Nature conservation law

There is currently no basic text in wildlife law suitable for the wide range of courses in wildlife conservation and animal welfare at both bachelors and masters level, or for the large number of people who work in conservation and animal welfare; The Laws Protecting Animals and Ecosystems fills the gap in this significant market for a basic law text applicable to students and professionals whose primary training is in biology but who require a basic understanding of the laws relating to the protection of animals and ecosystems.

In the summer of 1969, a federal district court in Denver, Colorado, heard arguments in one of the nation's first explicitly environmental cases, in which the Defenders of Florissant, Inc.

This book examines the global, local, and specific environmental factors that facilitate illegal fishing and proposes effective ways to reduce the opportunities and incentives that threaten the existence of the world's fish.

This book explores how the transnational legal process for REDD+ has affected human rights in developing countries.

In the summer of 1969, a federal district court in Denver, Colorado, heard arguments in one of the nation's first explicitly environmental cases, in which the Defenders of Florissant, Inc.

This is a practical guidebook to current CERCLA litigation, written by an experienced attorney who specializes in this area of law.

Providing a detailed account of the law of nature conservation, this book reviews and discusses the way in which the law promotes the conservation of species of animal, bird, and plant, and how it protects natural habitats for protected species.

The Game of Conservation is a brilliantly crafted and highly readable examination of nature protection around the world.

'Wonderful and enriching' Adam Nicolson'The best book on conservation and the countryside I have read in years' John Lewis-Stempel'A modern pastoral written with intelligence, wit and lyricism' Cal FlynOur wild places and wildlife are disappearing at a terrifying rate.

This book discusses the law and practice of the European Union's new chemical regulatory programmes known under the acronym 'REACH'.

In the last 50 years marine conservation has grown from almost nothing to become a major topic of global activity involving many people and organisations.

This book examines the global, local, and specific environmental factors that facilitate illegal fishing and proposes effective ways to reduce the opportunities and incentives that threaten the existence of the world's fish.

Presents comprehensively the currently un-mapped constellation of issues related to climate change, public health, and the law.

Marine mammal conservation remains a hot-button international environmental issue, but progress towards addressing key conservation and management issues within existing governance structures-most notably the International Whaling Commission-has stalled.

'A delight' Hugh Warwick, ecologist and author of A Prickly Affair'Hilarious and heartbreaking' Lee Schofield, author of Wild Fell'A triumph' Charles Foster, author of Cry of the Wild, Being a Human and A Little Brown Sea'A necessary nature book, with prose as sharp as prickles.

This book considers and clarifies many different facets of the international human right to a healthy environment.

In the last 50 years marine conservation has grown from almost nothing to become a major topic of global activity involving many people and organisations.

Explores the key international treaty instruments regulating species conservation and habitat protection, and the mechanisms available to make them work.

This book focuses on the experiences of tourists visiting nature-based destinations, exploring current knowledge and providing insights into conceptual issues through the use of empirical evidence from five continents.

This book addresses one of today's most urgent issues: the loss of wildlife and habitat, which together constitute an ecological crisis.

The A Practical Approach series is the perfect partner for practice work.

El presente documento contiene los resultados del trabajo de investigación realizado para analizar y precisar, en el marco de las disposiciones consagradas en la Política de Gestión Integrada del Recursos Hídrico (PNGIRH) y del Decreto 1640 de 2012, compilado en los artículos 2.

Few if any people think the Clean Air Act is the optimal legislative solution to climate change; but it is a powerful tool that is being used sometimes despite the prevailing political will.

Las crisis que enfrenta la humanidad han generado un mayor interés por el pensamiento ambiental y, al mismo tiempo, han originado reflexiones importantes acerca de qué significa ser ambientalista o ser "verde", como algunos se califican a sí mis-mos.

Colin Elford's A Year in the Woods is an enthralling journey into the heart of the English countryside - with a preamble by Craig Taylor.

Whether you would like to learn how to build a bird box, dig a hedgehog tunnel or implement broader environmental changes in your community, this practical guide to saving our most endangered species will teach you how you can help on an individual, local and national level.

En tenant pour acquis les risques de guerres de l’eau jusqu’à la perspective de pénuries, les auteurs s’interrogent sur les conditions d’une mise en commun, à la fois des problèmes de l’eau et des réponses à leur apporter à l’échelle mondiale.

Alexander von Humboldt tuvo una larga vida para los estándares de su época.

'An important book on several levels.

The Nizami Ganjavi International Center (NGIC) is an institution based in Azerbaijan, that celebrates the legacy of the great Azerbaijani poet and sage, Nizami Ganjavi (1141-1209), and that promotes the participation of high-level eminent figures in the study of possible solutions for the great problems of our time, with a view to promoting knowledge, tolerance, dialogue and understanding between peoples, cultures and nations.

El Tomo V de la Colección de Derecho de Tierras que me complace presentar, es el resultado del trabajo de diferentes profesores de la especialización en Derecho de Tierras de la Universidad Externado de Colombia y representa uno de los medios de socialización de los productos del grupo de investigación Derecho del Medio Ambiente de esta casa de estudios.

Esta obra estudia, desde una mirada interdisciplinaria e intercultural, las vias utilizadas para declarar a la Madre Tierra como sujeto de derechos en Colombia y otros paises.

Memoirs of a former career National Park Ranger, and how he began a career with the National Park Service.

The true and hilarious story of how Gerald Durrell and his wife set up their own zoo.

Este libro presenta un analisis de la dimension social, ambiental, politica y juridica de las principales fuentes de afectacion sobre la fauna y flora del pais, haciendo enfasis en la identificacion de los sujetos infractores o delincuentes ambientales, su relacion con los grupos armados, y los desafios institucionales para enfrentar estas acciones a nivel nacional.

Este libro presenta un analisis de la dimension social, ambiental, politica y juridica de las principales fuentes de afectacion sobre la fauna y flora del pais, haciendo enfasis en la identificacion de los sujetos infractores o delincuentes ambientales, su relacion con los grupos armados, y los desafios institucionales para enfrentar estas acciones a nivel nacional.

Este es un libro fuera de lo común.

Ben Law's incredible sense of the land and his respect for age old traditions offers a wonderful insight into the life of Prickly Nut Wood.

Nature-based solutions (NBS) are interventions to protect, restore, and sustainably manage natural or modified ecosystems to support both biodiversity and human well-being.

A staunch advocate for the Adirondack Park, activist and writer Paul Schaefer deeply influenced conservation policy in New York State.

A staunch advocate for the Adirondack Park, activist and writer Paul Schaefer deeply influenced conservation policy in New York State.

En 1872, como fragmento del movimiento de civilización de la barbarie, la invención de la figura de "parque nacional" (y su legitimación política, jurídica y social) constituyó una estrategia de apropiación material y conceptual del territorio, simada en el contexto del avance del Estado Nación sobre las "tribus" y de la expansión del capitalismo.

** A Winner of the Woodland Books of the Year Award **In a stressful, chaotic world, many of us are turning to nature for a sense of serenity and happiness.

The ideal portable companion, the world-renowned Collins Gem series returns with a fresh new look and updated material.

Se trata de una obra de indiscutible importancia por la calidad de los temas estudiados y por la profundidad del examen a que su autor los sometió.

El 23 de enero del 2008, la Corte Constitucional colombiana declaró inconstitucional, por unanimidad, la Ley General Forestal que regulaba todas las materias relacionadas con la explotación de los recursos forestales del país.

La eliminación y la explotación selectiva de grandes áreas de bosques ocurridas en las últimas décadas ha causado la reducción drástica, la fragmentación o la desaparición de muchas de las poblaciones naturales de las especies forestales de Costa Rica.