Legislative approaches to sustainable agriculture and natural resources governance | Land Portal

Informações sobre recurso

Date of publication: 
Dezembro 2020
Resource Language: 
ISBN / Resource ID: 
UNCCD:1654
Pages: 
698

Influenced by international trends, as well as in response to population, climate, resource and development needs, the standards, norms, mechanisms and incentives in natural resources law at the national level have evolved in recent years. Natural resources laws are influenced by developments in the international arena, either through international treaties that are binding or through ‘soft law’ instruments that are not legally binding but nevertheless have widespread adherence among governments, or that provide principles that guide and shape national legislation. National legislation is also influenced by the political, social, economic, environmental, cultural and historical landscape in the country, as well as needs and priorities that are specific to that country.

This book encompasses a broad range of natural resource sectors, with discrete chapters on water, land, forestry, fisheries, mining, petroleum and agriculture. Given this broad range of areas, the focus of the publication is narrowed to provide an overarching holistic perspective that is supportive of a systems-thinking approach. Recognizing that there are many useful publications elsewhere that detail extensively the specific regulatory elements of sound laws in the respective areas, this book offers the specific prism of highlighting approaches that embrace the pillars of sustainable development, i.e. approaches that recognize and are informed by economic, social and environmental considerations and impacts. This book serves to track developments in natural resources legislation from the perspective of international sustainable development principles with a view to creating a publication that reflects up-to-date trends and thinking in natural resources governance, enhances the knowledge base in this field, and offers general guidance to countries in regulation of their natural resources.

Autores e editores

Author(s), editor(s), contributor(s): 

Gobena, Ambra

Corporate Author(s): 
UNEP

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the leading global environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations system and serves as an authoritative advocate for the global environment.


UNEP work encompasses:


  • Assessing global, regional and national environmental conditions and trends
Publisher(s): 

Provedor de dados

The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa (UNCCD) is a Convention to combat desertification and mitigate the effects of drought through national action programs that incorporate long-term strategies supported by international cooperation and partnership arrangements.


 

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