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In Search Of Sustainable Legitimacy: Pollution Targets And Environmental Cadre Evaluation In China, Alex Wang Dec 2015

In Search Of Sustainable Legitimacy: Pollution Targets And Environmental Cadre Evaluation In China, Alex Wang

Alex Wang

No abstract provided.


Specific Coverage Issues Implicating Climate Change, David Wirth Nov 2015

Specific Coverage Issues Implicating Climate Change, David Wirth

David A. Wirth

Moderated this panel at the conference "Who Will Pay?: The Public and Private Insurance Implications of Climate Change’s Drastic Challenges."


South Africa's Illegal Trade In Flora, Greg Warchol Oct 2015

South Africa's Illegal Trade In Flora, Greg Warchol

Greg Warchol

No abstract provided.


Fishy Business In The Western Cape: The Illegal Trade In Abalone, Greg Warchol Oct 2015

Fishy Business In The Western Cape: The Illegal Trade In Abalone, Greg Warchol

Greg Warchol

No abstract provided.


Moderator, Pope Francis’S Encyclical: An Ethical Summons To Tackle Climate Change, David Wirth Sep 2015

Moderator, Pope Francis’S Encyclical: An Ethical Summons To Tackle Climate Change, David Wirth

David A. Wirth

No abstract provided.


Co-Organizer, Our Common Home: An Ethical Summons To Tackle Climate Change, David Wirth Sep 2015

Co-Organizer, Our Common Home: An Ethical Summons To Tackle Climate Change, David Wirth

David A. Wirth

No abstract provided.


The Regulation Of Scarcity And Its Impact On International Regimes, Gabriel Eckstein, Lillian Aponte Miranda, Kristen Boon, Peter Appel Jul 2015

The Regulation Of Scarcity And Its Impact On International Regimes, Gabriel Eckstein, Lillian Aponte Miranda, Kristen Boon, Peter Appel

Gabriel Eckstein

No abstract provided.


Increasing The Potential Of Small Hydropower Generation, Gina Warren Apr 2015

Increasing The Potential Of Small Hydropower Generation, Gina Warren

Gina Warren

No abstract provided.


The Legal Capacity Of The United States To Accept Internationally Legally Binding Mitigation Targets, David Wirth Apr 2015

The Legal Capacity Of The United States To Accept Internationally Legally Binding Mitigation Targets, David Wirth

David A. Wirth

This was an invited presentation to negotiators of the Paris Agreement on climate change, sponsored by the Government of Belgium at which the Belgian environment minister spoke.  


Regulating Pot To Save The Polar Bear: Energy And Climate Impacts Of The Marijuana Industry, Gina Warren Apr 2015

Regulating Pot To Save The Polar Bear: Energy And Climate Impacts Of The Marijuana Industry, Gina Warren

Gina Warren

No abstract provided.


Reassessing Conservation Goals In A Changing Climate, Alejandro Camacho, Holly Doremus, Jason Mclachlan, Ben Minteer Feb 2015

Reassessing Conservation Goals In A Changing Climate, Alejandro Camacho, Holly Doremus, Jason Mclachlan, Ben Minteer

Holly Doremus

Climate change poses a hierarchy of significant challenges for conservation policy. First, the sheer scale of climate change calls for conservation efforts to be vastly stepped up. Second, the pace and extent of expected climate change will probably undermine the effectiveness of traditional conservation tools focused on protecting designated areas from human intrusion. The search for novel conservation strategies that will stand up to global shifts in climate highlights a third challenge: New conditions and new tools require a reassessment of our conservation goals. This third challenge has so far not been the subject of much debate, but merits closer …


Roundtable On Environmentalism And Animal Advocacy, Gina Warren Jan 2015

Roundtable On Environmentalism And Animal Advocacy, Gina Warren

Gina Warren

No abstract provided.


Possibilities For A Binding International Agreement On Climate Change: The Us Perspective, David Wirth Jan 2015

Possibilities For A Binding International Agreement On Climate Change: The Us Perspective, David Wirth

David A. Wirth

No abstract provided.


Valuing Ecosystem Services In Coastal Management Policy: Looking Beyond The Here And Now, Chad J. Mcguire Dec 2014

Valuing Ecosystem Services In Coastal Management Policy: Looking Beyond The Here And Now, Chad J. Mcguire

Chad J McGuire

This article explores how the identification and account- ing of ecosystem services can aid coastal management policies, particularly as management looks to a future that includes the impacts of climate change. At the core of making better deci- sions is an understanding of the value of ecosystem services. The economic context of ecosystem services is explored in order to outline what may be considered a complete account- ing of costs. Once contextualized, ecosystem services will then be applied to current coastal management issues associ- ated with sea level rise. In particular, policy-relevant questions about mitigating and adapting to sea level …