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Global Perspectives on a Global Pact for the Environment

Law Columbia

John Ruggie’s 2008 Framework imposes only a responsibility, not a legal duty, on companies to respect human rights. A duty imposed for more directly attributable pollution under The Pact, such as deforestation or oil spills, may be easier to define and therefore to enforce on corporations. The Global Pact could change this.

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Conservation: History and Future

Environmental Science

Unlike many other works of botany from that age and later, Sylva highlighted the growing problem of deforestation in England. Economics is a vital link in any political system as there is a need to provide employment and funding for public services and investment and to ensure markets function. Conservation Economics. Bat Conservation.