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Author:   Harald Ginzky ,  Irene L. Heuser ,  Tianbao Qin ,  Oliver C. Ruppel
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2017
Volume:   2016
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   7.804kg
ISBN:  

9783319425078

ISBN 10:   3319425072
Pages:   430
Publication Date:   21 February 2017
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Part I: Words of Welcome from All Continents: .- Greeting to the launch of the Yearbook from an African Perspective.- Audit of Soil Governance .-Soils need international governance - A European perspective for the first volume of the International Yearbook of Soil Law and Policy.- North American Soils and World Food.- Soils Governance, an Australian perspective Striving for Land-Soil Sustainability: Some Legal Reflections.- Part II: Recent Developments of Soil Regulation at International Level: International Soil Protection Law – History, Concepts and Latest Developments.- Chances and Challenges in Using the Sustainable Development Goals as a New Instrument for Global Action Against Soil Degradation.- Land Degradation Neutrality and the UNCCD: From Political Vision to Measurable Targets.- The Role of Soils in International Climate Change Policy.- The UN Convention on Biological Diversity and Soils: Status and Future Options.- The Alpine Convention’s Soil Conservation Protocol: A Model Regime?.- Are Soils Taken Into Consideration by the IPBES Assessment on Land Degradation and Restoration?.- Part III: Cross-cutting Topics: Soil Degradation and Migrations in the Age of the Global Environmental Crisis: A Policy-making Perspective.- FAO - Voluntary Guidelines on Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Forests and Fisheries – Relevance, Reception and First Experiences in Implementation.- Evaluating the Role of Private Land Tenure Rights in Sustainable Land Management for Agriculture in Kenya.- The Human Right to Food and Sustainable Soil Management: Linking Voluntary Agricultural Sustainability Standards with Food Security.- Economics of Land Degradation: Achievements and Next Steps.- Part IV: National and Regional Soil Legislation: National Developments in Soil Protection in Mongolia.- The Protection of Soil Under Namibian Law.- Brazilian Federal Court of Accounts (TCU), Department of Agriculture and Environmental Audit – Soil GovernanceAudit.- Legislative Progress on Soil Contamination Prevention and Control in China.- The Protection of Soil – Does the European Union Live Up to its Own Ambitions?.- United States Soil Degradation.

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