The Ethics of the Global Environment

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Learn how ethical principles and concepts apply to global environmental problemsThis fully updated and expanded textbook gives you new reflections on global environmental issues. It looks at issues including climate change, sustainable development and biodiversity preservation, and sensitively addresses global developments such as the Summits at Durban on climate and at Nagoya on biodiversity. Robin Attfield gives an ethical critique of current international environmental problems and negotiations, and explains how international regimes will need to change to be able to cope with global environmental problems.New for this editionA new chapter on the ethics of climate changeUp-to-date case studies on issues such as Haiti’s re-forestation project, food sovereignty and resistance to the Xayaburi DamNew passages on lobbying websites and the Yasuni Reserve in EquadorFind out moreRead the introduction for free now (pdf)Visit Robin Attfield's ResearchGate profile