Indigenous youth and international conservation law: Five case studies

International Wildlife Law: Understanding and Enhancing Its Role in Conservation

Many conservation professionals are familiar with the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS), the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the Ramsar Convention, and the World Heritage Convention. Regional instruments, such as those focusing on Africa, Antarctica, or Europe, are also conspicuous features of the conservation a...

Arctic indigenous youth resilience and vulnerability: comparative analysis of adolescent experiences across five circumpolar communities.

Arctic peoples today find themselves on the front line of rapid environmental change brought about by globalizing forces, shifting climates, and destabilizing physical conditions. The weather is not the only thing undergoing rapid change here. Social climates are intrinsically connected to physical climates, and changes within each have profound effects on the daily life, health, and well-being...

Indigenous Music and the Law: An Analysis of National and International Legislation

"Primitives" and Protected Areas: International Conservation and the "Naturalization" of Indigenous People, ca. 1910-1975.

In 2012, the publishing house of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) issued a book on a hunter-gatherer population inhabiting the Philippines: the Tagbanua. The book straightforwardly glorifies the lifestyle of the group under consideration. During the book launch the Tagbanua were hailed for having ‘‘kept their forests, rivers and coasts in an almost pristine state for thousands of years.’’ The Tagb...

Conservation and sustainable exploitation of plant genetic rsources: International developments

Plant Genetic Resources (PGRs) are one of the most valuable natural resources of anycountry. Biotechnology through genetic engineering of plants and the creation of new plantvarieties can increase the value of these resources. Different technical and legalmechanisms such as ex situ/in situ collection of PGRs, and Intellectual Property Rights(IPRs...