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Proceedings Of The 2011 California Water Law Symposium (Wls). The End Of Paper Water: Natural Limits, Unlimited Demands And Reliable Supply, Paul S. Kibel, Anthony Austin, Melosa Granda, Luthien L. Niland

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Proceedings of the 2011 California Water Law Symposium held at Golden Gate University School of Law on January 22, 2011.

The Insistent (And Unrelenting) Challenges Of Protecting Biodiversity In Brazil: Finding The Law That Sticks, Colin Crawford, Guilherme Pignataro

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Following the introduction, Part I of this article will outline threats to biodiversity within Brazil's borders. Because this is a topic that has already been explored extensively, this article makes no attempt to cover that ground exhaustively. Instead, Part I will attempt to highlight the variety and extent of Brazilian ecosystems and the biodiversity within them. Part I will also discuss current and emerging threats to biodiversity in Brazil, and above all, threats that have become even more real since the United Nation's celebrated "Earth Summit," held in Rio de Janeiro in 1992. In particular, Part I will focus on …

Reconstructing The Marketplace: The International Timber Trade And Forest Protection, Paul S. Kibel

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This Article proposes a new international regime to help recapture the lost value of native forests and promote global forest protection - the General Agreement on the Timber Trade.

Part I outlines the essential differences between native forest conservation and industrial forestry. Part II chronicles the ecological, social, and economic losses resulting from the destruction of native forests. Part Ill reveals the national and international components of the timber trade, and demonstrates how these components contribute to unsustainable logging practices. Part IV assesses the effectiveness of prior and ongoing international efforts to reform the global timber trade and promote sustainable …

Russia's Wild East: Ecological Deterioration And The Rule Of Law In Siberia, Paul Stanton Kibel

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Although there are now greater environmental protections on the Russian law books, these protections have so far done little to improve ecological conditions in Siberia. This article examines how the dramatic political and legal changes in Russia have affected Siberian nature conservation and environmental protection. More specifically, it seeks to explain why, despite the significant restructuring of political power and the increasingly open discussion of ecological issues, the Siberian environment continues to deteriorate. The article begins with an analysis of existing ecological and economic conditions in Siberia. It then considers how the legal legacy of the USSR has hindered recent …