Environmental Effect of Plastics During the Anthropocene and the Great Acceleration DOI
Elhoucine Essefi, Soumaya Hajji

Advances in human services and public health (AHSPH) book series, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 328 - 341

Published: June 3, 2022

The aim of this chapter is to investigate the environmental effect plastics (macroplastic and microplastic) during Anthropocene Great Acceleration. Plastic production has worldwide increased since 1950. For instance, many Tunisian regions such as Bizerte, Kerkennah, Gabes witness a proliferation plastic microplastic. manifestation invasion obviously dispersed within continental marine environments. detection microplastic needs an extraction protocol use infrared spectroscopy. Added their esthetic pollution, on environment human health remains controversial. On other hand, fragments obtained after partial destruction represent more serious dangers. These are integrated pedosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere. They may be eaten by animals, including humans. Plastics also good safe niches for pathogenic viruses. considered motivators virology.

Language: Английский

Anthropogenic Land Use and Land Cover Changes—A Review on Its Environmental Consequences and Climate Change DOI
P. S. Roy, Reshma M. Ramachandran,

Oscar Paúl

et al.

Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 50(8), P. 1615 - 1640

Published: June 7, 2022

Language: Английский

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Towards planetary nexus governance in the Anthropocene: An earth system law perspective DOI
Louis J. Kotzé, Rakhyun E. Kim

Global Policy, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 13(S3), P. 86 - 97

Published: Dec. 1, 2022

Abstract Nexus governance recognises that sustainability concerns such as water, energy, and food security are interlinked provides an alternative to fragmented governance. Although it has been applied mostly in the domestic context, need for nexus is also apparent at a planetary scale, highlighted by interacting boundaries, global telecoupling, tipping cascades. However, international environmental law unable facilitate what we call ‘planetary governance’. This mainly because lacks ecological Grundnorm its primary rules of conduct remain absence effective secondary on how should relate each other. Recognising this challenge, scholars have recently proposed earth system new framework rethink, integrated way, Anthropocene context. Building framework, suggest adopt unifying integrity. We institutional law, body rules, important role play facilitating bringing together bodies law. briefly discuss ways which could reorientate itself better

Language: Английский

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Reimagining international environmental law for the Anthropocene: An earth system law perspective DOI Creative Commons
Louise du Toit, Louis J. Kotzé

Earth System Governance, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 11, P. 100132 - 100132

Published: Jan. 1, 2022

Concerns have been raised regarding the ability of international environmental law to respond potentially irreversible earth system transformations in Anthropocene. We argue that order for capacity socio-ecological challenges Anthropocene, it should embrace an perspective. Earth law, which is grounded perspective, has proposed as a new epistemic framework facilitate legal necessary such challenges. With reference recent developments domain, we discuss ways currently fails align with perspective and types considerations reflect be more responsive transforming and, thus, better fit-for-purpose

Language: Английский

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Identifying Regime Transitions for Water Governance in the Yellow River Basin, China DOI Creative Commons
Shuang Song, Shuai Wang, Xutong Wu

et al.

Water Resources Research, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 59(12)

Published: Dec. 1, 2023

Abstract Water governance determines “who gets water, when, and how” in most large river basins. Shifts water regimes from natural to social‐ecological or “hydrosocial” carry profound implications for human wellbeing; identifying regime changes is critical navigating transitions guiding sustainability. We characterized along with the three main aspects—stress, purpose, allocation—to develop a quantitative integrated index (IWGI) at basin scale. Applying IWGI rapidly changing Yellow River Basin (YRB) China clarifies shifts between massive supply, transformation governance, adaptation‐oriented regimes. In YRB, underlying causes of were increasing supply demand before re‐allocation regulation after change. The offers comprehensive straightforward approach linking sustainability, providing valuable insights into hydrosocial transitions.

Language: Английский

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Vertical fit of water governing systems: A regional assessment DOI Creative Commons
Peyman Arjomandi A., Seyedalireza Seyedi, Nadejda Komendantova

et al.

Current Research in Environmental Sustainability, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 7, P. 100248 - 100248

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

To promote environmentally sustainable water governance, this study emphasizes the necessity of aligning institutional structures with ecological scales. The research focused on Urmia Lake Basin in Iran facing serious problem drying up. Beyond political and economic determinants shaping governance system region, evaluated effect Restoration Program (ULRP), an environmental movement, basin's structure. Employing statistical mechanics methods to scrutinize Hamiltonian costs related administrative interactions for supply-demand, assessed structural fit basin across distinct stages: without- with-including ULRP. Results revealed diminished following ULRP involvement, notably entities higher demands, head offices overall, further improved by water-saving measures. These findings highlighted efficacy vertical (re)arrangements reform through incorporation enhancing fit, stressing significance its policy. methodology provides a fast explicit scan structure, demonstrating ability project reforms state. Serving as constructive tool policymakers, it facilitates rapid, efficient informed decision-making governance. Furthermore, UN SDG 6, framework supports integrated resources management (IWRM) sectors regions, particularly targeting water-stressed contexts.

Language: Английский

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Courts, climate litigation and the evolution of earth system law DOI Creative Commons
Louis J. Kotzé, Benoît Mayer, Harro van Asselt

et al.

Global Policy, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 15(1), P. 5 - 22

Published: Nov. 12, 2023

Abstract Numerous scientific reports have evidenced the transformation of earth system due to human activities. These changes – captured under term ‘Anthropocene’ require a new perspective on global law and policy. The concept ‘earth law’ situates in an context offers interrogate role governing planetary challenges such as climate change. discourse has not yet fully recognised courts actors that could shape governance, while litigation insufficiently considered aspects law. We posit play increasingly influential governance they need be Anthropocene institutions within paradigm. Drawing set prominent cases, we discuss five inter‐related domains are relevant for where potential influence can discerned: establishing accountability, redefining power relations, remedying vulnerabilities injustices, increasing reach impact international applying science adjudicate legal disputes. suggest their innovative work these provide basis positioning actors.

Language: Английский

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Seeking ‘Systems’ in Earth System Law: Boundaries, identity, and purpose in an emergent field DOI Creative Commons
Michael C. Leach

Earth System Governance, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 15, P. 100162 - 100162

Published: Jan. 1, 2023

This paper interrogates the vision and purpose of nascent developing field 'Earth System Law' (ESL) with a view to asking how best describe what ESL is it can contribute scholarship on law in 'Anthropocene.' Drawing Luhmann's autopoetic systems theory complex adaptive theory, reflects ESL's identity, boundaries, role as scholarly movement seeks draw out both prospects limits its transformational purposes. Such questions are seen inescapably tied pragmatic considerations legal change, meaning that would be served if scholars embraced kind 'translating' facilitate linkages between other domains search ways for earth made relevant law, rather than becoming vanguards normative revolution Anthropocene. (149 words)

Language: Английский

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Atmospheric water recycling an essential feature of critical natural asset stewardship DOI Creative Commons
Patrick Keys, Pamela Collins, Rebecca Chaplin‐Kramer

et al.

Global Sustainability, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 7

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

Abstract Non-technical summary In this paper, we explore how critically important ecosystems on the land provide evaporation to atmosphere, which will later fall as precipitation elsewhere. Using a model-based analysis that tracks water flowing through find more than two-thirds of over ecosystem areas is supplied by from other land. Likewise, 40% falls We conclude our work discussing policy implications for these connect spatially distant wild and working lands via atmospheric cycle. Technical Global are interconnected vapor flows. Land use change can modify land, altering moisture recycling potentially leading significant changes in downwind associated ecological impacts. combine insights global ecosystem-regulated with an critical natural assets (CNA, 30% providing most nature's contributions people) reveal sources sinks cycle regulation. 65% CNA areas. regions supply terrestrial production systems worldwide, 44% falling surfaces. Specifically, Congo River basin emerges hotspot overlap between local maintenance concentration people. Our results suggest priority conservation efforts beyond support CNA, emphasizing importance sparsely populated managed forests rangelands, along forests, fostering within CNA. This also underlines manifold benefits achieving United Nations Sustainable Development Goal #15, sustainably manage life conserve biodiversity. Social media Critically essential connecting landscapes

Language: Английский

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Upwind moisture supply increases risk to water security DOI Creative Commons
José A. Posada‐Marín, Juan F. Salazar, Maria Cristina Rulli

et al.

Nature Water, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 2(9), P. 875 - 888

Published: Sept. 2, 2024

Language: Английский

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Law, systems, and Planet Earth: Editorial DOI Creative Commons
Rakhyun E. Kim,

Catherine Blanchard,

Louis J. Kotzé

et al.

Earth System Governance, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 11, P. 100127 - 100127

Published: Dec. 17, 2021

Language: Английский

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