Accessing Biodiversity and Sharing the Benefits
Lessons from Implementing the Convention on Biological Diversity
Edited by Santiago Carrizosa, Stephen B. Brush, Brian Wright and Patrick McGuire
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This book aims to address the lack of information on the experiences of others by providing a comparative analysis of national access and benefit-sharing laws and policies in the 41 Pacific Rim countries that signed the CBD. It provides key insights on the main characteristics of selected access and benefit-sharing (ABS) policies and laws, their development, and implementation process. It contains a detailed comparative analysis of existing laws and policies. It presents four case studies of countries with regulations in place and contrasts them with four case studies of countries that are struggling to develop their regulations. It ends by discussing options for an international regime on ABSand a summary analysis of the main lessons and recommendations from the study.

IUCN Environmental Policy and Law Paper No. 54
ISBN 2-8317-0816-8, 2004
240 x 165mm, c. 300pp.
£15
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Draft International Covenant on Environment and Development
Commission on Environmental Law of IUCN - The World Conservation Union in cooperation with the International Council of Environmental Law. Third Edition: Updated Text

The Draft Covenant is a blueprint for an international framework (or umbrella) agreement consolidating and developing existing legal principles related to environment and development. Since the publication of the second edition in 2000, there have been important developments in the field of international environmental law. This revised edition takes account of these changes, following a review of important new treaties and soft law documents, including the Johannesburg Declaration and Plan of Implementation. This publication serves as an authoritative reference and checklist for legislators, civil servants and other stakeholders worldwide when drafting new, or updating, existing policies and law.

IUCN Environmental Policy and Law Paper No. 31
ISBN 2-8317-0764-1, 2004
240 x 165mm, xxx + 193pp.
£14
Order no. B2061
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Drafting Legislation for Sustainable Soils: A Guide
Ian Hannam and Ben Boer

This is a unique publication relating to legal frameworks of natural resources management. Following the “Legal and Institutional Frameworks for Sustainable Soils” (EPLP No. 45), this new publication intends to contribute to the revision of existing, and drafting of new, legislation relating to soils. It highlights the need for national soil policy, and sets out a soil management plan. It proposes legal and institutional elements that specifically address the needs of disadvantaged people, particularly women.

IUCN Environmental Policy and Law Paper No. 52
ISBN 2-8317-0813-3, 2004
240 x 165mm, x + 100pp.
£12
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Energy Law and Sustainable Development
Edited by Adrian J. Bradbrook and Richard L. Ottinger

Energy has recently emerged at the forefront of sustainable development. The United Nations Development Programme's World Energy Assessment (2000) linked energy and most of the ills of modern society in both developed and developing countries. The World Summit onSustainable Development selected energy as one of its five major agenda issues, devising a Plan of Implementation emphasising the role of energy in eradicating poverty. That same plan calls for the establishment of policy and regulatory frameworks to promote the development and dissemination of alternative energy technologies. This ground-breaking publication should serve as an invaluable tool to facilitate the understanding of the relationship between energy law and sustainable development.

IUCN Environmental Policy and Law Paper No. 47
ISBN 2-8317-0726-9, 2003
295 x 210mm, xxi + 231pp., graphs
£15.00
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Environmental Law in Developing Countries – Selected Issues Vol. II
Marianela Cedeño, Edgar Fernandez, Sondes Jmaiel, Rose Mwebaza and Dana Zhandayeva
Co-ordinated by Françoise Burhenne-Guilmin

This book contains a selection of papers on various legal issues of interest to developing countries which have been prepared by Fellows from InWent who came to Germany between 2002 and 2004 from Africa, Asia, and Latin America to research and write about subjects of their choice at the IUCN Environmental Law Centre.

IUCN Environmental Policy and Law Paper No. 43
ISBN 2-8317-0818-4, 2004
240 x 165mm, c. 150pp.
£12
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Explanatory Guide to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
Gerald Moore and Witold Tymowski
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The entry into force of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture marks the commitment of the world community to a freestanding convention directed at addressing both global needs for food security and internationally agreed objectives regarding the concepts of ‘access and benefit-sharing’ found in the Convention on Biological Diversity. The sixth in a series of Guides to the implementation of particular international instruments and concepts, it seeks to promote greater understanding of the Treaty’s text, including some of the scientific, technical and legal issues upon which it is founded, and possible implications.

IUCN Environmental Policy and Law Paper No. 57
ISBN 2-8317-0819-2, 2005
297 x 210mm, xii + 212pp.
£14.00
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Gobernabilidad del Agua en América del Sur
(Water Governance in South America)
Edited by Alejandro Iza and Marta Rovere

Este libro analiza el marco jurídico e institucional de los recursos hídricos en determinados países de América del Sur. El tratamiento de temas clásicos como la asignación de agua para diferentes usos y la prevención y control de la contaminación es complementado por la consideración de cuestiones relativas a la conservación tales como caudales ecológicos, conservación de las aguas subterráneas y derechos tradicionales y ancestrales. Los diferentes capítulos presentan los casos de Argentina, Bolivia, Brasil, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, Perú, Uruguay y Venezuela.
UICN Serie de Política y Derecho Ambiental No 53

This book brings to light the status of the legal and institutional frameworks relating to water resources in selected countries of South America. It explores not only the traditional issues, such as water allocation, and pollution prevention and control, but also conservation of the resource, environmental flows, groundwater conservation, and traditional and customary rights. The different chapters present the cases of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela.

IUCN Environmental Policy and Law Paper No. 53
ISBN 2-8317-0814-1, 2004
240 x 165mm, c. 400pp.
£16
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International Environmental Governance: An International Regime for Protected Areas
John Scanlon and Françoise Burhenne-Guilmin

With ‘good governance’ firmly entrenched on the international agenda, this publication analyses the trends affecting protected area governance at the international level, and goes on to explore emerging issues concerning certification, standards, partnerships and funding mechanisms. It does not seek to prescribe the answers, rather it seeks to clearly articulate the issues, the competing arguments, and the challenges that all need to be addressed as we strive for the optimal protected area governance arrangements.

IUCN Environmental Policy and Law Paper No. 49
ISBN 2-8317-0768-4, 2004
240 x 165mm, ix + 75pp.
£9.50
Order no. B2045
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International Water Governance
Conservation of Freshwater Ecosystems Volume I. International Agreements: Compilation and Analysis
Edited by Alejandro Iza

This publication provides an analysis of the most relevant provisions on freshwater ecosystems conservation, present in international treaties, and bilateral and multilateral agreements relating to rivers and lakes. It also includes an analysis of relevant European Union legislation.

IUCN Environmental Policy and Law Paper No. 55
ISBN 2-8317-0815-X, 2004
295 x 210mm, c.400pp.
£20
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An Introduction to the Revised African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
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The African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources was adopted in 1968 in Algiers. Considered the most forward looking regional agreement of the time, it influenced significantly the development of environmental law in Africa. Two and a half decades of intense developments in international environmental law made it necessary to revise this treaty, update its provisions and enlarge its scope. This was undertaken under the auspices of the African Union (previously OAU), and the revision was adopted by its Heads of State and Government in July 2003 in Maputo. The introduction provides an overview of this new international treaty, as well as a commentary to each of its provisions.

IUCN Environmental Policy and Law Paper No. 56
ISBN 2-8317-0817-6, 2004
240 x 165mm, c. 30pp.
£7.50
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Legal Aspects in the Implementation of CDM Forestry Projects
Maria Socorro Z. Manguiat, Roda Verheyen, Jens Mackensen and Gerald Scholz
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Among the various innovative instruments linked to the Kyoto Protocol is the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), which offers developed countries a chance to offset some of their greenhouse gas emissions by funding development projects in areas such as renewable energy and forestry. Over the last two years, the rules of the CDM and those relating in particular to afforestation and reforestation have evolved significantly. With this explosion of rules has arisen a need to make sure that those who will apply these rules understand them, and fully appreciate their repercussions. This publication attempts to respond to this need, and explores the legal requirements for CDM-related forestry projects, highlighting work in Argentina, Chile, Ghana and the Philippines.

IUCN Environmental Policy and Law Paper No. 59
ISBN-10 2-8317-0903-2,
ISBN-13 978-2-8317-0903-1, 2005
210 x 159mm, x + 70pp., plus CD-Rom
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Towards a "Second Generation" in Environmental Laws in the Asian and Pacific Region: Select Trends
Edited by Lye Lin-Heng with Maria Socorro Z. Manguiat

Laws in the twentieth century were based on economic growth and development. This new century calls for the reassessment of all laws from an environmental perspective in consideration of such looming environmental concerns as global warming, degradation of biodiversity and pollution. This book captures some provoking thoughts raised during a symposium on second generation environmental laws held in Japan in 2002. The wide range of articles will promote greater understanding of what has been achieved with the first generation of environmental laws, what is needed for the second generation, and how to bridge the two.

IUCN Environmental Policy and Law Paper No. 48
ISBN 2-8317-0753-6, 2003
240 x 165mm, xv + 193pp.
£14.00
Order no. B2023
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Water as a Human Right?
John Scanlon, Angela Cassar and Noémi Nemes

Formally acknowledging water as a human right could encourage the international community and governments to enhance their efforts to satisfy basic human needs and to meet the Millennium Development Goals. But critical questions arise in relation to a right to water. What would be the benefits and content of such a right? What mechanisms would be required for its effective implementation? Should the duty be placed on governments alone, or should the responsibility also be borne by private actors? Is another 'academic debate' on this subject warranted when action is really what is necessary? Without claiming to prescribe the answers, this publication clearly and carefully sets out the competing arguments and the challenges. "In doing so it has provided an excellent platform for critical thinking and informed debate," said Achim Steiner, IUCN Director General.

IUCN Environmental Policy and Law Paper No. 51
ISBN 2-8317-0785-4, 2004
240 x 165mm, ix + 53pp.
£8.50
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Water Governance in West Africa: Legal and Institutional Aspects
La gouvernance de l’eau en Afrique de l’Ouest : aspects juridiques et institutionnels
Edited by Madiodio Niasse, Alejandro Iza, Amidou Garane and Olli Varis

This publication contains contributions to the workshop “Water Governance: Legal and Institutional Aspects of Natural Resources Management in West Africa”, organised by BRAO and ELC in Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso), in 2002 to improve the understanding of the dialectic between water-related infrastructures and institutional frameworks in West Africa. The book contains papers addressing a multiplicity of issues on water governance: water, wetlands and international environmental agreements; legal aspects of transboundary water resources; water resources management at the local level: customary and modern institutions; Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM), environment, economy, and equity in national water policies; and river basin organisations in West Africa.

IUCN Environmental Policy and Law Paper No. 50
In English and French
ISBN 2-8317-0790-0, 2004
295 x 210mm, xxiv + 247pp.
£14
Order no. B2079