International Law and the Protection of Forests

International Law and the Protection of Forests evaluates the protection afforded to trees and forests by the international legal system, and identifies legal measures that may reduce deforestation and protect forest resources. It argues that a new international agreement is required to ensure states adequately protect forests.

List of contents

• 1: Introduction


• 2: The Development of International Forest Law


• 3: Existing International Agreements and Organizations on Forests


• 4: Challenges to the Effectiveness of International Forest Law


• 5: Forests and Biodiversity: Paths Forward


• 6: Forest Certification


• 7: REDD+


• 8: Conclusion

About the author

Dr Catherine MacKenzie is a Lecturer in Law at the University of Cambridge. She has written extensively on international forest law.

Summary

International Law and the Protection of Forests evaluates the protection afforded to trees and forests by the international legal system, and identifies legal measures that may reduce deforestation and protect forest resources. It argues that a new international agreement is required to ensure states adequately protect forests.

Product details

• Authors: Catherine Mackenzie, Catherine (Lecturer in Law Mackenzie
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 25.10.2024, delayed
• EAN: 9780198707622
• ISBN: 978-0-19-870762-2
• No. of pages: 220
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; LAW / International, LAW / Public, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Energy, LAW / Environmental, LAW / Comparative, comparative law, International Environmental Law, Public international law: environment, Alternative & renewable energy industries, Alternative and renewable energy industries, Treaties & Other Sources Of International Law, Public international law: treaties and other sources