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Book Synopsis'An important book on several levels... Read a few sentences out loud, wherever you are.' Rosamund YoungEverybody thinks they know what sheep are like: they're stupid, noisy, cowardly ('lambs to the slaughter'), and they're 'sheepwrecking' the environment.Or maybe not. Contrary to popular prejudice, sheep are among the smartest animals in the farmyard, fiercely loyal, forming long and lasting friendships. Sheep, farmed properly, are boons to biodiversity. They also happen to taste good and their fleeces warm us through the winter - indeed, John Lewis-Stempel's family supplied the wool for Queen Elizabeth's 'hose'.Observing the traditional shepherd's calendar, The Sheep's Tale is a loving biography of ewes, lambs, and rams through the seasons. Lewis-Stempel tends to his flock with deep-rooted wisdom, ethical consideration, affection, and humour. This book is a tribute to all the sheep he has reared and sheared - from gregarious Action Ram to sweet Maid Marion. In his inimitable style, he shares the tales that only a shepherd can tell.Trade ReviewI found this book not only pleasingly escapist but also nostalgic... the writing is vivid, lyrical and seductive... There's a romance to shepherding that is entirely absent from pig and poultry farming. * The Times *The Sheep's Tale is an important book on several levels... Read a few sentences out loud, wherever you are; everyone should know more about sheep. -- Rosamund Young, author of The Secret Life of CowsA book of brilliant authenticity. Lewis-Stempel's affection for, and empathy with, sheep springs off every page. -- Sally Coulthard, author of A Short History of the World According to SheepJohn Lewis Stempel's paean of praise for our wonderful and unique breeds of British sheep ought to be widely read. Sheep and pastoral farming are coming under increasingly strident onslaught and they will need every ounce of support they can get if they are to survive into the future. -- Philip Walling, author of Counting SheepThis little book is both delightful and useful. * Country Life *

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Book SynopsisThe A Practical Approach series is the perfect partner for practice work. Each title focuses on one field of the law and provides a comprehensive overview of the subject together with clear, practical advice and tips on issues likely to arise in practice. The books are also an excellent resource for those new to the law, where the expert overview and clear layout promotes clarity and ease of understanding. A Practical Approach to Environmental Law provides comprehensive coverage of the full range of law and legislation relating to the environment, including; The Environmental Assessment of Plans and Programmes Regulations 2004; the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004; and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004, written in a clear and user-friendly style. To ensure accessibility and ease of reference, the book is organized into three sections, focussing in turn on; the principles of environmental protection such as the polluter pays principle, the precautionary principle, Table of ContentsPART I: INTRODUCTION; PART II: SUBSTANTIVE AREAS OF LAW; PART III: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

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Book SynopsisThe development of international wildlife law has been one of the most significant exercises in international law-making during the last fifty years. This second edition of Lyster's International Wildlife Law coincides with both the UN Year of Biological Diversity and the twenty-fifth anniversary of Simon Lyster's first edition. The risk of wildlife depletion and species extinction has become even greater since the 1980s. This new edition provides a clear and authoritative analysis of the key treaties which regulate the conservation of wildlife and habitat protection, and of the mechanisms available to make them work. The original text has also been significantly expanded to include analysis of the philosophical and welfare considerations underpinning wildlife protection, the cross-cutting themes of wildlife and trade, and the impact of climate change and other anthropogenic interferences with species and habitat. Lyster's International Wildlife Law is an indispensable reference work fTrade Review'The book closes on a cliff-hanger moment just before the events of the Tenth COP to the CBD, at which it was revealed - to nobody's surprise - that the international community had roundly failed to meet its 2010 commitments in halting global biodiversity loss. The reasons behind this collective failure are admirably covered in this excellent and highly recommended text, which shares the cautious optimism of the original in the potential of multilateral action to effect a genuine improvement in the conservation status of biodiversity … With this second edition, symbolically coinciding with a crucial year for international biodiversity law, the authors have produced a worthy successor to Lyster's celebrated original work.' Richard Caddell, Journal of Environmental LawTable of ContentsPart I. Foundations of International Wildlife Law: 1. The historical evolution of international wildlife law; 2. Wildlife and the international legal system; 3. The philosophical foundations of international wildlife law; 4. Implementation and enforcement of international wildlife law; Part II. Species Regulation: 5. Fish; 6. The International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling; 7. Birds; Part III. Regional Wildlife Regulation: 8. The Convention on Nature Protection and Wildlife Preservation in the Western Hemisphere; 9. The African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources; 10. The Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats; 11. Polar regions; 12. Other regional and sub-regional arrangements; Part IV. Global Wildlife Regulation: 13. The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands; 14. World Heritage Convention; 15. The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora; 16. The Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals; Part V. Biological Diversity: A New Perspective on Wildlife Regulation: 17. The Biodiversity Convention and biosafety protocol; 18. Deserts, forests and mountains; Part VI. Cross-Sectoral Issues in Wildlife Regulation: 19. Wildlife and trade; 20. Wildlife and welfare; 21. Wildlife and pollution; Part VII. Conclusion: 22. Final reflections.

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Book SynopsisRichard Nairn has spent a lifetime studying and learning from nature. When an opportunity arose for him to buy a small woodland filled with mature native trees beside a fast-flowing river, he set about understanding all its moods and seasons, discovering its wildlife secrets and learning how to manage it properly.Wildwoods is a fascinating account of his journey over a typical year. Along the way, he uncovers the ancient roles of trees in Irish life, he examines lost skills such as coppicing and he explores new uses of woodlands for forest schools, foraging and rewilding. Ultimately, Wildwoods inspires all of us to pay attention to what nature can teach us.A book to inspire anyone who wants Ireland to grow more Irish trees.' Michael VineyA welcome portal into a nearly lost habitat' Catherine Cleary, Irish Times Weekend ReviewFascinating' Paddy Kehoe, RTÉNairn has a good style of writing that comfortably combines the conversational with the educational. Within a few pages, I felt myself drawn into the natural world he describes.' Tony Canavan, Books Ireland

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Book SynopsisProtecting the Coast and Ocean, the first comprehensive guide to marine protection law in British Columbia, analyzes and compares the legal tools available to reverse ocean decline.

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Book Synopsis A triumph of accessible science writing. - Lee Schofield An intriguing book. The hedgehog has found its champion. - Tristan Gooley Jaunty, scholarly, wise. - Charles Foster Any project that highlights the plight of hedgehogs is invaluable. - Tim Rice In poll after poll hedgehogs come out top as Britain''s favourite mammal. And yet their numbers are estimated to have halved in less than twenty years. Why? Who or what is responsible for the disappearance of so many thousands of hedgehogs in recent decades? Is it the car driver, the badger, the farmer, the gardener ..? Tom Moorhouse sets out to investigate the evidence, and in seeking to discover the cause of this loss and how we save the species he uncovers a story full of twists, turns and uncomfortable truths about the trade-offs that exist between humans and wildlife.And then thankfully he provides solutions. A final chapter, complete with contributiTrade ReviewFor those with an interest in endangered species, Tom Moorhouse's Ghosts in the Hedgerow: A Hedgehog Whoddunit is a caring, amiable guide to who (and what) is responsible for the worrying decline ofI this cute mammal. -- Martin Chilton * Independent *Tom Moorhouse is brilliant at weaving complex ecological ideas into an easily accessible and very entertaining form - Ghosts in the Hedgerow is a delight. -- Hugh Warwick, ecologist and author of A Prickly AffairHedgehogs have been with us for millions of years, but they seem to be getting less abundant. How do we know, and why is it happening? These are important questions, easy to ask but very difficult to answer. That's partly because the issues are complex, research scanty and hedgehogs are surprisingly difficult to study properly. Tom has written a thorough, but very readable assessment of the challenges posed by the 20th century and what we can do to help the hapless 'Hedgie'. -- Pat Morris, author, and president of the British Hedgehogs Preservation SocietyA wonderfully entertaining and intriguing book. The hedgehog has found its champion. -- Tristan Gooley, author of The Walker's Guide to Outdoor Clues and Signs and How to Read WaterJaunty, scholarly, hugely entertaining, wise, deadly serious and downright fun ... A triumph. -- Charles Foster, author of Cry of the Wild, Being a Human and A Little Brown Sea

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Book SynopsisThis timely book discusses various international norms that qualify the right, which all states have to access and exploit living resources in marine areas beyond national jurisdiction, in order to promote the conservation of such species.Trade ReviewThis book from Simone Borg is a much needed and highly recommended study on conservation on the high seas and harmonizing international regimes for the sustainable use of living resources. This publication is very topical considering the continuous over-exploitation of the living resources. It is a very exhaustive study of many international instruments, the most importantly the 1982 The United Nations Law of the Sea Convention. The author in an admirable manner linked the issue of the conservation of living resources on the high seas to the fundamental principles underlying modern environmental law such as the precautionary principle. The unique feature which sets this book apart from the other similar publications is that it is firmly entrenched in general international law, i.e. deals in a very erudite manner with the issues of fragmentation and harmonisation of international law in the context of conservation. This book will appeal not only to the experts on the law of the sea, but also to general international lawyers. - Malgosia Fitzmaurice, Queen Mary, University of London, UK This is an excellent book, which has taken apart a very complicated part of international law, and reassembled it in a manner which is up-to-date, accessible, insightful and coherent. In doing so, this work plugs a gap in the scholarship in this area, for which the author is to be truly commended. It is an essential addition for all practitioners, scholars and students who work or study, in one of the foremost environmental challenges of the 21st century: conservation on the high seas. - Alexander Gillepsie, University of Waikato, New Zealand The conservation of living marine resources with diverse characteristics and life styles has become an international concern. Borg's book provides an examination of the regulatory and legal implications of marine conservation. The analysis takes account of UNCLOS Treaties and the UNCED (1992) that aid a more holistic response by States towards conservation, the marine environment and socio-economic needs. Despite shortcomings and failures there have been success stories that highlight the potential of effective interaction between fisheries law and environmental law. The book addresses the legal aspects of international regimes aimed at setting conservation obligations, compliance and enforcement. This is a path breaking work that shows how international law can diversify itself into different legal streams to ensure flexibility and a degree of adaptation to the different interests of the States involved. --- John McEldowney, University of Warwick, UKTable of ContentsContents: Foreword Preface 1. Introduction 2. Regulatory Jurisdiction Over Living Resources on the High Seas 3. The Obligation to Take Conservation Measures for Living Resources on the High Seas 4. Specialized Conservation Measures for Particular Species on the High Seas 5. The Main Constituent Elements of Conservation Regimes for Living Resources on the High Seas 6. Enforcement Jurisdiction on the High Seas and the Conservation of Living Resources 7. The Conservation of Living Resources on the High Seas: Constituent Elements for Compliance and Enforcement 8. Conclusion Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisIn a time when the United States is divided and positive collective action feels out of our grasp, Beyond Polarization tells a story of hope. That story goes back to 1999, when California passed a landmark piece of legislation to establish a system of marine protected areas off its coast that would safeguard miles of fragile ocean resources. After a contentious ten-year public process, passage of the Marine Life Protection Act Initiative (MLPA) was considered nothing short of miraculous. As important as this achievement was, the legacy it left was even more enduring: a blueprint for successful public policy that can be replicated elsewhere. What lessons can we draw? California’s experience provides a rare opportunity to learn from a collaborative public process involving private interests and science-intensive decisions. Determined to do just that, Steven Yaffee, a renowned expert on negotiation and collaborative decision making, spent hundreds of hours researching the MPLA process in an effort to understand how California succeeded where other efforts have failed. The result is Beyond Polarization, a highly readable insider’s perspective on complicated decision-making processes and the strategic choices necessary for success. The book follows the initiative process region by region, each with its unique stakeholders and geographic concerns. These lessons can be applied to similar initiative processes across the country and world. Beyond Polarization presents an optimistic message about the public policy process in a time of civic division. It offers reassurance that, by using proven decision-making processes, policymakers, scientists, and local citizens can successfully collaborate to manage and protect natural resources we all have a stake in.

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Book SynopsisOriginally published in 1990, Paradise Won has been updated and details the epic 12-year struggle to stop logging in the unique global ecosystem referred to as Canada's Galapagos.Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve is located in the southernmost part of Haida Gwaii (formerly known as the Queen Charlotte Islands), 130 kilometres off the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. Gwaii Haanas protects an archipelago of 138 islands in the territory of the Haida people, who have lived in Haida Gwaii for well over 14,000 years.From the 1970s through the early 1980s, plans to expand logging in the area led to the first concerted efforts to protect Gwaii Haanas and in 1985 the Haida Nation created the Haida Heritage Site. In spite of efforts to protect the landscape, logging continued and resulted in a prolonged legal and political battle. In 1987, logging finally ended when the governments of Canada and British Columbia signed the South Moresby Memorandum of Understanding, which safeguarded the area and permitted shared stewardship, treating the unique marine and terrestrial environments as though they were a national park, though many land claims were still outstanding.This updated edition of Paradise Won includes a new foreword by the author and will bring back into focus this remarkable story of the power and importance of Indigenous rights and how activism can spur average citizens to action in order to fight climate change and protect fragile ecosystems everywhere.

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Book SynopsisCourts, regulatory tribunals, and international bodies are often seen as a last line of defense for environmental protection. Governmental bodies at the national and provincial level enact and enforce environmental law, and their decisions and actions are the focus of public attention and debate. Court and tribunal decisions may have significant effects on environmental outcomes, corporate practices, and raise questions of how they may best be effectively and efficiently enforced on an ongoing basis.Environment in the Courtroom, Volume II examines major contemporary environmental issues from an environmental law and policy perspective. Expanding and building upon the concepts explored in Environment in the Courtroom, it focuses on issues that have, or potentially could be, the subject of judicial and regulatory tribunal processes and decisions. This comprehensive work brings together leading environmental law and policy specialists to address the protection of the marine environment, issues in Canadian wildlife protection, and the enforcement of greenhouse gas emissions regulation.Drawing on a wide range of viewpoints, Environment in the Courtroom, Volume II asks specific questions about and provides detailed examination of Canada's international climate obligations, carbon pricing, trading and emissions regulations in oil production, agriculture, and international shipping, the protection of marine mammals and the marine environment, Indigenous rights to protect and manage wildlife, and much more. This is an essential book for students, scholars, and practitioners of environmental law.

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Book SynopsisCourts, regulatory tribunals, and international bodies are often seen as a last line of defense for environmental protection. Governmental bodies at the national and provincial level enact and enforce environmental law, and their decisions and actions are the focus of public attention and debate. Court and tribunal decisions may have significant effects on environmental outcomes, corporate practices, and raise questions of how they may best be effectively and efficiently enforced on an ongoing basis.Environment in the Courtroom, Volume II examines major contemporary environmental issues from an environmental law and policy perspective. Expanding and building upon the concepts explored in Environment in the Courtroom, it focuses on issues that have, or potentially could be, the subject of judicial and regulatory tribunal processes and decisions. This comprehensive work brings together leading environmental law and policy specialists to address the protection of the marine environment, issues in Canadian wildlife protection, and the enforcement of greenhouse gas emissions regulation.Drawing on a wide range of viewpoints, Environment in the Courtroom, Volume II asks specific questions about and provides detailed examination of Canada's international climate obligations, carbon pricing, trading and emissions regulations in oil production, agriculture, and international shipping, the protection of marine mammals and the marine environment, Indigenous rights to protect and manage wildlife, and much more. This is an essential book for students, scholars, and practitioners of environmental law.

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Book SynopsisShortlisted for the Saltire Society First Book of the Year Award Red kites were once Britain’s most common bird of prey. By the early 1900s they'd been wiped out in Scotland and England following centuries of ruthless persecution. When some reintroduced kites began roosting on their 1,400-acre farm at Argaty in Perthshire, Tom Bowser’s parents, Lynn and Niall, decided to turn their estate into a safe haven. They began feeding the birds and invited the world to come and see them, learn about them and fall in love with them. A Sky Full of Kites is the story of the Argaty Red Kite project, and the re-establishing of these magnificent raptors to Scotland, but it is also much more than that. Ill at ease with the traditional rural values of livestock farming, Lynn and Niall’s son Tom, who returned to work on the farm after a career in journalism, reveals his passion for nature and his desire to dedicate his family’s land to conservation.Trade Review'An inspirational real-life story' * Scots Magazine *'Imbued with the author's passion for nature, and his desire to dedicate his family's land to conservation' * The Bookseller *'This book has plenty to tell us about the birds… many of the best bits of this book are the historical references and the brief history of kites in literature and history' * Scotland on Sunday *'An environmental story that gives hope, a story of a bird that was extinct doing really well on an estate that’s trying to promote a different way of doing things' * Dundee Courier *'A wonderful book' -- Euan McIlwraith * BBC TV's Landward *'The story of how a farm was turned into a private wildlife reserve….hopefully more farmers will start to see wildlife as an asset, as this farm did' * Birdwatcher Magazine *

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Book SynopsisThis insightful book deals with the complexity of linking biodiversity with climate change. It combines perspectives from international, national and local case studies, and also addresses this question using a thematic approach.The book focuses on a number of key topics and examples, including: ecosystem services, human rights, MEA clustering, equity in ABS and REDD, forestation and deforestation, biosecurity, protected areas, mountain biodiversity, the Amazon rainforest, agricultural policy in the EU and patent licensing.Clearly demonstrating linkages between biodiversity law and climate change law and stimulating new ideas for future research, this book will be a valuable reference tool for academics, researchers, students and policy-makers.Trade Review'Environmental lawyers, particularly those who practice internationally will appreciate the diverse insights into biodiversity and climate change contained in this book. . . this book makes an important academic contribution towards linking legal solutions to global warming with biodiversity conservation.' -- Phillip Taylor MBE and Elizabeth Taylor, The Barrister Magazine'This insightful book deals with the complexity of linking biodiversity with climate change. It combines perspectives from international, national and local case studies, and also addresses this question using a thematic approach. . . Clearly demonstrating linkages between biodiversity law and climate change law and stimulating new ideas for future research, this book will be a valuable reference tool for academics, researchers, students and policy-makers.' -- Carbon and Climate Law Review'The diverse contributors to this substantial volume vividly illuminate the complex relationships between biodiversity and climate change, and explore potential solutions through environmental law in local, national and transnational settings. This book makes an important academic contribution towards linking legal solutions to global warming with biodiversity conservation, and it should appeal especially to scholars concerned about these issues in developing countries.' -- Benjamin J. Richardson, University of British Columbia, Canada'Today, climate change is already highly impacting on biodiversity. This adds to existing stress on biodiversity. Current extinction rates are unprecedented in history. This book addresses the many legal issues involved from a variety of perspectives by a range of esteemed authors from around the world. It does so in a positive way; aimed at finding solutions. This book greatly contributes to really addressing biodiversity loss by proposing new and innovative approaches.' -- Jonathan Verschuuren, Tilburg University, the NetherlandsTable of ContentsContents: Introduction PART I: NATIONAL AND LOCAL EXPERIENCES 1. Bureaucratic Rhetoric of Climate Change in Nigeria: International Aspiration versus Local Realities Rhuks Ako and Olubayo Oluduro 2. Combating Climate Change and Biodiversity Loss in a ‘Hot Spot’ Mega-diversity Country Gloria Estenzo Ramos 3. Does the Concept of Ecosystem Services Promote Synergies between European Strategies for Climate Change and Biodiversity? Nathalie Hervé-Fournereau and Alexandra Langlais 4. Impacts of Climate Change, Biodiversity Loss and Population on Sustainable Development in Ethiopia Mekete Bekele Tekle 5. Climate Change, Human Rights and the Darfur Crisis Linda Mbone Ndongo and Frank Maes PART II: INTERNATIONAL AND TRANSBOUNDARY APPROACHES 6. The Clustering of Multilateral Environmental Agreements: Can the Clustering of the Chemicals-related Conventions be Applied to the Biodiversity and Climate Change Conventions? Nils Goeteyn and Frank Maes 7. Retreading Negotiations on Equity in Environmental Governance: Case Studies Contrasting the Evolution of ABS and REDD+ Claudia Ituarte-Lima and Suneetha M. Subramanian 8. Climate Change, Biodiversity and Human Rights: Can Synergy Help? Svitlana Kravchenko 9. Reducing Emissions in the Forest Sector under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change: A New Opportunity for Biodiversity Conservation? Annalisa Savaresi 10. Transboundary Conservation of Mountain Biodiversity in a Climate Change Impacted World: Governance Perspectives from Central Asia and the Island of Borneo Michelle Lim PART III: LAND USE AND AGRICULTURE 11. Climate Change, the EU Floods Directive and Biodiversity Protection: Lessons from the Scheldt on Land Use Planning as an Adaptive Measure Katrien Debeuckelaere and Gretta Goldenman 12. Climate Change and Biodiversity: The Vulnerability of the Amazon Rainforest in the Face of Increasing Ethanol Demand Heline Sivini Ferreira, Maria Leonor Paes Cavalcanti Ferreira and Patryck de Araújo Ayala 13. The Contribution of the EU Common Agricultural Policy to Protecting Biodiversity and Global Climate in Europe Eckard Rehbinder PART IV: SOLUTIONS FROM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 14. Creating Marine Protected Area Networks in Pacific North America for Biodiversity Conservation: Linking Ecology to Legislation Vernon G. Thomas 15. Preventing and Mitigating the Impacts of Climate Change and Biodiversity Loss through Biosecurity Opi Outhwaite Index

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Book SynopsisThis insightful book deals with the complexity of linking biodiversity with climate change. It combines perspectives from international, national and local case studies, and also addresses this question using a thematic approach.The book focuses on a number of key topics and examples, including: ecosystem services, human rights, MEA clustering, equity in ABS and REDD, forestation and deforestation, biosecurity, protected areas, mountain biodiversity, the Amazon rainforest, agricultural policy in the EU and patent licensing.Clearly demonstrating linkages between biodiversity law and climate change law and stimulating new ideas for future research, this book will be a valuable reference tool for academics, researchers, students and policy-makers.Trade Review'Environmental lawyers, particularly those who practice internationally will appreciate the diverse insights into biodiversity and climate change contained in this book. . . this book makes an important academic contribution towards linking legal solutions to global warming with biodiversity conservation.' -- Phillip Taylor MBE and Elizabeth Taylor, The Barrister Magazine'This insightful book deals with the complexity of linking biodiversity with climate change. It combines perspectives from international, national and local case studies, and also addresses this question using a thematic approach. . . Clearly demonstrating linkages between biodiversity law and climate change law and stimulating new ideas for future research, this book will be a valuable reference tool for academics, researchers, students and policy-makers.' -- Carbon and Climate Law Review'The diverse contributors to this substantial volume vividly illuminate the complex relationships between biodiversity and climate change, and explore potential solutions through environmental law in local, national and transnational settings. This book makes an important academic contribution towards linking legal solutions to global warming with biodiversity conservation, and it should appeal especially to scholars concerned about these issues in developing countries.' -- Benjamin J. Richardson, University of British Columbia, Canada'Today, climate change is already highly impacting on biodiversity. This adds to existing stress on biodiversity. Current extinction rates are unprecedented in history. This book addresses the many legal issues involved from a variety of perspectives by a range of esteemed authors from around the world. It does so in a positive way; aimed at finding solutions. This book greatly contributes to really addressing biodiversity loss by proposing new and innovative approaches.' -- Jonathan Verschuuren, Tilburg University, the NetherlandsTable of ContentsContents: Introduction PART I: NATIONAL AND LOCAL EXPERIENCES 1. Bureaucratic Rhetoric of Climate Change in Nigeria: International Aspiration versus Local Realities Rhuks Ako and Olubayo Oluduro 2. Combating Climate Change and Biodiversity Loss in a ‘Hot Spot’ Mega-diversity Country Gloria Estenzo Ramos 3. Does the Concept of Ecosystem Services Promote Synergies between European Strategies for Climate Change and Biodiversity? Nathalie Hervé-Fournereau and Alexandra Langlais 4. Impacts of Climate Change, Biodiversity Loss and Population on Sustainable Development in Ethiopia Mekete Bekele Tekle 5. Climate Change, Human Rights and the Darfur Crisis Linda Mbone Ndongo and Frank Maes PART II: INTERNATIONAL AND TRANSBOUNDARY APPROACHES 6. The Clustering of Multilateral Environmental Agreements: Can the Clustering of the Chemicals-related Conventions be Applied to the Biodiversity and Climate Change Conventions? Nils Goeteyn and Frank Maes 7. Retreading Negotiations on Equity in Environmental Governance: Case Studies Contrasting the Evolution of ABS and REDD+ Claudia Ituarte-Lima and Suneetha M. Subramanian 8. Climate Change, Biodiversity and Human Rights: Can Synergy Help? Svitlana Kravchenko 9. Reducing Emissions in the Forest Sector under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change: A New Opportunity for Biodiversity Conservation? Annalisa Savaresi 10. Transboundary Conservation of Mountain Biodiversity in a Climate Change Impacted World: Governance Perspectives from Central Asia and the Island of Borneo Michelle Lim PART III: LAND USE AND AGRICULTURE 11. Climate Change, the EU Floods Directive and Biodiversity Protection: Lessons from the Scheldt on Land Use Planning as an Adaptive Measure Katrien Debeuckelaere and Gretta Goldenman 12. Climate Change and Biodiversity: The Vulnerability of the Amazon Rainforest in the Face of Increasing Ethanol Demand Heline Sivini Ferreira, Maria Leonor Paes Cavalcanti Ferreira and Patryck de Araújo Ayala 13. The Contribution of the EU Common Agricultural Policy to Protecting Biodiversity and Global Climate in Europe Eckard Rehbinder PART IV: SOLUTIONS FROM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 14. Creating Marine Protected Area Networks in Pacific North America for Biodiversity Conservation: Linking Ecology to Legislation Vernon G. Thomas 15. Preventing and Mitigating the Impacts of Climate Change and Biodiversity Loss through Biosecurity Opi Outhwaite Index

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Book SynopsisThe Elgar Encyclopedia of Environmental Law is a landmark reference work, providing definitive and comprehensive coverage of this dynamic field. Each volume probes the key elements of law, the essential concepts, and the latest research through concise, structured entries written by international experts. Each entry includes an extensive bibliography as a starting point for further reading. The mix of authoritative commentary and insightful discussion will make this an essential tool for research and teaching, as well as a valuable resource for professionals and policymakers. The unprecedented degradation of the planet's vital ecosystems and species, and the consequent damage to the variability of life on Earth, are one of the most pressing issues confronting the international community. The purpose of this volume of the Elgar Encyclopedia of Environmental Law is to provide a critical assessment of international biodiversity law in the face of the failed attempts to reduce the global trend in irreversible biodiversity loss and the need to increase efforts, including through indirect drivers of change such as institutions, governance and legal frameworks. The volume assesses comprehensively how and to what extent international law has addressed the key concerns presently facing biodiversity conservation, made recourse to conventional and market-based approaches to biodiversity conservation and sustainable use, tackled cross-cutting issues, and considered direct as well as indirect changes in socio-economic conditions. In doing so, the volume examines the historical development, principles, themes and cross cutting issues of international biodiversity law. Each article, written by an invited expert in that field, contains an overview of the topic, provides a concise review of current knowledge, identifies new directions for cutting-edge research and offers an extensive bibliography. This major research-focused resource and its in-depth exploration of the field of biodiversity law is an essential reference for university students, teachers, researchers, practitioners and policy makers.Contributors include: N. Affolder, S. Aguilar, S. Alam, R.A. Barnes, V. Barral, S.W. Burgiel, A. Cardesa-Salzmann, C. Chiarolla, A. Cliquet, N. Craik, N. de Sadeleer, L. de Silva, D. Diz, B. Ferreira de Souza Dias, A. Fodella, K. Garforth, A. Gupta, V. Jenkins, H.C. Jonas, A. Kotsakis, A. Langlais, S. Maljean-Dubois, E. Morgera, R. Moynihan, M. Ntona, A. Orsini, R. Pavoni, N. Peralta, F. Perron-Welch, D. Piselli, J. Razzaque, S. Romppanen, A. Savaresi, N. Schabus, H. Schoukens, P. Schwartz, E.J. Techera, E. Tsioumani, H. van Asselt, M. Wemaëre, C. Willmore,Table of ContentsContents: Foreword to the Encyclopedia, Jamie Benidickson and Yves Le Bouthillier Foreword to Volume, Michael Faure Introduction: The research challenge of international biodiversity law Elisa Morgera Part I Historical and Conceptual Background 1. Historical perspectives on the challenge of biodiversity conservation Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias and Kathryn Garforth 2. Sovereignty, conservation and sustainable use Christin Willmore 3. The Historical Roots of the North-South Dynamic in Biodiversity Conservation and its Imprint on the Convention on Biological Diversity Andreas Kostakis Part II Principles and Approaches 4. Sustainable development and equity in biodiversity conservation Virginie Barral 5. The ecosystem approach and the precautionary principle Elisa Morgera 6. Nature capital: valuation and payments for ecosystem services Alexandra Langlais Part III Key Themes 7. Species-based conservation Erika J. Techera 8. Terrestrial Areas Protection An Cliquet and Hendrik Schoukens 9. Marine Biodiversity: Unraveling the Intricacies of the Global Frameworks and Applicable Concepts Daniela Diz 10. Indigenous Peoples’ and Community Conserved Territories and Areas (ICCAs): Evolution in International Biodiversity Law Holly C. Jonas 11. Mountain biodiversity Alessandro Fodella 12. Island biodiversity Richard A. Barnes 13. Inland Water Biodiversity: International Law on Protection of Transboundary Freshwater Ecosystems and Biodiversity Ruby Moynihan 14. Forest biodiversity Annalisa Savaresi 15. Dryland biodiversity: ecosystems, people and the law Elsa Tsioumani 16. Biosafety Law Frederic Perron-Welch 17. Access to Genetic Resources and and Benefit Sharing Riccardo Pavoni and Dario Piselli 18. Agriculture and biodiversity conservation Claudio Chiarolla 19. Traditional knowledge Nicole Schabus Part IV Cross-cutting Issues 20. Invasive Alien Species Stanley W. Burgiel 21. Biodiversity and Climate Change Sandrine Maljean-Dubois and Matthieu Wemaëre 22. REDD+ and Biodiversity Harro Van Asselt 23. Trade, Investment and Biodiversity Conservation Shawkat Alam 24. Gender and the Convention on Biological Diversity Victoria Jenkins 25. Biofuels Seita Romppanen 26. Technology Transfer Mara Ntona 27. Ecotourism Nelissa Peralta Part V Actors 28. Non-state actors Natasha Affolder 29. International Financial Institutions and Biodiversity Conservation Priscilla Schwartz 30. European Union Nicolas de Sadeleer Part VI Implementation, Enforcement and Compliance 31. Biodiversity-inclusive impact assessment Neil Craik 32. Liability, Redress and Cartagena Protocol Aarti Gupta and Amandine Orsini 33. Monitoring and compliance mechanisms Antonio Cardesa-Salzmann 34. Public participation in biodiversity conservation Lalanath de Silva 35. The International Finance for Biodiversity and the Global Environment Facility Soledad Aguilar 36. Concluding Remarks Jona Razzaque Index

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Book SynopsisIn the face of the failure of the traditional 'command and control' model of environmental regulation to curb the devastating losses of biodiversity around the world, policymakers are increasingly seeking new approaches to deal with this complex interdisciplinary issue. The Privatisation of Biodiversity? provides a timely contribution to this debate by exploring the legal aspects and the scope to strengthen conservation through these reforms. Colin Reid and Walters Nsoh draw on literature well beyond legal sources, particularly from ecology, environmental economics, and philosophy to reach a number of pragmatic conclusions on the issues discussed. The new approaches explored include payment for ecosystem services, biodiversity offsetting and conservation covenants, as well as taxation and impact fees. Such mechanisms introduce elements of a market approach as well as private sector initiative and resources. This book considers both the practical and ethical aspects of the regulatory choices available to identify the potential and limitations of an increasingly market-based regime. Bringing clarity and coherence to a complex issue, this book will act as a useful tool for environmental and public law scholars as well as other academics in a range of fields interested in biodiversity conservation. It will also provide valuable insight for policymakers, legal practitioners involved in planning, environmental and agricultural matters, public bodies with responsibility for conservation, landowners, managers and developers, individuals and NGOs dedicated to biodiversity, and students of nature conservation interested in exploring new mechanisms for achieving their objectives.Trade Review'This excellent book addresses a key policy agenda for the future of nature conservation and the promotion of biodiversity - the need to involve private actors more centrally in the planning, management and execution of nature conservation policy. This is a central objective of current policy, both in the UK and internationally, but raises difficult questions for the role of the law in the future management of biodiversity. This thorough, thought provoking and timely text breaks new ground in addressing key problems raised by modern environmental policy, and exploring solutions.' --Chris Rodgers, Newcastle University, UKTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction 2. Pervasive Issues 3. Payment for Ecosystem Services 4. Biodiversity Offsetting 5. Conservation Covenants 6. Taxation 7. Transferable Development Permits, Quotas and Impact Fees 8. Ethical Issues 9. Reflections Index

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Book SynopsisREDD+ (Reducing Emissions of greenhouse gases from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) is an important tool under the UNFCCC for incentivizing developing countries to adopt and scale up climate mitigation actions in the forest sector and for capturing and channeling the financial resources to do so.This handbook eloquently examines the methodological guidance and emerging governance arrangements for REDD+, analyzing how and to what extent it is embedded in the international legal framework.Organized coherently into five parts, contributions from legal experts, international relations scholars, climate change negotiators and activists explore the history and design of REDD+ in the UN climate regime, as well as linkages between REDD+ and other international agreements. The book also considers global governance for REDD+, its financial dimensions including markets and investment and future developments and legal challenges. Detailed analysis from a range of angles illustrates the interplay of international norms and institutions and maps out a legal research agenda for identifying best practice solutions.Shedding light on one of the most vibrant and fast-moving fields in international law, this comprehensive Handbook is essential reading for scholars of international law and international relations, policy makers in the area of climate change, REDD+ and land sector experts and NGOs.Contributors: R.R. Barrer, M.-C. Cordonier Segger, J. Costenbader, A. de Leon, F. Ferreira, M. Gehring, K. Gover, J. Gupta, K. Hite, P. Horne, S. Jodoin, P. Keenlyside, A.G.M. La Viña, A. Long, C.L. McDermott, E. Roessing Neto, C. Parker, A. Savaresi, M. Schwedeler, C. Streck, H. van Asselt, C. Voigt, A. Wardell, M.A. Young, O.R. YoungTrade ReviewThe climate crisis cannot be addressed unless deforestation, especially in tropical countries, is rapidly brought under control. REDD+ is emerging as the mechanism of choice to achieve this goal yet it remains a work in progress and is subject to a range of questions as to how it aligns with other elements that make up the complex international climate regime. This impressive collection, authored by leading scholars, practitioners and government advisors provides a rich and timely account of REDD+ and the challenges yet to be overcome. It is indispensable reading for all those interested in global forest governance. --Tim Stephens, University of Sydney, AustraliaReducing greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD) is vitally important to global climate change policy, but even many veteran negotiators shy away from the topic because of its perceived complexity. Christina Voigt has brought together a distinguished group of contributors to produce this Research Handbook on the legal issues relating to REDD. Providing an authoritative overview of the subject, it will be the ''go to'' work for practitioners and the public alike. --Daniel Bodansky, Arizona State UniversityThe Research Handbook on REDD+ and International Law is to be commended for its broad-ranging analytical approach in identifying and addressing a multiplicity of questions arising across different areas of international law. This approach is as much needed for the further development and operationalization of climate law, as it is for the understanding of the evolution of international law in general. --Elisa Morgera, Edinburgh University School of Law and University of Eastern FinlandTable of ContentsContents: Introduction: The Kaleidoscopic World of REDD+ Christina Voigt PART I REDD+ IN THE UN CLIMATE REGIME: HISTORY, DESIGN, GOVERNANCE AND INSTITUTIONAL ARCHITECTURE 1. History and Future of REDD+ in the UNFCCC: Issues and Challenges Antonio G. M. La Viña, Alaya De Leon and Reginald Rex Barrer 2. The Warsaw Framework for REDD+: Implications for National Implementation and Results-Based Finance Christina Voigt and Felipe Ferreira PART II REDD+ LINKAGES TO OTHER INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS 3. The Institutional Complex for REDD+: A ‘Benevolent Jigsaw’? Harro Van Asselt and Constance L. Mcdermott 4. REDD+ and Interacting Legal Regimes Margaret A. Young 5. The Legal Status and Role of Safeguards Annalisa Savaresi 6. The Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples and Forest-Dependent Communities in the Complex Legal Framework for REDD+ Sébastien Jodoin 7. The Convention on Biological Diversity and REDD+ Andrew Long PART III GLOBAL GOVERNANCE FOR REDD+ 8. Addressing Drivers of Deforestation and Forest Degradation Through International Law Charlotte Streck and Michaela Schwedeler 9. REDD+, Tenure and Indigenous Property: The Promise and Peril of a ‘Human Rights-Based Approach’ Kirsty Gover 10. REDD+ and Multilevel Governance Beyond the Climate Negotiations Ernesto Roessing Neto and Joyeeta Gupta 11. Seeing the Forest for the Trees: Getting Post-Earth Summit Forest Protection Back on Track Peter Horne PART IV REDD+ FINANCE, MARKETS AND INVESTMENT 12. Managing Fiduciary Risk in REDD+ Paul Keenlyside, John Costenbader and Charlie Parker 13. REDD+ Instruments, International Investment Rules and Sustainable Landscapes Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger, Markus Gehring and Andrew Wardell PART V FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS AND LEGAL CHALLENGES 14. Rediscovering Ambition, Implementation and Operationalization Patricia Elias 15. Adjudicating Disputes Across Scales: Global Administrative Law Considerations for REDD+ Kristen Hite Index

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Book SynopsisIn April 2019 Lord Ashcroft published the results of his year-long investigation into South Africa's captive-bred lion industry. Over eleven pages of a single edition of the Mail on Sunday he showed why this sickening trade, which involves appalling cruelty to the 'King of the Savannah' from birth to death, has become a stain on the country. Unfair Game, to be published in June 2020, features the shocking results of a new inquiry Lord Ashcroft has conducted into South Africa's lion business. In the book, he shows how tourists are unwittingly being used to support the abuse of lions; he details how lions are being tranquilised and then hunted in enclosed spaces; he urges the British government to ban the import of captive-bred lion trophies; and he demonstrates why Asia's insatiable appetite for lion bones has become a multimillion-dollar business linked to criminality and corruption, which now underpins South Africa's captive lion industry.

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Book SynopsisThis 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. YangTrade Review'The book is recommended for all libraries that deal with wildlife law and is complemented with a comprehensive index.' --UKELATable of ContentsContents: Part I An Introduction to Legal Aspects of Protecting Forest and Marine Biodiversity 1. Legal Aspects of the Protection of Forest and Marine Biodiversity: Understanding the Context Ed Couzens, Alexander Paterson and Sophie Riley Part II Global issues of protection of biological diversity 2. Moral Boundaries, Anthropocentrism and Biodiversity: Possums in New Zealand as an Example Gay Morgan 3. For Peat’s Sake: Environmental Law Amidst the Bogs Nicholas A. Robinson 4. Illegal Trade in Endangered Forest and Marine Species - Enhancing Laws and Enforcement: a South-East Asian Perspective Lin Heng Lye and Sallie Chia-Wei Yang Part III The protection of biological diversity in the forest environment 5. Biodiversity and Agriculture – Friends or Foes? The Legal Implementation of Agroforestry Practices in Brazil Marcia Fajardo Cavalcanti de Albuquerque 6. Forest Biodiversity Conservation: Strengthening the Regulation and Management of Chinese Enterprises during Foreign Investment Bingyu Liu 7. Addressing Human and Wildlife Conflict in Forest Protected Areas: A Critical Analysis of China’s Nature Reserve Management Experience Yilin Pei 8. Climate Change and Forest Management in Nepal Amber Prasad Pant Part IV The protection of biological diversity in the marine environment 9. Governance of Oil and Gas Exploration and Exploitation at Sea: Towards Coastal Marine Biodiversity Preservation Violeta S. Radovich 10. The Valuable Role that Private Environmental Governance might play in Managing Global Fisheries Resources Anastasia Telesetsky 11. Black Coral Forests and Marine Biodiversity in New Zealand Trevor Daya-Winterbottom 12. The Contribution that the Concept of Global Public Goods can make to the Conservation of Marine Resources Carina Costa de Oliveira and Sandrine Maljean-Dubois Index C. Costa de Oliveira,

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Book SynopsisChallenging historic assumptions about human relationships with nature, Jan G. Laitos examines how environmental laws have addressed environmental problems in the past, and the reasons for the laws' inability to successfully prevent environmental contamination and alterations of critical environmental systems. This forward-thinking book offers a creative and organic alternative to traditional but ultimately unsuccessful environmental rules, highlighting that established approaches to existential threats impacting our natural environment cannot be relied upon.Calling for a rethinking of how science is best used in environmental law, it explains the need for a new generation of environmental laws grounded in the universal laws of nature which might succeed where past and current approaches have largely failed. Proposing a new algorithm for the formulation of workable environmental laws, Laitos explores the ways in which these should be linked to the laws of connection, simplicity, economy, and symmetry. This innovative book illustrates examples of this new class of laws, based not on regulations and rules, but on rights and duties.Rethinking Environmental Law will be an illuminating read for students and scholars of environmental law and policy. Suggesting an alternative role for science in developing environmental policy, it will also be of value to environmental policy makers.Trade Review'In an era when almost all commentators believe we must rethink environmental law, Jan G. Laitos stands out for having rethought it from top to bottom to align environmental law's ''algorithm'' with the Laws of Nature. Distilling those laws to the three core universal principles of connectedness, economy, and symmetry, he leverages them to redesign the new algorithm around the concept of the social-ecological system, to which environmental law must assign rights and to which humans must bear positive duties of protection. Along the way he offers a sweeping history and critique of environmental law‚Äôs current algorithm of separation between humans and Nature. Anyone thinking we need to rethink environmental law should start with Laitos's splendid book, and perhaps end there as well.' -- J.B. Ruhl, Vanderbilt University Law School, US'Almost everyone who works in environmental and natural resources law acknowledges that some changes are necessary, from the basics of recognizing that that various environmental media-air, water, land‚Äìare connected to the thornier issue of how to cope with climate change and the other realities of the Anthropocene. Jan G. Laitos goes back to first principles to ask how human-created environmental and natural resources law can better align with natural law. He offers a compelling mantra of symmetry, economy, and entanglement to replace our current emphasis on separation. Along the way, he touches on most of the most important currently debated issues in this field of law: the proper role of science in formulating policy; systems thinking; Earth Law; and Rights of Nature before returning again to first principles: every right has an accompanying duty. Rethinking Environmental Law's clear prose and fast pace make it accessible to anyone curious about the issues facing human ''management'' of the environment in the 21st century, while still offering an argument provocative to seasoned practitioners.' -- Robin Kundis Craig, University of Southern California, US'Jan G. Laitos has been the most intellectually creative, insightful, transdisciplinary, and underappreciated scholar of his generation - the ''first-generation'' of environmental law scholarship. Rethinking Environmental Law provides a profound reconsideration of how human environmental laws relate (or fail to relate) to the ''Laws of Nature,'' and offers a blueprint for re-configuring American environmental law that is theoretically well-grounded, yet eminently practical. Scholars in future decades will cite this book as a seminal contribution.' -- Daniel H. Cole, Indiana University, USTable of ContentsContents: Prologue 1. Introduction: Replacing the standard algorithm for environmental law PART I UTILITARIAN SCIENCE AND A PRESUMPTION OF SEPARATION 2. Introduction to Part I 3. The standard model of nature and humans, and the historic presumption of separation 4. Environmental laws and the rule of separation PART II LOOK AT MOTHER NATURE ON THE RUN 5. Introduction to Part II 6. The reckoning PART III EXPLANATORY SCIENCE AND A NEW PRESUMPTION OF ENTANGLEMENT 7. Introduction to Part III 8. A more realistic model of nature and humans, reflecting a presumption of entanglement 9. Environmental laws reflecting a presumption of entanglement 10. The paralysis paradox and the untapped role of explanatory science in solving “big” environmental problems PART IV NO NEED FOR MORE LAW, ONLY DIFFERENT LAW 11. Introduction to Part IV 12. The laws of nature and the principle of universality 13. Environmental law and the Universal Laws of Nature PART V SYMMETRICAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONS: RECIPROCAL RIGHTS AND DUTIES CONFORMING TO NATURE’S LAWS 14. Introduction to Part V 15. A positive legal right for the social-ecological system 16. A positive duty imposed on humans to ensure the survival of Earth’s SES Index

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Book SynopsisThis 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. YangTrade Review'The book is recommended for all libraries that deal with wildlife law and is complemented with a comprehensive index.' --UKELATable of ContentsContents: Part I An Introduction to Legal Aspects of Protecting Forest and Marine Biodiversity 1. Legal Aspects of the Protection of Forest and Marine Biodiversity: Understanding the Context Ed Couzens, Alexander Paterson and Sophie Riley Part II Global issues of protection of biological diversity 2. Moral Boundaries, Anthropocentrism and Biodiversity: Possums in New Zealand as an Example Gay Morgan 3. For Peat’s Sake: Environmental Law Amidst the Bogs Nicholas A. Robinson 4. Illegal Trade in Endangered Forest and Marine Species - Enhancing Laws and Enforcement: a South-East Asian Perspective Lin Heng Lye and Sallie Chia-Wei Yang Part III The protection of biological diversity in the forest environment 5. Biodiversity and Agriculture – Friends or Foes? The Legal Implementation of Agroforestry Practices in Brazil Marcia Fajardo Cavalcanti de Albuquerque 6. Forest Biodiversity Conservation: Strengthening the Regulation and Management of Chinese Enterprises during Foreign Investment Bingyu Liu 7. Addressing Human and Wildlife Conflict in Forest Protected Areas: A Critical Analysis of China’s Nature Reserve Management Experience Yilin Pei 8. Climate Change and Forest Management in Nepal Amber Prasad Pant Part IV The protection of biological diversity in the marine environment 9. Governance of Oil and Gas Exploration and Exploitation at Sea: Towards Coastal Marine Biodiversity Preservation Violeta S. Radovich 10. The Valuable Role that Private Environmental Governance might play in Managing Global Fisheries Resources Anastasia Telesetsky 11. Black Coral Forests and Marine Biodiversity in New Zealand Trevor Daya-Winterbottom 12. The Contribution that the Concept of Global Public Goods can make to the Conservation of Marine Resources Carina Costa de Oliveira and Sandrine Maljean-Dubois Index C. Costa de Oliveira,

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Book SynopsisFrom the popular ecology writer comes aninspiring and practical call to restore nature.

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Book SynopsisWho will protect our planet from the corporations, governments, and individuals who pollute, destroy, and devastate our natural world? Step forward a fresh new breed of passionately purposeful environmental lawyers, whose client is the Earth itself. At the head of this legal army stands James Thornton, who takes governments to court, and wins. In Client Earth, we travel from Poland to Ghana, from Alaska to China, to see how citizens can use public interest law to protect our planet — and our future. Trade Review‘[A] great book about how to save the planet using the long arm of the law.’ * Coldplay *‘A hopeful book about the environment and a page-turner about the law.’ * The Guardian *‘This book is an inspiration for those of us trying to build a sustainable future – and I’d recommend it to anyone who wants to know how and why we must deploy and enforce the law in the fight against ecological destruction.’ -- Caroline Lucas‘ClientEarth have been pioneers in using the tool of environmental legislation to tackle the modern scourge of air pollution. This is the story of how they're doing it.’ -- Ed Miliband‘Client Earth provides a tantalizing glimpse of how a variety of strategies can converge to create a global environmental enforcement effort.’ * Nature * ‘When compassion for life on Earth, or call it fury at the everyday and casual destruction of our stunning biosphere, when these two powers are honed by these exceptional environmental lawyers to a fierce and fine point, change happens, and the world is a better place for it. Humanity's grace and dignity are restored each time a case is successfully brought and won — it is truly a global battle fought between the mindless proponents of tragedy, and the (sometimes extremely) courageous proponents of hope. Read this book.’ -- Emily Young'This excellent book shows how it is possible to use the law to hold politicians to the promises that they make when they sign agreements on environmental and climate change.’ -- Peter Wadhams, Professor of Ocean Physics, University of Cambridge‘The story of ClientEarth – and of its charismatic Founder, James Thornton – is truly inspirational. His only client is our battered, abused planet, and his favoured arsenal is the rule of law in defense of public interest. The hard-fought victories that you’ll hear about are all important, but more important still are the vision, values and gritty dedication of an amazing group of lawyers and campaigners to whom we owe a very great deal.’ -- Jonathon Porritt‘Can lawyers save the planet? Musty court rooms may be less romantic than hugging trees and less dramatic than accosting whalers on the high seas, but the answer may be yes. And guess what, lawyers can hug trees and have a lyrical turn of phrase, too.’ -- Fred Pearce‘Really inspirational.' * Anthony Giddens *‘For an inspiring account of how social entrepreneurialism and ingenuity can make great strides in holding governments to account, this volume is well worth reading.’ * Hackney Citizen *‘An inspiring read. It shows how the law is not just within the gift of the authorities to wield. Engaged citizens can do it too.’ * E&T *‘The book is inspirational in a hard headed, let's go to work-and-get-real-results sort of way … There's a global vision. It's quietly amazing. One of the more significant books of the year.’ * Oxford Today *‘When Ronald Reagan appointed Anne Gorsuch (mother of the newest Supreme Court justice, Neil Gorsuch) to head the EPA, he asked if she was willing to ‘bring it to its knees’. She slashed its budget and, as the New York Times put it, ‘sabotaged the agency’s enforcement effort’. In response, James Thornton, a crusading lawyer, brought private actions to hold polluters to account. In 1982, while the EPA brought 14 cases against industries under the Clean Water Act, Thornton brought sixty.’ * Frederick Wilmot-Smith *‘Anyone with an interest in environmental activism and environmental law will take pleasure in this vigorous account of justice in the making.’ * Kirkus *

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Book SynopsisNeighbourhood planning, introduced by the Localism Act 2011, is now well established as the new 'first tier' of our planning system. The key to this brave new world of localism is the Neighbourhood Development Plan, which enables local communities to make planning policies for their area that have statutory effect and which must be taken into account by decision makers. But how does a neighbourhood plan get off the ground? How do communities make sure that it comes into force? And, more importantly, what are the essential features of an effective plan; one that can withstand the often intense pressures for new development? This unique book answers these and many other questions faced by neighbourhood planners with a clear, pragmatic focus and in sufficient depth to arm both lay readers and planning professionals with the knowledge they need to operate effectively within this novel planning regime. Along the way, some of the less well-known planning rules and procedures that can be invoked by neighbourhood planning groups and others at a local level are also explained. The author, a planning lawyer and consultant who has helped many parishes and communities since the advent of neighbourhood planning, also helpfully explores the place of neighbourhood planning within the wider planning system and offers a fascinating assessment of the potential of neighbourhood planning to address a whole range of important environmental issues. This insight and expertise makes The Power of Neighbourhood Planning an essential resource for everyone involved - whether as an interested member of the public, local councillor or parish clerk – or as a planning professional looking for an incisive introduction to this often controversial topic.

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