Local Promise For Climate Mitigation: An Empirical Assessment,
2012
William & Mary Law School
Local Promise For Climate Mitigation: An Empirical Assessment, Uma Outka, Richard Feiock
William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review
This interdisciplinary work contributes empirical grounding to the growing literature in law and public policy on local governments and climate mitigation. Much of the recent scholarship presents an optimistic view of the potential in local climate action. Here, we refine the optimism for local governments’ impact with new performance data that probes local progress and capacity for climate governance. Our analysis—based on a new study measuring policy choice, implementation, and influences— reevaluates a number of assumptions undergirding this scholarship and provides direction for targeted investment and research.
Climate Change, Environmental Degradation, And Migration: A Complex Nexus,
2012
William & Mary Law School
Climate Change, Environmental Degradation, And Migration: A Complex Nexus, Mostafa Mahmud Naser
William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review
The individual or combined effects of climate change are likely to trigger mass human movement both within and across international borders. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (“UNHCR”) predicts that between 50 and 200 million people may be displaced by 2050. Thus, the human impact on the environment is creating a new kind of global casualty for the twenty-first century—an emergent class of environmental migrants. The exact number of individuals cannot be predicted as scholars and international agencies provide varying statistics depending on underlying methods, scenarios, time frames, and assumptions. Many authors challenge the concept of climate change as …
The Andean Electricity Market: A Competition Law Analysis,
2012
William & Mary Law School
The Andean Electricity Market: A Competition Law Analysis, Mateo Ferrero
William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review
The countries of the Andean Community (Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru) have great potential to produce clean and reliable energy. However, this potential has only been exploited to a limited extent. Network industries, such as the electricity sector, have special features that create unique challenges for both developed and developing countries seeking to adequately manage this important part of the economy. Although the member countries of the Andean Community have substantially reformed their energy industries in the past decades, this sector still requires further competition. So far, most of the efforts undertaken by these countries have neglected the possibility of …
Have We All Gone Batty? The Need For A Better Balance Between The Conservation Of Protected Species And The Development Of Clean Renewable Energy,
2012
William & Mary Law School
Have We All Gone Batty? The Need For A Better Balance Between The Conservation Of Protected Species And The Development Of Clean Renewable Energy, Laura Householder
William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review
No abstract provided.
Climate Change And Public Nuisance Law: Aep V. Connecticut And Its Implications For State Common Law Actions,
2012
William & Mary Law School
Climate Change And Public Nuisance Law: Aep V. Connecticut And Its Implications For State Common Law Actions, Jeffrey N. Stedman
William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review
No abstract provided.
Gray Wolf Rising: Why The Clash Over Wolf Management In The Northern Rockies Calls For Congressional Action To Define "Recovery" Under The Endangered Species Act,
2012
William & Mary Law School
Gray Wolf Rising: Why The Clash Over Wolf Management In The Northern Rockies Calls For Congressional Action To Define "Recovery" Under The Endangered Species Act, W. Ryan Stephens
William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review
No abstract provided.
Mining Megaliths In The Argentine Andes: Where Will Victims Of Environmental Degradation Find Justice?,
2012
William & Mary Law School
Mining Megaliths In The Argentine Andes: Where Will Victims Of Environmental Degradation Find Justice?, Catherine M. Wilmarth
William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review
No abstract provided.
Intellectual Property, Traditional Knowledge, And Biodiversity In The Global Economy: The Potential Of Geographical Indications For Protecting Traditional Knowledge-Based Agricultural Products,
2012
Dalhousie University Schulich School of Law
Intellectual Property, Traditional Knowledge, And Biodiversity In The Global Economy: The Potential Of Geographical Indications For Protecting Traditional Knowledge-Based Agricultural Products, Teshager W. Dagne
PhD Dissertations
The relationship between international regimes regulating intellectual property, traditional knowledge and biodiversity has received much attention in recent times. Of the many complex and controversial issues in contemporary international legal discourse on this matter, the protection of traditional knowledge (TK) stands out as a significant challenge. Choices abound in the search for modalities to regulate rights to use and control TK systems and their underlying biodiversity. In recent times, the protection of geographical indications (GIs) has emerged as an option for protecting TK. Despite the considerable enthusiasm over it, there is appreciable research dearth on how far and in what …
Misappropriation And Patenting Of Traditional Ethnobotanical Knowledge And Genetic Resources,
2012
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Misappropriation And Patenting Of Traditional Ethnobotanical Knowledge And Genetic Resources, Maxim V. Gubarev
Journal of Food Law & Policy
Four-fifths of all pharmaceuticals have been developed from natural plant resources, and native plant resources similarly play a significant role in the development of new and improved crops.
Cows V. Capitalists: Visions Of A Post-Carbon Economy,
2012
West Virginia University, Morgantown
Cows V. Capitalists: Visions Of A Post-Carbon Economy, Alison Peck
Journal of Food Law & Policy
I was tempted to entitle this book review something like, "Why the Farm Bill Is the Key to Our Energy Future (Hint: It's Not About Ethanol, Methane Emissions, or Carbon Sinks)." But in addition to being too long to fit across the header of a law review page, such a title would have been slightly misleading. Actually, in Simon Fairlie's view, our future is about ethanol, methane emissions, and carbon sinks - but not in the way our current agricultural policies understand and deal with these subjects.
At The Crossroads: Balancing Public Education And Wildlife Protection,
2012
William & Mary Law School
At The Crossroads: Balancing Public Education And Wildlife Protection, Christopher Jackson
William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review
No abstract provided.
Spinning Sackett: Assessing New And Traditional Media Coverage So Far,
2012
University at Buffalo School of Law
Spinning Sackett: Assessing New And Traditional Media Coverage So Far, Kim Diana Connolly
Other Scholarship
No abstract provided.
Eco-Labeling: An Argument For Regulation And Reform,
2012
Pomona College
Eco-Labeling: An Argument For Regulation And Reform, Lauren Sherman
Pomona Senior Theses
This thesis analyzes the strengths and weaknesses of various types of eco-labels, focusing primarily on differences between mandatory and voluntary eco-labeling programs. I argue that many of the problems with eco-labeling could be addressed by improving regulations. The current regulation of eco-labeling in the United States is discussed, especially the shortcomings of the FTC’s Green Guides. I recommend creating enforceable national legislation to regulate environmental claims that includes involvement of key stakeholders, a list of acceptable environmental claims, enforceable national definitions of environmental terms, an avenue for manufacturers and consumers to challenge environmental claims, consumer education, and periodic review and …
Legal Constraints To The European Union’S Accession To The International Maritime Organization,
2012
Singapore Management University
Legal Constraints To The European Union’S Accession To The International Maritime Organization, Nengye Liu, Frank Maes
Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law
There is no doubt that the European Union (EU) has become a global actor. The global or intemational context in which the EU has sought to define its identity, promote its interests and constmct its policies, is increasingly seen as the stage on which the EU must act.' Frank Hoffmeister indicates that, the EU has been actively involved in most of the significant international organizations, though many of these organizadons have been less flexible regarding the full membership of the EU.
Water Quality Trading In The Chesapeake Bay,
2012
University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
Water Quality Trading In The Chesapeake Bay, Rena I. Steinzor, Nicholas W. Vidargas, Shana Campbell Jones, Yee Huang
Faculty Scholarship
In May 2009, President Obama issued an Executive Order on Chesapeake Bay Protection and Restoration, declaring the Bay a national treasure and signaling that EPA will play a strong role in leading Bay cleanup. The order marked a dramatic departure, offering the promise of federal leadership on Bay cleanup. The following year, EPA issued a Chesapeake Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL), a pollution budget for Bay states. Faced with a federal commitment, the states have begun work on complying with the TMDL. One Bay-wide approach under consideration is a market-based initiative, water quality trading, that would allow polluters to trade …
A Critical Analysis Of Redd+ Legal Architecture In Reducing Emissions From Forestry Sectors In Indonesian,
2012
National Education University of Denpasar
A Critical Analysis Of Redd+ Legal Architecture In Reducing Emissions From Forestry Sectors In Indonesian, I Gusti Agung Made Wardana
Indonesia Law Review
A new scheme called “Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries plus Conservation, Sustainable Management of Forests, and Enhancement of Forest Carbon Stocks” (REDD+) is being discussed to be one of the essential elements of the post-2012 global climate change regime. Many countries have put their proposal on the architectures of such scheme to the UNFCCC and demonstrated pilot projects on the ground as well. The research has been conducted to analyze critically the extent to which the REDD+ architecture being designed in Indonesia would be able to deliver climate effectiveness, costs efficient, equity outcomes and social …
Forest Policy And Legal Pluralism: A Case Study In Luwu District, Indonesia,
2012
Forest Research Development Agency
Forest Policy And Legal Pluralism: A Case Study In Luwu District, Indonesia, Lukas Rumboko Wibowo, C. Woro Murdiati, Digby Race, Yustiana Ambarini Murdiningrum
Indonesia Law Review
This paper investigates how the potential of the newly enacted village forest policy to improve the welfare of local people and examines how different actors at local level perceive a legal framework suitable for improving the welfare of local people and enhancing local development. We conducted research through in-dept interviews involiving 75 respondents from different actors, such as policy makers, politician, village chief, customary chief and villagers. The research establish that forest policy on village forestry was a good option for local people to improve their welfare; however, litle understanding of the substance of the newly village forest policy of …
Tourism And Environment: Toward Promoting Sustainable Development Of Tourism: A Human Rights Perspective,
2012
Faculty of Law University of Udayana
Tourism And Environment: Toward Promoting Sustainable Development Of Tourism: A Human Rights Perspective, Ni Ketut Supasti Dharmawan
Indonesia Law Review
Tourism activities in era globalization bring positive and negative impacts especially for the host countries destination. To minimize the negative impacts it is very important to always promote the sustainable development of tourism including from a human rights perspective. This paper will discuss concerning who have responsibility to promote a human rights related with sustainable development of tourism. To explore the topic in this article, Author will study both international human rights instruments and environmental convention as well as the soft law regarding the tourism sector such as the UN WTO Global Code Of Ethics. The Law No. 10 Year …
Tribes, Land, And The Environment, 1d,
2012
American University Washington College of Law
Tribes, Land, And The Environment, 1d, Sarah Krakoff, Ezra Rosser
Books
Legal and environmental concerns related to Indian law and tribal lands remain an understudied branch of both indigenous law and environmental law. Native American tribes have a far more complex relationship with the environment than is captured by the stereotype of Indians as environmental stewards. Meaningful tribal sovereignty requires that non-Indians recognize the right of Indians to determine their own relationship to the land and the environment. But tribes do not exist in a vacuum: in fact they are deeply affected by off-reservation activities and, similarly, tribal choices often have effects on nearby communities. This book brings together diverse essays …
Tribes As Conservation Easement Holders: Is A Partial Property Interest Better Than None?,
2012
University of Miami School of Law
Tribes As Conservation Easement Holders: Is A Partial Property Interest Better Than None?, Jessica Owley
Contributions to Books
Published as Chapter 8 in Tribes, Land, and the Environment, Sarah Krakoff & Ezra Rosser.
