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Losing the Forest for the Trees: Environmental Reductionism in the Law

Year: 2010

Type: article

Abstract: Environmental laws and policies have saved some “trees”, but the “forest” is being lost as critical global issues including climate change, biodiversity loss, and our ecological footprint continue to worsen. Existing laws and policies mitigate the ecological damage inflicted by industrial economies and western lifestyles. The article essentially makes the case for a sustainability approach to law that aims for transformation rather than environmental mitigation. Relevant trends in international law and domestic law reflective of a sustainability approach are discussed, and the article describes some contours of “law for sustainability” or “sustainability law”.

Source: Sustainability

DOI: 10.3390/su2082424

Author: Klaus Bosselmann

Institution: University of Auckland

Language: English

Topic: Environmental law and policy

Subfield: Law

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Life on land, Climate action, Responsible consumption and production, Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,896