'Ecosystem Approach' in International Environmental Law

Name: 'Ecosystem Approach' in International Environmental Law
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

The 'Ecosystem Approach' in International Environmental LawGenealogy and Biopolitics\nAuthor(s): Vito De Lucia\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367730611, 978-0367730611\nSynopsis\nThe ecosystem approach, broadly understood as a legal and governance strategy for integrated environmental and biodiversity management, has been adopted within a wide variety of international environmental legal regimes and provides a narrative, a policy approach and in some cases legally binding obligations for States to implement what has been called a new paradigm of environmental management. In this last respect, the ecosystem approach is also often considered to offer an opportunity to move beyond the outdated anthropocentric framework underpinning much of international environmental law, thus helping re-think law in the Anthropocene.\n\nAgainst this background, this book addresses the question of whether the ecosystem approach r.