Ecological Systems Integrity Governance, law and human rights [Hardcover]

Environmental law and governance are the cornerstones of global efforts to conserve the environment, protect resources and ensure fair and equitable outcomes for all of the planet's inhabitants. This book presents a series of thought-provoking chapters which consider the place of governance and law in the defence against imminent and ongoing threats to ecological, social and cultural integrity. 

Written by an international team of both established and early-career scholars from various disciplines and backgrounds, the chapters cover the most pressing and contemporary issues in environmental law and governance. These include access and benefit-sharing; the right to food and water; climate change coping and adaptation; human rights; the rights of indigenous communities; public and environmental health; and many more. The book has a general focus on environmental governance and law in the European Union and offers points of comparison with Canada and North and South America.

Part 1: Biological Integrity, Ecology and the Law 

1. Environmental and Ecological Concerns in Europe and North America Contrasted 

Laura Westra 

2. Access to Genetic Resources and Traditional Knowledge and the Fair Sharing of Benefits: The Way Forward in the EU 

Sandra Jen 

3.A Regional Alternative to the Ineffective Global Response to Biological Invasions: the Case of the European Union 

Donato Gualtieri 

4. Redefining the Relationship between CBD (Convention on Biological Diversity) and the TRIPS Agreement: The First Step towards Confronting Biopiracy? 

Anastasia Fotinakopoulou  

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