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Environmental Policy and Law Papers, EPLP  

Biodiversity
Climate Change and Energy
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Soil
Trade and Environment
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Biodiversity

NEW! EPLP No. 67/1 Addressing the Problems of Access: Protecting Sources, While Giving Users Certainty
ABS Series No. 1
Jorge Cabrera Medaglia and Christian López Silva, 2007
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NEW! EPLP No. 67/2 Beyond Access: Exploring Implementation of the Fair and Equitable Sharing Commitment in the CBD
ABS Series No. 2
Morten Walløe Tvedt and Tomme Young, 2007
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NEW! EPLP No. 67/3 A Moving Target: Genetic Resources and Options for Tracking and Monitoring their International Flows
ABS Series No. 3
Manuel Ruiz Muller and Isabel Lapeña, Editors, 2007
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NEW! Zugang zu genetischen Ressourcen und gerechter Vorteilsausgleich – Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) : Informationsbroschüre
Daniel Klein, 2007
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NEW! EPLP No. 64 Evaluación de impacto ambiental y diversidad biológica
Eduardo Astorga Jorquera, Lorenzo Soto Oyarzún y Alejandro Iza, Editores, 2007
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EPLP No. 57 Explanatory Guide to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
Gerald Moore and Witold Tymowski, 2005
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EPLP No. 54 Accessing Biodiversity and Sharing the Benefits:
Lessons from Implementing the Convention on Biological Diversity

edited by Santiago Carrizosa, Stephen B. Brush, Brian D. Wright, Patrick E. McGuire, 2004
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Genetically Modified Organisms and Biosafety:
A background paper for decision-makers and
others to assist in consideration of GMO issues

by Tomme Young
IUCN, 2004
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EPLP No. 46 An Explanatory Guide to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
Ruth Mackenzie, Françoise Burhenne-Guilmin, Antonio G.M. La Viña and
Jacob D. Werksman in cooperation with Alfonso Ascencio, Julian Kinderlerer,
Katharina Kummer and Richard Tapper, 2003
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Russian (8,07MB)

Report of the International Expert Workshop on the Enforcement of
WildlifeTrade Controls

by M. Anton, N. Dragffy, S. Pendry and T. Young, 2001
Download pdf-format: English (4,93MB)

EPLP No. 40 A Guide to Designing Legal and Institutional Frameworks on Alien Invasive Species
Clare Shine, Nattley Williams and Lothar Gündling, 2000
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EPLP No. 37 Assessing the International Forest Regime
edited by Richard Tarasofsky , 1999
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EPLP No. 36 A Guide to National Legislation for implementing the Convention on Biological Diversity
Patricia Moore in collaboration with Lothar Gündling et al.
Publishing plans for this title have been withdrawn.

EPLP No. 35 A Guide to Undertaking Biodiversity Legal and Institutional Profiles
Glowka, L. in collaboration with Clare Shine, Orlando Rey Santos, Mohiuddin Farooque and Lothar Gündling, 1998
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EPLP No. 34 A Guide to Designing Legal Frameworks to Determine Access to Genetic Resources
Glowka, L., 1998

EPLP No. 32 Biodiversity in the Seas: Implementing the Convention on Biological Diversity in Marine and Coastal Habitats
Fontaubert de, A. C., Downes, D.R., Agardy, T.S, 1996

EPLP No. 30 A Guide to the Convention on Biological Diversity
Glowka, L. et al., 1994

EPLP No. 29 Biological Diversity Conservation and the Law: Legal Mechanisms for Conserving Species and Ecosystems
Klemm, C.de; Shine, C., 1993

EPLP No. 26 Guidelines for Legislation to Implement CITES
Klemm, C. de, 1993

EPLP No. 24 Wild Plant Conservation and the Law
Klemm, C. de, 1990

EPLP No. 22 International Wildlife Law
Lyster, S., 1985

EPLP No. 21 Elements of an Agreement on the Conservation of Western Palearctic Migratory Species of Wild Animals
Klemm, C. de et al., 1983

EPLP No. 19 Legal Measures for the Conservation of Marine Mammals (Loose Leaf)
Birnie, P., 1982

EPLP No. 17 Guidelines for National Implementation of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
Emonds, G., 1981

EPLP No. 16 Guidelines for Protected Areas Legislation
Lausche, B.J., 1980

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Climate Change and Energy

No. 59 Legal Aspects in the Implementation of CDM Forestry Projects
Maria Socorro Z. Manguiat, Roda Verheyen, Jens Mackensen and Gerald Scholz, 2005
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EPLP No. 47 Energy Law and Sustainable Development
Adrian J.Bradbrook, Richard L.Ottinger, 2003
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Environmental Governance

NEW! EPLP No. 62 Evaluación de Impacto Ambiental Transfronteriza en Centroamérica : Lineamientos generales
Grethel Aguilar, Alejandro Iza and Marianela Cedeño, 2006
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NEW! EPLP No. 61 Aspectos jurídicos de la conservación de los glaciares
Alejandro Iza y Marta Brunilda Rovere (Editores), 2006
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EPLP No. 65 Les conventions locales de gestion des ressources naturelles et de l'environnement : Légalité et cohérence en droit sénégalais
Laurent Granier, 2006
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EPLP No. 60 Judges and the Rule of Law - Creating the Links: Environment, Human Rights and Poverty
Thomas Greiber (Ed.), 2006
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EPLP No. 56 An Introduction to the African Convention on the Conservation of
Nature and Natural Resources

IUCN ELP, 2004
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Second Edition: Revised, 2006
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EPLP No. 31 Draft International Covenant on Environment and Development
Commission on Environmental Law of IUCN - The World Conservation Union in cooperation with
ICEL - International Council of Environmental Law, 1995
Second Edition: Updated Text, 2000
Third Edition: Second Revised Text, 2004
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EPLP No. 49 International Environmental Governance - An International Regime for Protected Areas
edited by John Scanlon and Françoise Burhenne-Guilmin, 2004
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EPLP No. 48 Towards a "Second Generation" in Environmental Laws in the Asian and Pacific Region - Selected Trends
edited by Lye Lin-Heng with Maria Socorro Z. Manguiat
(Proceedings of an IUCN/IGES/ADB Symposium, ADB Institute, Tokyo, Japan), 2003
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Customary Laws - Governing Natural Resource
Management in the Northern Areas

by A. Bilal, H. Haque and P. Moore
IUCN, 2003
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EPLP No. 44 Arctic Legal Regime for Environmental Protection
Linda Nowlan, 2002
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EPLP No. 43 Environmental Law in Developing Countries - Selected Issues Vol. II
Marianela Cedeño Bonilla, Edgar Fernández Fernández, Sondes Jemaiel, Rose Mwebaza
and Dana Zhandayeva (co-ordinated by Françoise Burhenne-Guilmin), 2004
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EPLP No. 43 Environmental Law in Developing Countries - Selected Issues
Nazrul Islam, Isabel Martinez, Ikechi Mgbeoji, Wang Xi (co-ordinated by Francoise Burhenne-Guilmin), 2001
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EPLP No. 42 Direito do Ambiente e Redacção Mormativa: teorie e prática nos países lusófonos
Mauricio Cysne e Teresa Amador (eds.), 2000
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EPLP No. 28 Environmental Law in the South Pacific - Consolidated Report of the Reviews of Environmental Law in the Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Kingdom of Tonga, Republic of the Marshall Islands and Solomon Islands
Boer, Ben (ed), 1996

EPLP No. 27 Agenda 21: Earth's Action Plan
Robinson, N.A. (ed), 1993

EPLP No. 20 Rev. Environmental Protection in Islam
Bagader, A.; Al Sabbagh, A.; Al Glayand, M.; Sammarrai, M.
in collaboration with Llewellyn, O., 1994
Download pdf-format: English (1,37MB), French (1,53MB), Arabic (887KB)
(apologies for bad quality and format)

EPLP No. 20 Basic Paper on the Islamic Principles for the Conservation of the Natural Environment
Kader, A.; Al Sabbagh, A.; Al Glenid, M.; Izzidien, M., 1983

EPLP No. 18 The Environmental Law of the Sea
Johnston, D. (ed), 1981

EPLP No. 15 Trends in Environmental Policy and Law
Bothe, M., 1980

EPLP No. 14 Nordic Countries' Legislation on the Environment with Special Emphasis on Conservation, A Survey
Koester, V., 1980

EPLP No. 13 Premarket Testing of Industrial Products: A Means of Controlling Unrecognized Environmental Hazards
Mattes, M.A., 1977

EPLP No. 12 Property and Environment: The Social Obligation Inherent in Ownership
Dolzer, R., 1976

EPLP No. 11 Fiscal Measures for Environmental Protection: Two Divergent Views
Delogu, O.E.; Soell, H., 1976

EPLP No. 10 Survey of Current Developments in International Environmental Law
Kiss, A.C., 1976

EPLP No. 9 The Legal Aspects of Ecological Reserve Creation and Management in Canada
Franson, R.T., 1975

EPLP No. 8 Private Remedies for Transfrontier Environmental Disturbances
McCaffrey, S.C., 1975

EPLP No. 7 United States Experience with the Preparation and Analysis of Environmental Impact Statements: (NEPA) The National Environmental Policy Act
Delogu, O.E., 1974

EPLP No. 6 Financing Environmental Measures in Developing Countries: The Principle of Additionality
MacLeod, S., 1974

EPLP No. 5 Source Book: Emergence of Proposals for Recompensing Development Countries for Maintaining Environmental Quality
Nicholls, Y.I., 1973

EPLP No. 3 German Law on Standing to Sue
Rehbinder, E., 1972

EPLP No. 2 Standing to Sue in Environmental Litigation in the United States of America
Gregory, D.D., 1972

EPLP No. 1 The Easement as a Conservation Technique
Gregory, D.D., 1972

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Soil

EPLP No. 52 Drafting Legislation for Sustainable Soils: A Guide
Ian Hannam and Ben Boer, 2004
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EPLP No. 45 Legal and Institutional Frameworks for Sustainable Soils
Ian Hannam with Ben Boer, 2002
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EPLP No. 39 Landscape Conservation Law - Present Trends and Perspectives in International and Comparative Law
IUCN ELP/ PA, Societe Francaise pour le Droit de l'Environnement, 2000
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Trade and Environment

Towards a mutually supportive relationship between
the Convention on Biological Diversity and the World
Trade Organization - An Action Guide

by Richard Tarasofsky, IUCN, 2002
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EPLP No. 41 The TRIPS Agreement, Sustainable Development and the Public Interest Discussion Paper
Simon Walker, 2001
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EPLP No. 33 The "Trade & Environment" Agenda: Survey of Major Issues and Proposals--From Marrakesh to Singapore
Ewing, K.P, Tarasofsky, R.G, 1997

EPLP No. 4 The Concept of Compensation in the Field of Trade and Environment
Schneider-Sawiris, S., 1973

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Water

NEW! EPLP No. 58 Gobernanza de aguas compartidas: aspectos jurídicos e institucionales
Grethel Aguilar, Alejandro Iza, 2007
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EPLP No. 53 Gobernanza del agua en América del Sur: dimensión ambiental
edited by Alejandro Iza and Marta B. Rovere, 2006
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EPLP No. 55 International Water Governance: Conservation of Freshwater Ecosystems.
Vol. 1 International Agreements - Compilation and Analysis

Alejandro Iza (Ed.), 2004
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EPLP No. 51 Water as a Human Right?
John Scanlon, Angela Cassar, Noémi Nemes, 2004
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EPLP No. 50 Water Governance in West Africa/
La gouvernance de l'eau en Afrique de l'Ouest

Madiodio Niasse, Alejandro Iza, Amidou Garane, Olli Varis, 2004
Download pdf-format: French and English

Flow: the essentials of environmental flows
edited by M. Dyson, G.Bergkamp and J. Scanlon
IUCN, 2003
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EPLP No. 38 Wetlands, Water and the Law
Clare Shine and Cyrille de Klemm, 1999

EPLP No. 25 Proceedings of an International Conference on: Legal Aspects of the Conservation of Wetlands
Untermaier, J., 1991

EPLP No. 23 The Ramsar Convention on the Conservation of Wetlands - A Legal Analysis of the Adoption and Implementation of the Convention in Denmark
Koester, V., 1989

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