Kyoto, pops and straddling stocks : understanding environmental treaties

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2003

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West Coast Environmental Law, Vancouver, BC, CA

Abstract

This Guide explains how multilateral environmental agreements (MEA) and treaties work internationally, and in Canada. It discusses the international law-making process, and parallel processes to give treaties legal force in Canada with implementation, compliance and enforcement discussed in the fourth chapter. An overview of major environmental treaties follows in chapters 5-7. The next part of the Guide explains the importance of MEAs for some key global issues: achieving sustainable development; poverty alleviation and environmental protection; reconciling environment and trade; and the links between environment and human rights. The report ends by looking towards the future development of international environmental law.

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ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION, INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION, ECOSYSTEMS, NATURE CONSERVATION, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, GLOBALIZATION, POVERTY ALLEVIATION, JOINT VENTURES, LEGAL FRAMEWORK, LAW, MULTILATERAL RELATIONS, GLOBAL, CANADA, ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION, KYOTO PROTOCOL, CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY

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