Law, values,and the environment: A reader and selective bibliography Author Wells R. (ed) Date 1996 Source IUCN (ID: MON-061394) Publisher | Place of publication Scarecrow Press Inc | Lanham, MD, USA Pages 675 p. Language English Field of application International Subject Environment gen. Keyword Comprehensive description Abstract Contents: Environmental ethics and the emergence of a global community Biodiversity Protecting the oceans and fresh water sources International efforts to protect the tropical rain forests The impact of population growth on the environment Limiting transboundary atmospheric pollution Land degradation International toxic waste management International efforts to protect the last frontiers: Antarctica and national parks The environmental challenge to outer space Crafting an international legal system to protect the environment