Ecological Governance - Reappraising Law's Role in Protecting Ecosystem Functionality Auteur Woolley P. Date 2014 Source IUCN (ID: MON-089180) ISBN 978-1-107-66045-6 Pages 261 p. Type du document Monographie/livre Langue Anglais Champ d'application International Sujet Environnement gén. Mot clé Gouvernance Préservation de l'écosystème Résumé Ecological degradation has been an object of concern for the international community since the early 1970s, but legal approaches that have been employed to improve the protection of ecosystems have failed to halt this decline. Ecological Governance explores how the law should respond to this rapid global deterioration of ecosystems by examining the foundational scientific and ethical considerations for designing laws that are effective for ecological protection. Based on these analyses, it argues that developed states should prioritise the reduction of the ecological stresses for which they are responsible in decision-making on their future courses. The author also proposes structures for governance and associated legal frameworks that would enable the formulation and implementation of policies for ecological sustainability. Table of Contents: 1. Introduction;2. Scientific and ethical foundations;3. Ecologically-oriented policy-making; 4. Governing an ecological Transition;5. Ecological planning;6. Public participation in ecological governance;7. Informing ecological governance