Beyond the Biodiversity Convention
Author | : Ashish Kothari |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 52 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : Biodiversity |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Ashish Kothari |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 52 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : Biodiversity |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Myron H. Nordquist |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 369 |
Release | : 2021-02-15 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 9004422439 |
Marine Biodiversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) identifies the major issues at stake in the BBNJ negotiations and examines the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction. This timely volume offers cutting edge contributions from leading global experts on access and benefit sharing of marine genetic resources; environmental impact assessments; capacity building and transfer of technology as well as Arctic environmental issues including security and shipping. Cross-cutting themes including the potential impact on existing legal frameworks and instruments are also explored.
Author | : Michael Bowman |
Publisher | : Kluwer Law International B.V. |
Total Pages | : 350 |
Release | : 1996-01-10 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 9041108637 |
This work presents a thorough analysis of the biodiversity concept in international law and commentary on the 1992 United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity which was opened for signature following the 1992 UN Conference on Environment and Development. This Convention is the first international treaty explicitly to address all aspects of biodiversity ranging from the conservation and sustainable use of biological resources, to access to biotechnology and the safety of activities related to modified living organisms. The work extends beyond the ambit of the Convention itself to examine the conservation of biodiversity in international law generally, including measures for the protection of the terrestrial, marine and Antarctic environment and particular features relating to sustainable use of biological resources, ex-situ conservation and plant genetic resources. It further analyses the controversial issue of intellectual property rights, the problems of implementation in the European Union and the United States, differences between developing and developed states and the role of indigenous peoples. This major new work has been written by members of the Committee on Environmental Law of the British Branch of the International Law Association following an earlier study on the subject of International Law and Global Climate Change (Graham & Trotman, 1991). It is the first major study of the Convention of the context in which it was negotiated, and of the prospects for its implementation, following the entry into force of the Convention on 29 December 1993.
Author | : Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity |
Publisher | : Earthscan |
Total Pages | : 726 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 9781853837371 |
First Published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Author | : Morten Walløe Tvedt |
Publisher | : IUCN |
Total Pages | : 172 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Convention on Biological Diversity |
ISBN | : 2831709806 |
Fewer than 11% of CBD Parties have adopted substantive ABS law, and nearly all of these are developing countries, focusing almost entirely on the 'access' side of the equation. Most of the CBD's specific ABS obligations, however, relate to the other side of the equation-benefit sharing. This book considers the full range of ABS obligations, and how existing tools in user countries' national law can be used to achieve the CBD's third objective. It examines the laws of those user countries which have either declared that their ABS obligations are satisfied by existing national law, or have begun legislative development; the requirements, weaknesses and gaps in achieving benefit-sharing objectives; and the ways in which new or existing legal tools can be applied to these requirements.
Author | : Timothy Swanson |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 209 |
Release | : 2013-11-19 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 1134174748 |
At the Rio Earth Summit in 1992, the nations of the world adopted the convention on Biological Diversity. Since then, over 160 countries have ratified the Convention, three Conferences of the Parties have taken place and a permanent secretariat has been established. Despite this, there remains a lot of uncertainty and even more controversy about what the Convention was intended to accomplish and how it was to do so. This book, published in association with the IUCN - The World Conservation Union, sets out to answer some of these questions by recounting the history of the movements leading up to the Convention, but especially by analysing the forces giving rise to the problem. It provides a specific set of policy prescriptions intended to facilitate the development of institutions and obligations within the international community which will give real effect to the aspirations of the Convention, and the ensure that it has some real effect at ground level. The author begins with an overview of the issues and then develops the basic nature of the problems within a bio-economic framework. He highlights the gaps in the Convention which remain to be filled, offers detailed explanations of the concepts involved and describes the nature of the solutions required. Thus he sets out a detailed plan for global action in support of an effective international convention for the conservation of biological diversity. The book is an excellent introduction to a very topical debate, and a valuable reference point for conservationists, policy makers and students of development studies, environmental studies, environmental policy and conservation biology.
Author | : Philippe G. Le Prestre |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 458 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Fiona McConnell |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1996-07-03 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 9789041109170 |
This book describes how a rather vague proposal put To The UN Environment Programme in 1987 developed into the 1992 Biodiversity Convention. The author gives a first hand and personal account of heading the UK delegation during the negotiations and subsequently, As a consultant, Of taking part in the first tentative steps towards its implementation. The Convention has generated a number of academic treatises and legal analyses: this book offers a unique insight into how it was negotiated, arguments and counterarguments, misunderstandings, compromises, rhetoric, camaraderie and frustation. The `story' takes the reader behind the scenes at international gatherings in London, Nairobi, Geneva, Montreal, New York, Madrid, Nassau And The Rio de Janeiro `Earth Summit'. It should be of interest to environmental policy makers, conservation groups, lawyers, students of environmental law and of the wider United Nations negotiating process.
Author | : Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity |
Publisher | : Secretariat of Convention |
Total Pages | : 1540 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Biodiversity conservation |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Barnabas Dickson |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 203 |
Release | : 2013-11-05 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 1134194412 |
The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) is the best known and most controversial of international conservation treaties. Since it came into force 25 years ago, debate has raged over its most basic assumptions. CITES treats the international trade in wildlife as the most important threat to the continued existence of wild species. It offers a prescription of trade bans and restrictions for endangered species. However, it is now generally acknowledged that for most species habitat loss is a much more significant threat. Some argue that the CITES remedy actually exacerbates the problem by removing the incentive to conserve wildlife habitat. This collection of essays, the first of its kind, charts the controversies and changes within CITES. It provides case studies of the way CITES has dealt with particular species and notes the growing role of the South in shaping the direction of the treaty. It considers the role of sustainable use, the precautionary principle and unilateralism within CITES. Finally, it examines options for the future of CITES. Implicit within a number of the contributions is the recognition that questions of wildlife conservation cannot be divorced from wider issues of land use, development and social justice. This book provides an essential resource for policy makers, practitioners, academics and students concerned with conservation, development and trade.