Transnational Environmental Law and 'Other' Environmental Laws

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ID4860189
AuthorsThijs Etty (corresponding author), Veerle Heyvaert (0000-0002-7615-0318), Cinnamon Carlarne, Cinnamon Piñon Carlarne, Bruce Huber, J Peel (0000-0002-2880-169X), Josephine Van Zeben (0000-0002-2277-4475)
Year2019
Volume8
Issue3
Pages393-397
Publication date2019-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueTransnational Environmental Law (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2047-1025 • E-ISSN: 2047-1033
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s204710251900030x
OpenAlexW2986298586
LanguageEN
References cited6

As this editorial is being written, the news of the day is filled with discussion of an unfolding environmental crisis: massive forest fires burning in the Amazon rainforest, potentially crossing a crucial 'tipping point' for the ecosystem, 1 and endangering global climate change mitigation efforts. 2 In August 2019, more than 27,400 fires were detected in the Amazon, burning on a scale not seen since 2010. 3 The deforestation that fuels the fires has been encouraged by the policies of the new Brazilian government of President Jair Bolsonaro, which has hobbled environmental law enforcement designed to control land clearing by farmers, loggers, and others. 4 Pledges of aid from the international community to fight the fires in Brazil have poured in, including from the G7 summit states convening in Biarritz (France), 5 as well as from nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) such as the Earth Alliance co-funded by the high-1

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