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"Introduction" [2014] ELECD 449; in Percival, V. Robert; Lin, Jolene; Piermattei, William (eds), "Global Environmental Law at a Crossroads" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2014) 1

Book Title: Global Environmental Law at a Crossroads

Editor(s): Percival, V. Robert; Lin, Jolene; Piermattei, William

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

ISBN (hard cover): 9781783470846

Section Title: Introduction

Number of pages: 10

Extract:

Introduction
Robert V. Percival, Jolene Lin and
William Piermattei

INTRODUCTION
From 30 June to 5 July 2012, the International Union for Conservation of
Nature (IUCN) Academy of Environmental Law held its 10th Annual
Colloquium at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of
Law. The Colloquium was held just a week after the conclusion of the
once-a-decade UN Conference on Sustainable Development, also known
as the `Rio+20' earth summit. At the Colloquium, 250 environmental law
experts from 30 countries on six continents focused on the future of
global environmental law in the wake of the Rio+20 gathering. This
provided a unique opportunity for top scholars to discuss future direc-
tions for global environmental law and policy.
The Colloquium theme was broadly designed to stimulate presenta-
tions touching on all aspects of environmental law. It spawned more than
150 presentations spanning the full spectrum of topics in this rapidly
growing field, as reflected in this publication. This book is organized into
three parts: environmental governance frameworks, specific environ-
mental challenges and assessment of various governance models.


ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE FRAMEWORKS
The first section addresses different frameworks or governing concepts that
can be employed to address environmental problems. The volume begins
with a chapter from Fulton, former General Counsel of the U.S. Environ-
mental Protection Agency (EPA), and EPA attorney Wolfson that addresses
the attributes needed to create effective environmental governance on a
national level. These include clear and enforceable environmental stand-
ards, meaningful public engagement, government ...