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Halting Neotropical Deforestation: Do The Forest Principles Have What It Takes?, Matthew B. Royer
Halting Neotropical Deforestation: Do The Forest Principles Have What It Takes?, Matthew B. Royer
Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum
INTRODUCTION I crashed into the thick secondary growth, stopping suddenly to duck a certain branch in my path: a fat black bullet ant crawled along it with indifference, an attitude that would have quickly changed had I brushed up against him. I headed toward the large patch of Heliconia just to the right. We had earlier mapped out the clump, and finding it to contain seventeen flower clusters, it was one of the prize patches in the study plot. I took my spot ten paces from the outer clusters, started my stop watch, and waited with field book in hand. …
A Transnational Perspective On Extending Nepa: The Convention On Environmental Impact On Assessment In A Transboundary Context, Laura Carlan Battle
A Transnational Perspective On Extending Nepa: The Convention On Environmental Impact On Assessment In A Transboundary Context, Laura Carlan Battle
Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum
Introduction In recent years, the potential adverse impacts of transboundary pollution have received heightened attention both domestically and abroad. 1 International pollution may detrimentally affect outer space, the atmosphere, the oceans, the weather, and possibly the climate, freshwater bodies, groundwater aquifers, farmland, cultural heritage, and life forms. 2 Specific pollution threats include acid deposition, nuclear contamination, debris in outer space, stratospheric ozone depletion, and toxic petroleum spills. The Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident, on April 26, 1986, raised the world's consciousness about the potentially devastating effects of transboundary nuclear pollution. 3 Given this backdrop and the emerging interdependence of nations, …
The Regulation Of Hazardous Substances In Mexican Law, Carl E. Koller Lucio
The Regulation Of Hazardous Substances In Mexican Law, Carl E. Koller Lucio
Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum
Introduction Unlike U.S. environmental legislation, which governs different environmental media and was instituted through various congressional Acts, 1 the current Mexican environmental legislation, implemented in 1988, covers the principal environmental media in one law. 2 This one law contains most of the implementation and enforcement mechanisms including the regulation of hazardous substances. There has been much debate and concern on both sides of the United States-Mexican border regarding Mexico's ability to strictly enforce its hazardous substance regulations. Furthermore, the North American Free Trade Agreement, which established an international Commission on Environmental Quality, will influence future use of trade laws to …