Global Biodiversity Governance: What Needs to Be Transformed?
(2022) Transforming Biodiversity Governance — ISBN: [978-1-108-47974-5], p. 43-66, published
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- The chapter firstly introduces the key global biodiversity treaty, the 1992 UN Convention on Biological Diversity, and its principal institutional body, the Conference of the Parties (COP) (Section 3.2). The evolution of the CBD is analyzed along with its procedural mechanisms, including its decision-making and review mechanisms. Secondly, the chapter presents the other relevant international institutions in what constitutes the “regime complex” for global biodiversity governance (Section 3.3). Within this complex, biodiversity governance takes place at multiple levels, from global to local, and in different sectors, including some of those most responsible for biodiversity loss such as agriculture, trade and development. The evolution of biodiversity governance beyond the CBD is also explored by analyzing the role of private actors, including business and civil society, in global biodiversity governance. Thirdly, the implementation of global biodiversity laws and policies is examined through global and national governance processes (Section 3.4). The final section draws upon the analyses to propose ways to transform and strengthen global biodiversity governance (Section 3.5), before concluding. The chapter is mainly based on legal analyses, while also drawing on more generic biodiversity governance literature.
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Miller Smallwood, J., Orsini, A., Kok, M. t. j., Prip, C., & Negacz, K. (2022). Global Biodiversity Governance: What Needs to Be Transformed? In Visseren-Hamakers Ingrid J. and Marcel T.J. Kok (ed.), Transforming Biodiversity Governance (p. p. 43-66). Cambridge University Press.