UID:
almahu_9949385878502882
Format:
1 online resource
ISBN:
9780429293382
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0429293380
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1000069273
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9781000069297
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100006929X
,
9781000069310
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1000069311
,
9781000069273
Content:
"Through a combination of theoretical and empirical approaches, this book explores the role of international environmental law in protecting and conserving plants. Underpinning every ecosystem on the planet, plants provide the most basic requirements: food, shelter and clear air. Yet the world's plants are in trouble; a fifth of all plant species are at risk of extinction, with thousands more in perpetual decline. In a unique study of international environmental law, this book provides a comprehensive overview of the challenges and restrictions associated with protecting and conserving plants. Through analysing the relationship between conservation law and conservation practice, the book debates whether the two work symbiotically, or if the law poses more of a hindrance than a help. Further discussion of the law's response to some of the major threats facing plants, notably climate change, international trade and invasive species, grounds the book in conservation literature. Using case studies on key plant biomes to highlight the strengths and weaknesses of the law in practice, the book also includes previously unpublished results of an original empirical study into the correlations between the IUCN Red List and lists of endangered/protected species in international instruments. To conclude, the book looks to the future, considering broader reforms to the law to support the work of conservation practitioners and reshape humanity's relationships with nature. The book will be of interest to scholars and students working in the field of international environmental law and those interested more broadly in conservation and ecological governance frameworks"--
Note:
Based on the author's thesis (doctoral - University of Sussex, 2017) issued under title: The protection of plants in international law, theory and practice.
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Introduction : The Legal and Ecological Context of Plant Conservation -- The Value of Plants -- Global Approaches to the Protection of Plants -- Regional Approaches to the Protection of Plants -- Polar Plants -- The Protection of Marine and Freshwater Plants -- Climate Change Plants and Climate Change -- International Trade -- Invasive/Alien Species, Disease and Ecosystem Restoration -- Conservation Practice and International Law -- Ecological and Ecocentric Models for Reform -- Conclusion : Humanity's Failure to Protect Plants.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Amos, Rob. International conservation law. Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2020 ISBN 9780367256968
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
DOI:
10.4324/9780429293382.
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9780429293382
