Regional cooperation in Amazonia : a comparative environmental law analysis / / Maria Antonia Tigre

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910796039603321
• Autore: Tigre Maria Antonia
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Leiden : , : Brill Nijhoff, , 2017; ©2017
• ISBN: 90-04-31350-8
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (580 pages) : illustrations
• Collana: International Environmental Law, , 1873-6599 ; ; Volume 13
• Disciplina: 344.8046
• Soggetti: Environmental law - Amazon River Region; Environmental policy - Amazon River Region; Environmental impact analysis - Law and legislation - Amazon River Region; Deforestation - Control - Amazon River Region
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Matter -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- List of Illustrations -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- Introduction -- History of Amazonia and Amazonian Deforestation -- Threats to the Amazon Rainforest: Deforestation and Climate Change -- Early forms of Regional Cooperation: From Bilateral Agreements to Regional Integration -- First Period of Cooperation within the act’s Framework (1978–1989): The Defensive-Protectionist Phase -- Second Period of Cooperation within the Act’s Framework (1989–1994): Boost and Political Strengthening -- Third Period of Cooperation within the Act’s Framework (1995–2002): Institutional Maturity -- Fourth Period of Cooperation within the act’s Framework (2002–2009): Institutional Visibility -- Fifth Period of Cooperation within the act’s Framework (2009–2017): Revitalizing the acto -- Critical Analysis of the act/acto -- Environmental Protection -- Protected Areas -- Financial Mechanisms -- Stakeholders in Amazonia -- Back Matter -- Amazon Cooperation Treaty -- Protocol of Amendment of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty -- Declarations of Presidents of Amazon Countries -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: In Regional Cooperation in Amazonia: A Comparative Environmental Law Analysis , Maria Antonia Tigre provides a broad overview of the international, regional and national law applied to the Amazon rainforest and investigates efforts at regional cooperation for the protection of the Amazonian ecosystem. For the last four decades, cooperation among the eight countries in which the rainforest lies was primarily induced by the Amazon Cooperation Treaty (ACT). Originally adopted to ensure national sovereignty, the ACT gradually evolved towards a framework for sustainable development. Based on the challenges faced by the treaty and its subsequent instruments, Maria Antonia Tigre analyzes ways in which the ACT can be more effectively applied, leading to practical results that reduce deforestation. These specifically relate to the enforceability of the right to the environment, the implementation of protected areas, and the development of financial mechanisms to fund initiatives.