emerging legal and policy frameworks for managing forests as a
key means to address climate change. The authors uniquely combine
an assessment of the international rules for forestry governance
with a detailed assessment of the legal and institutional context
of Indonesia; one of the most globally important test case
jurisdictions for the effective roll-out of 'Reduced Emissions from
Deforestation and Degradation' (REDD). Using Indonesia as a key
case study, the book explores challenges that heavily forested
States face in resource management to address climate mitigation
imperatives, such as providing safeguards for local communities and
indigenous peoples. This book will be of great relevance to
students, scholars and policymakers with an interest in
international environmental law, climate change and environment and
sustainability studies in general.
From early times, Daoist writers claimed to receive scriptures via
revelation from heavenly beings. In numerous cases, these writings
were composed over the course of many nights and by different
mediums. New revelations were often hastily appended, and the
resulting unevenness gave rise to the impression that Daoist texts
often appear slapdash and contain contradictions. A Library of
Clouds focuses on the re-writing of Daoist scriptures in the Upper
Clarity (Shangqing) lineage in fourth- and fifth-century China.
Scholarship on Upper Clarity Daoism has been dominated by attempts
to uncover "original" or "authentic" texts, which has resulted in
the neglect of later scriptures—including the work fully
translated and annotated here, the Scripture of the Immaculate
Numen, one of the Three Wonders (sanqi) and among the most prized
Daoist texts in medieval China. The scripture’s lack of a
coherent structure and its different authorial voices have led many
to see it not as a unified work but the creation of different
editors who shaped and reshaped it over time. A Library of Clouds
constructs new ways of understanding the complex authorship of
texts like the Scripture of the Immaculate Numen and their place in
early medieval Daoism. It stresses their significance in
understanding the ways in which manuscripts were written, received,
and distributed in early medieval China. By situating the scripture
within its immediate hagiographic and ritual contexts, it suggests
that this kind of revelatory literature is best understood as a
pastiche of ideas, a process of weaving together previously
circulating notions and beliefs into a new scriptural fabric.
Antarctica, one of the world's last great wildernesses, presents
special challenges for international law. Fears that Antarctica
would become a front in the Cold War catalysed agreement on the
1959 Antarctic Treaty which neither legitimised nor challenged the
existing sovereign claims to the continent. The unique Antarctic
Treaty System has provided the foundation for peaceful, harmonious
and effective governance. There are, however, new anxieties about
the frozen continent and the Southern Ocean. Antarctica already
feels the effects of climate change and ocean acidification.
Claimant states assert rights to the Antarctic continental shelf
and interest in Antarctic resources grows. Tourism brings new
environmental and safety risks. China and other powers are
increasing their activities, with some questioning the consensus of
the 'Antarctic club'. Security concerns are increasingly discussed,
despite Antarctica's dedication to peaceful purposes. This book
brings together the main primary international materials concerning
the regulation and governance of Antarctica, including multilateral
and bilateral treaties, United Nations materials, 'soft laws' and
judicial decisions. It covers the spectrum of Antarctic issues from
environmental protection to scientific cooperation to tourism. As
it shows, Antarctic law has constantly adapted to meet new
challenges and is a sophisticated, inclusive, dynamic and
responsive regime.
International environmental law has come of age, yet the global
environment continues to deteriorate. The challenge of the
twenty-first century is to reverse this process by ensuring that
governments comply fully with their obligations, and progressively
assume stricter duties to preserve the environment. This book is
the first comprehensive examination of international environmental
litigation. Analysing the spectrum of adjudicative bodies that are
engaged in the resolution of environmental disputes, it offers a
reappraisal of their relevance in contemporary contexts. The book
critiques the contribution that arbitral awards and judicial
decisions have made to the development of environmental law, and
considers the looming challenges for international litigation. With
its unique combination of scholarly analysis and practical
discussion, this work is especially relevant to an era in which
environmental matters are increasingly being brought before
international jurisdictions, and will be of great interest to
students and scholars engaged with this vital field.
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