Biodiversity and International Law: Effectiveness of International Environmental Law

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The Netherlands Committee of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources reports on its consultations with nongovernment academics, 1990-91, in the form of the proceedings of the culminating conference in The Hague, August 1991. Using the issue of biodiversity as the focus, argues that a new system of international law is needed to protect the environment. Intended as a challenge to the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, scheduled for June 1992 in Rio de Janeiro. No index. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

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This book is the outcome of the global consultation on the development and enforcement of international environmental law, with a special focus on the preservation of biological diversity. More than 250 experts on international environmental law and representatives of the global environmental movement collaborated in the drafting of a list of recommendations and conclusions. This list was then communicated to the delegates at the Third Preparatory Committee meeting for the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development.


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The Netherlands Committee of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources reports on its consultations with nongovernment academics, 1990-91, in the form of the proceedings of the culminating conference in The Hague, August 1991. Using the issue of biodiversity as the focus, argues that a new system of international law is needed to protect the environment. Intended as a challenge to the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, scheduled for June 1992 in Rio de Janeiro. No index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)


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