A Selection of Books on Biodiversity and International Law

A thematic selection of literature on “Biodiversity and International Law” is available in the Centre’s library.

Selected Bibliography Based on the ICLRC Library Collection

• International biodiversity law / S. Maljean-Dubois. Brill | Nijhoff, 2024.

Against the backdrop of the fragmentation of international environmental law, issues relating to the conservation of biological diversity are governed by a number of thematically interconnected, yet still distinct, treaty regimes, as well as customary international law. The purpose of the book is to contribute to the conceptualisation of the international legal regulation of biodiversity.

• Biodiversity and nature protection law / ed.: E. Morgera, J. Razzaque. Edward Elgar Publishing, 2017. (Elgar encyclopedia of environmental law ; vol. III).

This book offers a structured analysis of the existing legal regulation of biodiversity conservation and examines the historical development of approaches to the use and conservation of natural resources, the main milestones of multilateral negotiations, and the current state of international law in this field.

• Research handbook on biodiversity and law / ed.: M. Bowman [et al.]. Edward Elgar Publishing, 2016. Текст : электронный.

Legal regulation as a response to contemporary threats to biological diversity, the applicable principles of international environmental law, and the prospects for the further development of international legal regulation in the light of new challenges.

• Research handbook on climate change and biodiversity law / ed.: P. McCormack, R. Caddell. Edward Elgar Publishing, 2024.

The book analyses, from the perspective of international law, the interrelationship between the climate crisis and biodiversity loss.

• The use of biodiversity in international law: a genealogy of genetic gold / A. Kotsakis. Routledge, 2021.

The evolution of the legal protection of biological diversity before and after the adoption of the 1993 Convention on Biological Diversity.

• Biodiversity litigation / ed.: G. Futhazar [et al.]. Oxford University Press, 2023.

An overview of the principal strands of litigation before courts in different jurisdictions and international judicial institutions.

• Conservation of Nature, Ecosystems, and Biodiversity // Birnie, Boyle, and Redgwell's International Law and the Environment / A. Boyle, C. Redgwell. 4th ed. Oxford University Press, 2021. P. 617-723.

International legal means of protecting, conserving, and ensuring the sustainable use of natural resources, ecosystems, and other components of biological diversity.

• Biological diversity // Principles of international environmental law / P. Sands, J. Peel. 4th ed. Cambridge University Press, 2018. P. 384-454.

An overview of universal and regional international legal instruments for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity.

• International investment law and biodiversity / A. Telesetsky // Research Handbook on Environment and Investment Law / ed.: K. Miles. Edward Elgar Publishing, 2019. P. 131-149.

The interaction between international investment law and biodiversity conservation from both universal and regional perspectives.

• A biopolitical critique of the ‘ecosystem approach’: biodiversity conservation / V. De Lucia // The 'ecosystem approach' in international environmental law : genealogy and biopolitics. Routledge, 2019. P. 165-212.

A study of the ecosystem approach in the context of the international legal regime for biodiversity conservation.

• Channelling investment into biodiversity conservation: ABS and PES schemes / R. Pavoni // Harnessing foreign investment to promote environmental protection : incentives and safeguards / ed.: P.-M. Dupuy, J. E. Viñuales. Cambridge University Press, 2015. P. 206-227.

Mechanisms of public and private financing for biodiversity conservation, ecosystem services, and issues concerning the interaction between business and biodiversity.

• Environmental agreements focusing on the conservation of biodiversity // Non-regression in international environmental law : human rights doctrine and the promises of comparative international law / M. Vordermayer-Riemer. Intersentia, 2021. P. 333-428.

The principle of non-regression in multilateral environmental agreements, including the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, and the Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats.

Open-Access Electronic Resources

• The Convention on Biological Diversity
• The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity
• The Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from Their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity
• The Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework / T. Stephens // International Legal Materials. 2023. Vol. 62, № 5. P. 868–887.
• Biological Diversity, International Protection / N. Matz-Lück // Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law [MPEPIL] / ed. A. Peters, R. Wolfrum. Oxford University Press, 2008.
• Biological Safety / M. Böckenförde // Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law [MPEPIL] / ed. A. Peters, R. Wolfrum. Oxford University Press, 2011.
• A rights turn in biodiversity litigation? / C. Rodríguez-Garavito, D. R. Boyd  // Transnational Environmental Law. 2023. Vol. 12, № 3.  P. 498–536.