International yearbook of soil law and policy 2016. ([2017])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Harald Ginzky, Irene L. Heuser, Tinbao Qin, Oliver C. Ruppel, Patrick Wegerdt, editors.
• Editors: Ginzky, Harald; Heuser, Irene L; Qin, Tianbao; Ruppel, Oliver Christian, 1969-; Wegerdt, Patrick
• Contents: Foreword; Contents; Part I: Words of Welcome from All Continents; Greeting to the Launch of the Yearbook from an African Perspective; 1 Introduction; 2 The Planet: A Stifled Cry from Mother Earth; 3 What Can We Do to Address the Cry of Mother Earth and Her Soils?; 3.1 Redefine Desertification to Land Degradation Globally; 3.2 Africa Needs to Engage in a Truthful Reality Check; 3.3 Africa Can Lead the Way; 4 Conclusion: More Tough Questions; References; Audit of Soil Governance Soils Need International Governance: A European Perspective for the First Volume of the International Yearbook of Soil Law and...North American Soils and World Food; 1 Contributions of North American Soils and Agriculture; 2 Soil Conservation and Management; 3 Ecological Impacts of Soil, Live-Stock and Water Mis-Management; 4 Epilogue: The Unsustainable Entanglement of Nations; References; Soils Governance, an Australian Perspective; 1 The Effects of Australiaś Rural Context; 2 Mixed Problem Archetypes; References; Striving for Land-Soil Sustainability: Some Legal Reflections; 1 Introduction 2 Deforestation and Soil Degradation3 Creeping Desertification; 4 SDGs and Land Degradation Neutrality; 5 Concluding Remarks; References; Part II: Recent Developments of Soil Regulation at International Level; International Soil Protection Law: History, Concepts and Latest Developments; 1 Introduction; 2 Milestones of Soil Protection at the International Level; 2.1 Stockholm Conference 1972; 2.2 Rio Conference 1992; 2.3 World Summit on Sustainable Development 2002; 2.4 Rio+20 Conference 2012; 2.5 The Sustainable Development Goals 2015 2.6 Ideas and Models for a Stand-Alone International Legal Soil-Related Instrument3 Conventions/Hard Law; 3.1 UNFCCC, Kyoto Protocol and Paris Agreement; 3.2 Convention on Biological Diversity; 3.3 UNCCD; 4 Regional Agreements; 5 Land Degradation As a Common Concern of Humankind; 6 The Need of Soil Protection Law at the International Level; 7 Conclusion; References; Chances and Challenges in Using the Sustainable Development Goals as a New Instrument for Global Action Against Soil Degradati...; 1 Introduction to the SDGs 2 The Rio+20 Conference: Paving the Way for Global Action Against Soil Degradation3 References to Soils in the SDGs; 4 Challenges in Implementing the SDGs: The Search for Indicators; 4.1 Hard to Monitor: The Multifunctionality of Soils; 4.2 The Current State of Negotiations on Indicators; 4.3 Leakage Effects: National Responsibilities Beyond National Borders; 5 Outlook; References; Land Degradation Neutrality and the UNCCD: From Political Vision to Measurable Targets; 1 Establishing Land Degradation Neutrality as a Political Goal; 2 Conceptualizing Land Degradation Neutrality
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Copyright Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (ix, 430 pages)
• Subjects: 354.3/434; Law; Soil conservation -- Law and legislation; Natural areas -- Law and legislation; Conservation of natural resources -- Law and legislation; Soil conservation; Environmental economics; Environmental law; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Affairs & Administration; Conservation of natural resources -- Law and legislation; Natural areas -- Law and legislation; Soil conservation -- Law and legislation; Nature -- Environmental Conservation & Protection; Business & Economics -- Economics -- General; Law -- International; Law -- Environmental; Soil science, sedimentology; Environmental economics; International law; Human rights; Environment law; International environmental law; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319425085; 3319425080
• Related ISBNs: 9783319425078; 3319425072
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Description based on print version record.
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