Author: Publisher: Odile Jacob
ISBN: 2738178545
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
Author: Publisher: Odile Jacob
ISBN: 2738178545
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
Biodiversity Offsets
Author: Wolfgang WendePublisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319725815
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
This book deals with the new concept of biodiversity offsets. The aim of offsetting schemes is to achieve no let loss or even net gain of biodiversity. Offsets obey a mitigation hierarchy and reflect the precautionary and polluter-pays principle in regard to project impacts. Readers gain insights into current debates on biodiversity policies, with top experts outlining theoretical principles and the latest research findings. At the same time the focus is on practical application and case studies. Today there is a lively international discussion among practitioners and scientists on the optimal legal framework, metrics and design of habitat banks to ensure the success of biodiversity offsets and to minimise the risks of failure or misuse. Contributing to the debate, this volume presents the activities and practices of biodiversity offsetting already implemented in Europe in selected EU member states, and the lessons that can be learnt from them. Readers may be surprised at how much experience already exists in these countries. A further aim of the book is to offer grounded insights on the road ahead, and foster a more intensive and fruitful discussion on how offsetting can be extended and improved upon, so that it becomes a key and effective component of Europe’s biodiversity conservation policy framework.
Marine Genetic Resources, R&D and the Law 1
Author: Bleuenn GuillouxPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1786302241
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
Advances in research and development reveal the immense diversity and potential of marine genetic resources. Under international law, no specific regime applies to these complex and paradoxical objects of use. The Law of the Sea Convention sets a framework that is partly inadequate for this new category of resources. The Biodiversity Convention and the Nagoya Protocol only address the genetic resources of national areas. Patents allow their holder to exercise a monopoly on exploiting biotechnological creations to extensive claims, questioning the common nature of biodiversity and related knowledge. They hinder research and the objectives of biodiversity law. The legal and practical rules of physical and functional access vary in geometry. They focus on the valorization of research results, crystallizing conflicts of interest between suppliers and users. Sustainable research and development is essential to the knowledge and protection of marine biodiversity. The qualification of marine genetic resources in common, standard contractual tools, distributed research and development infrastructures, negotiation of an agreement on sustainable use and conservation of biodiversity beyond the limits of national jurisdiction, would To remove these inconsistencies.
Author: Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN: 9251386110
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
Natura 2000 et le juge/Natura 2000 and the judge
Author: Charles-Hubert BornPublisher: Primento
ISBN: 2802744216
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
S’inscrivant dans le cadre des activités de l’Observatoire juridique Natura 2000, le thème du présent ouvrage porte sur les questions juridiques que soulève l’application par le juge national – constitutionnel, administratif et judiciaire – des dispositions relatives à Natura 2000, en vue d’évaluer la contribution du juge à l’effectivité de ces dernières. Corps de règles complexe, technique, faisant appel à des concepts scientifiques ardus à interpréter pour un non-scientifique, le régime Natura 2000 n’est guère aisé à appliquer pour un juge non spécialisé. Le recours à l’expertise est souvent indispensable pour déterminer dans quelle mesure tel ou tel standard – par exemple le caractère « significatif » d’un impact – a été respecté ou non. Pour cette raison, les solutions trouvées par le juge aux différents problèmes que pose l’application du régime Natura 2000 dans les différents États membres méritent l’attention et sera enrichissante tant pour le chercheur que pour le praticien. As part of the activities of the Legal Observatory Natura 2000, this book focuses on legal issues arising from the implementation by the national courts – constitutional, administrative and judicial ones – of the provisions relating to Natura 2000, in order to assess the contribution of the judge to the effectiveness of this regime. The enforcement of this legislation, which encompasses a complex body of technical rules, grounded on scientific concepts difficult to interpret for a non-scientist, is not easy to apply by a non-specialized judge. The use of expertise is essential to determine how a particular standard – for example the «significant» character of an impact – has been met or not. For this reason, the solutions found by the judge to the various problems arising from the application of the Natura 2000 provisions in the different Member States deserve attention and will be rewarding for both researchers and practitioners.
Legal Systems for the Management of Protected Areas in Italy and Ukraine
Author: Gianfranco TamburelliPublisher: Giuffrè Editore
ISBN: 8814143684
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
Convention de Berne Devant Les Juridictions Nationales
Author: Council of EuropePublisher: Council of Europe
ISBN: 9789287141675
Category : Nature
Languages : fr
Pages : 168
Book Description
Seventeen years after the entry into force of the Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats, Bern 1979, lessons can be drawn about its implementation and the mechanism needed to apply and control it. The workshop aimed to: assess the implementation of the provisions of the Convention in contracting parties, through examples of national or EC case law; examine both the means of enforcing these obligations at national level and the roles of the different actors in carrying this out; identify the obstacles involved; and make proposals to improve implementation of the Convention at national level.
African Yearbook of International Law / Annuaire Africain de Droit International, Volume 12 (2004)
Author: A. A. YusufPublisher: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
ISBN: 9004150382
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 653
Book Description
Founded in 1993, the African Yearbook, now published under the auspices of the African Foundation for International Law, is the only scholarly publication devoted exclusively to the study, development, dissemination and wider appreciation of international law in Africa as a whole. Through the scholarly analysis of international legal issues of particular relevance to the African continent, it also contributes to the acceptance of, and respect for the rule of law in intra-African relations, and for the principles of international law in general. Its uniqueness however goes beyond this, for through its special themes and general articles, it has succeeded over the years to serve as an intellectual forum where the development of international law is viewed as being integral to Africa s own development.Through the study and analysis of emerging legal issues of particular relevance to Africa, such as the creation of viable continental institutions capable of promoting unity and security for the peoples of the continent, the effective protection of human rights, the need for accountability for mass killings and massive violations of the rule of law, the promotion of a rule-based democratic culture, the role of African countries in a globalizing world economy and in international trade relations, the Yearbook strives to be responsive to the intellectual needs of African countries in the area of international law, and to the continuing struggle for creating an environment conducive to the rule of law throughout the continent. The Yearbook also provides ready access to the basic documents of African international organizations by regularly publishing the resolutions and decisions of regional and sub-regional organizations as well as the conventions, protocols and declarations adopted by pan-african agencies.
Catalogue des thèses reproduites
Author: Atelier national de reproduction des thèses de LillePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Catalogs, Union
Languages : fr
Pages : 924
Book Description
Animal production and natural resources utilisation in the Mediterranean mountain areas
Author: A. GeorgoudisPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9086865615
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 640
Book Description
Mediterranean inhabitants depend on natural resources for their livelihoods. Livestock production and forestry are key sources of income yet are carried out under harsh conditions such as limited land resources, marginal agricultural conditions, isolation, and scant equipment and infrastructure. Livestock is of particular importance in mountain production systems as they convert plant biomass into useful products for humans such as milk, meat and draught power. These products are key to the regions' sustainability. The main topics discussed in this book are: Human geography of Mediterranean mountain territories. Livestock production and natural resources. Improving the efficiency of livestock systems in Mediterranean mountain areas. Applications of new technologies for environmentally sound management of livestock and natural resources. The role livestock plays in rural development and in safeguarding natural resources.
