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PANUPS: Resource Pointer #361 (Environmental Law, Policy and

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Resource Pointer #361 (Environmental Law, Policy and Management)

 

April 14, 2004

 

For copies of the following resources, please contact the appropriate publishers

or organizations directly.

 

*EarthRights Legal Manual, Volume 1: Litigation - A How-To Guide for

Non-Lawyers, 2003* EarthRights International. A practical guide for activists

interested in using the legal process to seek environmental justice. Topics

covered include international and domestic law, plaintiffs, defendants,

obstacles, evidence, and practical considerations. Appendices define legal terms

and present significant cases. 72 pages. US $15. Contact EarthRights

Internationa 1612 K. St. N.W., Suite 401, Washington D.C. 20006; phone (202)

466-5188; fax (202) 466-5189; email infousa; Web site

http://www.earthrights.org/.

 

*Understanding Environmental Policy Practices: Cases From Africa, 2003* James

Keeley and Ian Scoones. Examines the creation of environmental policies in

Africa and and questions the reliance on policy frameworks and environmental

science from developed countries. Argues for increased public and community

participation in policy making. Includes numerous case studies from throughout

Africa. 240 pages. US $29.95. Contact Earthscan Publications Ltd., 120

Pentonville Road, London, N1 9JN, UK; phone (44 01 90) 382-8800; fax (44 02 07)

278-1142; email earthinfo; Web site http://www.earthscan.co.uk/.

 

*The North American Environmental Law and Policy Series, Volume 10, 2003* North

American Commission for Environmental Cooperation. Part 1 discusses public

access to government-held environmental information in Canada, the U.S. and

Mexico including environmental assessments, permits, legislative and policy

developments, enforcement and compliance actions, and emissions inventories.

Part 2 covers the Precautionary Principle and its potential use in environmental

regulatory law including conservation and controls. 268 pages. Available for

free download at:

http://www.cec.org/pubs_docs/documents/index.cfm?varlan=english & ID=1027. Contact

Commission for Environmental Cooperation, 393, rue St-Jacques Ouest, Bureau 200,

Montréal (Québec), H2Y 1N9 Canada; phone (514) 350-4300; fax (514) 350-4314;

email info; Web site http://www.cec.org/.

 

*Land Tenure and Natural Resources Management: A Comparative Study of Agrarian

Communities in Asia and Africa, 2001* Keijiro Otsuka and Frank Place (editors).

Surveys and compares the evolution of land tenure institutions and property

rights systems in Asia and Africa and reveals this strategy as effective for use

throughout the developing world. Examines the use of land tenure policies and

common property management as strategies to combat deforestation and maintain

community control over land and natural resources. 424 pages. US $38. Contact

The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2715 North Charles Street, Baltimore,

Maryland 21218-4363; phone (410) 516-6900; email webmaster; Web

site http://www.press.jhu.edu/.

 

*Dictionary of Environmental Law, 2000* Alan Gilpin. Uses accessible language

and case studies to elucidate key terms and concepts in international

environmental law from acid rain to zoning ordinances. 392 pages. US $135.

Contact American International Distribution Company, 2 Winter Sport Lane, P.O.

Box 574, Wilmington, VT 05495; phone (800) 390-3149; fax (802) 864-7626; email

eep.orders.aidcvt.com.

 

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