A Global Assessment of the Law and Policy of Ecosystem Services

A Global Assessment of the Law and Policy of Ecosystem Services

This article assesses the approaches that different national governments have employed to provide and conserve ecosystem services, focusing on policy instruments and common-law court decisions. Applying the lessons learned from this review, we address strategies for conservation of mangrove ecosystem services in Australia, focusing on the importance of creating a strong political mandate and demonstrating a clear connection between mangrove conservation and the benefits provided by mangrove services. This requires further research on which beneficiaries would be harmed, and by how much, if the mangrove service flows are reduced. Policy uptake can be slow. It has taken years in other jurisdictions for policies protecting ecosystem services to be adopted, and this will likely be the path in Australia as well.

Ruhl, JB

Salzman, James

The University of Queensland Law Journal; Vol. 39 No. 3 (2020): Special Issue on Ecosystem Services and the Law; 503-523

1839-289X

0083-4041

10.38127/uqlj.v39i3

The University of Queensland School of Law

2020-12-10

Copyright (c) 2021 The University of Queensland Law Journal

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