Halting Biodiversity Loss and Protecting Nature: The Important Role of International Environmental Law

Halting Biodiversity Loss and Protecting Nature: The Important Role of International Environmental Law

07 Jun 2023

The alarming rate of biodiversity loss requires institutions around the world to implement suitable international instruments to fight this crisis.

Despite decades of action and a plethora of international agreements, efforts to halt the dangerous decline in nature and biodiversity have fallen short. One of the reasons behind this failure is the lack of sustained and coherent implementation of legal instruments designed to address biodiversity loss.

In this analysis, the College of Law’s Dr. Damilola S. Olawuyi and former student Elena Athwal outline necessary steps required to facilitate the effective implementation of international law instruments on biodiversity.

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