Ecological international law

Posted by Anthony Burke on July 1, 2016 in Climate change, Global ecology, International Relations |No Comments

“Whether we consider wild weather, unprecedented Arctic melting and global temperatures, or the Great Barrier Reef, the global environment is generating alarming news. Predictions of multi-metre sea level rises, the collapse of marine biodiversity and food chains, and global warming far beyond 2℃ are equally concerning. Is our system of global environmental law and governance adequate to this crisis?

Our short answer is “no”, but what should be done? We believe new international institutions and laws are needed, with one fundamental purpose: to give a voice to ecosystems and non-human forms of life.”

This is an excerpt from an article that Stefanie Fishel and I published in The Conversation, which is available here: https://theconversation.com/politics-for-the-planet-why-nature-and-wildlife-need-their-own-seats-at-the-un-59892

It develops our thinking about new international law and institutions to protect the global ecology further from the discussion in the “Manifesto of Planet Politics“.