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      • Beatriz Garcia, Centre for Climate and Environmental Law, University of Sydney
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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      04 February 2011
      21 February 2011
      ISBN:
      9780511975233
      9780521769624
      9781107627758
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511975233
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.64kg, 404 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (229 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.59kg, 404 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Area Studies, Latin American Studies, Law, Environmental Law, Politics and International Relations, Latin American Government, Politics and Policy
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    Subjects:
    Area Studies, Latin American Studies, Law, Environmental Law, Politics and International Relations, Latin American Government, Politics and Policy
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    With a vast river network and rainforests extending over eight South American countries, the Amazon plays a vital role particularly in maintaining biodiversity and terrestrial carbon storage. Due to its ecological characteristics, the Amazon benefits not only those countries but also the international community at large. However, the Amazon forests are being rapidly cleared with a consequent loss of biodiversity and impact on global climate. This book examines whether international law has an impact on the preservation of the Amazon by inquiring into the forms of cooperation that exist among the Amazon countries, and between them and the international community, and to what extent international cooperation can help protect the Amazon. Given the role of this region in maintaining the balance of the global environment, the book examines whether the Amazon should be granted a special legal status and possible implications in terms of international cooperation.

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    'This work’s outstanding contribution to the broader literature on the Amazon … is its welcome focus on the changing rights and duties of states over time, a subject that has generally received short shrift in studies essentially concerned with the magnitude of the environmental problem and one that has been confined hitherto mainly to the pages of international law journals.'

    Philip Chrimes Source: International Affairs

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