Search Results - "Asia Pacific journal of environmental law"

Legal rights for the Turag: rivers as living entities in Bangladesh by Islam, Mohammad Sohidul, O'Donnell, Erin

“…In 2019, Bangladesh joined the ever-growing list of countries to recognize rivers as living entities with legal rights. The Bangladesh Rivers case is another…”
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Combating marine invasive alien species effectively in Australia by Ng, Kenny

“…Marine invasive alien species are sea-based organisms that are non-native to a marine ecosystem, and which can or have spread to a degree that has an adverse…”
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The role and impact of environmental class actions in Australia by Dellavedova, Brooke

“…Class actions provide a mechanism for grouping together like claims; and, in doing so, can enhance access to justice and the integrity of our democratic…”
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A review of domestic waste management policy and law in Singapore by Syme, Rosie

“…An effective waste management system is, and has always been, essential infrastructure, particularly given the potential for waste to adversely impact the…”
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Editorial: Environmental class actions; marine alien invasive species; urban biodiversity; domestic waste management; and housing rights in the face of typhoons by Couzens, Ed, Stephens, Tim, Holley, Cameron, Karim, Saiful, Owens, Kate, Solis, Manuel, Woolaston, Katie

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Shifts in compensation for environmental damage: reflections on China's new Soil Pollution Law by Lu, Mengxing, Faure, Michael

“…During the past decades, the deteriorating soil quality has become an urgent environmental issue on China's policy agenda. The enactment of the first national…”
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The forest and its biodiversity: assessing the adequacy of biodiversity protection laws in Indonesia by Nurhidayah, Laely, Alam, Shawkat

“…Forests are a critical component of biodiversity and are essential for a wide range of ecosystem services. There is a rapid and alarming decline of…”
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Environmental class actions; marine alien invasive species; urban biodiversity; domestic waste management; and housing rights in the face of typhoons by Couzens, Ed, Stephens, Tim, Holley, Cameron, Karim, Saiful, Owens, Kate, Solis, Manuel, Woolaston, Katie

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Law reform for life: how to unleash the guiding principles of ecologically sustainable development to improve human relationships with (the rest of) urban biodiversity by Penninkilampi, Lachlan

“…Urbanization is arguably the most severe and irreversible driver of environmental change, particularly with respect to biodiversity. This is the case even in…”
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A continuing mandamus to enforce rights to adequate housing in the era of super typhoons by Valdez, Amiel Ian

“…The era of super typhoons is here and is predicted to linger due to anthropogenic climate change. Disasters triggered by these typhoons have caused not only…”
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China's new approach to environmental governance and environmental public interest litigation by Jiang, Han, Blazey, Patricia, Wang, Yan, Ashiabor, Hope

“…This article examines the comprehensive reform of the Chinese environmental governance system since the early 2010s after the goal of constructing ecological…”
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Eco-centrism and legal protection in Sri Lanka; climate change-related loss and damage in Pacific Island States; water sharing and cooperation between Bangladesh and India; and environmental protection in the Anthropocene in Indonesia by Couzens, Ed, Stephens, Tim, Holley, Cameron, Owens, Kate, Woolaston, Katie, Solis, Manuel, Karim, Saiful

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A case study on China's carbon emission trading system: experiences and recommendations by Cao, Mingde

“…China officially launched seven state pilot ETS programs starting in 2013 and initiated a national ETS in 2017 respectively. The many accumulated experiences…”
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Implementing Islamic law to protect the environment: insights from Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia by Ramlan, Shazny

“…Religious codes possess social control effects that can potentially change the behaviour of their adherents towards becoming pro-environment. In the case of…”
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The relevance of the no-harm principle to climate change law and politics by Mayer, Benoît

“…Although the no-harm principle has been identified as the cornerstone of international environmental law, it has not generally been recognized as a central…”
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A review of environmental law in Maldives with respect to conservation, biodiversity, fisheries and tourism by Techera, Erika J, Cannell-Lunn, Madelaine

“…Maldives is a small island developing State in the Indian Ocean comprised of multiple low-lying, sandy islands and coral reefs. It has a long history of human…”
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Environmental rights in the Asia Pacific region: taking stock and assessing impacts by Gellers, Joshua C, Jeffords, Chris

“…Since their emergence in the 1970s, human rights relating to environmental protection have spread all over the world and continue to find homes in an…”
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Editorial by Couzens, Ed, Stephens, Tim, Woolaston, Katie, Solis, Manuel, Karim, Saiful, Holley, Cameron, Hamman, Evan

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Do the Conventions on the Law of the Sea and Biological Diversity adequately protect marine biota from anthropogenic underwater noise pollution? by Dwyer, Guy, Orgill, Tristan

“…Anthropogenic underwater noise pollution (AUNP) generated by, inter alia, commercial shipping, military exercises, the use of sonar and seismic surveys has…”
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Anthropogenic marine impacts, reform of environmental governance in China, and biopiracy in Southeast Asia by Couzens, Ed, Stephens, Tim

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