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The impact of environmental law, stories of the world we want, edited by Rose-Liza Eisma-Osorio, Elizabeth A. Kirk and Jessica Steinberg Albin

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The impact of environmental law, stories of the world we want, edited by Rose-Liza Eisma-Osorio, Elizabeth A. Kirk and Jessica Steinberg Albin

Language

eng

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index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The impact of environmental law

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

1155638068

Responsibility statement

edited by Rose-Liza Eisma-Osorio, Elizabeth A. Kirk and Jessica Steinberg Albin

Series statement

The IUCN Academy of Environmental Law seriesElgarOnline eBooks

Sub title

stories of the world we want

Summary

"This cutting-edge book invites readers to rethink environmental law and its critical role in ensuring a sustainable future for all. Featuring international narratives, it demonstrators how environmental law can be a potent tool to secure multi-actor engagement, to improve ocean governance and to usher in effective policy reforms. Contributors illustrate narratives of successful historic and contemporary developments in environmental law, setting out innovative approaches to issues such as environmental enforcement and monitoring, effective forest protection, climate adaptation and disaster risk reduction. Drawing out key lessons and practices for effective reform, this insightful book highlights opportunities by which we can respond to the acute environmental challenges facing the planet. Bringing together perspectives from both established and up-and-coming scholars, this book will be of interest to academics and students of environmental law, as well as researchers of environmental management. Policy makers and practitioners will also find inspiration in fruitful stories of environmental law and policy reform"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Contents: List of contributors -- Foreword: changing the story by Antonio Oposa, Jr. -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Introduction: the need to rethink environmental laws / Rose-Liza Eisma-Osorio, Elizabeth A. Kirk and Jessica Steinberg Albin -- 2. Getting the lead out: the phase-out of gasoline lead additives - a global environmental success story / Robert V. Percival -- 3. Caring for our oceans and their biodiversity / Trevor Daya-Winterbottom -- 4. The charter of the forest: evolving human rights in nature / Nicholas A. Robinson -- 5. Implementation of obligations for wetland and waterfowl conservation under the Ramsar Convention: lessons and options at the Sakumo Lagoon, Ghana / David Estrin, Freedom-Kai Phillips and Theodore Nsoe Adimazoya -- 6. Ecosystem-based approaches to climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction in law and policy: prospects for transformative flood risk management in Australia / Anita Foerster -- 7. Public housing in Singapore: a success story in sustainable development / Lye Lin-Heng -- 8. A perfect storm: how China's Taizhou case marks the beginning of a new era of environmental enforcement / Amy Pickering and Yanmei Lin -- Index

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