Protected areas and international environmental law / by Alexander Gillespie.
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Author
Gillespie, Alexander.
Title
Protected areas and international environmental law / by Alexander Gillespie.
Imprint
Boston : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers.
Copyright
c2007.
Description
1 online resource.
Series
International Law E-Books Online, Collection 2007, ISBN ; 9789004222953.
Formatted Contents Note
Preliminary Material
Introduction
I the History and Scope of Protected Areas
II Definitions
III Values
IV Obligations and Gaps
V Management
VI Local Populations
VII Threats
VIII Compliance
IX Financial Assistance, Communication, Constituents and Final Issues
X Conclusion
Index.
Introduction
I the History and Scope of Protected Areas
II Definitions
III Values
IV Obligations and Gaps
V Management
VI Local Populations
VII Threats
VIII Compliance
IX Financial Assistance, Communication, Constituents and Final Issues
X Conclusion
Index.
Summary
This volume seeks to provide the reader with a clear understanding to the way that protected areas are created, listed and managed in international law. In doing so, it provides a complete overview of the primary international and regional conventions in this area, and the decisions and resolutions that have come from them. In doing so, it provides a comprehensive examination of, inter alia, the World Heritage Convention, the Man and the Biosphere regime, the Ramsar (Wetlands) Treaty, and the Convention on Migratory Species. It also deals extensively with the important regional conventions in this area, covering Europe, Africa and the Americas. The regimes governing international maritime protected areas, and Antarctica, are also dealt with. In each area, the values, selection considerations, management, and compliance considerations are examined in detail and linked into recognizable examples from well known protected sites of international significance.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Location
www
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Protected areas and international environmental law
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Alternate Title
Brill International Law E-Books Online
Language
English
ISBN
9789047422631 (electronic book)
9789004161580 (print)
9789004161580 (print)
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