1st Edition
Global Action for Biodiversity An International Framework for Implementing the Convention on Biological Diversity
By Timothy Swanson
Copyright 1997
208 Pages
by
Routledge
208 Pages
by
Routledge
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At the Rio Earth Summit in 1992, the nations of the world adopted the convention on Biological Diversity. Since then, over 160 countries have ratified the Convention, three Conferences of the Parties have taken place and a permanent secretariat has been established. Despite this, there remains a lot of uncertainty and even more controversy about what the Convention was intended to accomplish and... Read more
Chapter 1 An Introduction to Global Biodiversity and its Regulation; Chapter 2 The Fundamental Causes of Biodiversity’s Decline; Chapter 3 Biodiversity Conservation and Global Development; Chapter 4 Regulating Global Biodiversity; Chapter 5 The Biodiversity Convention; Chapter 6 The Institutions Required For Effective Biodiversity Conservation; Chapter 7 Contracting For Biodiversity; Chapter 8 International Regulation Of The Wildlife Trade; Chapter 9 Biodiversity Conservation and Intellectual Property Rights; Chapter 10 The Conclusion of The Biodiversity Convention;
Biography
Timothy Swanson
