Resources
Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
The Kyoto Protocol is an international agreement linked to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, which commits its Parties by setting internationally binding emission reduction targets.
Ketua Pengarah Jabatan Alam Sekitar & Anor v.Kajing Tubek & Ors & Other Appeals
The respondents are three of the 10,000 natives living in that part of Sarawak where the Bakun Hydro-Electric Project (‘the Project’) is situated. Following the commencement of the Project, steps were taken by the appellants to compensate the respondents and also to resettle them. The respondents did not challenge the compensation or the resettlement, but claimed that (i) the Project, if carried through, would adversely affect their fundamental rights in that their livelihood would suffer from the resulting impact on the environment.
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is an intergovernmental treaty developed to address the problem of climate change.
The Rio Declaration on Environment and Development (1992)
The Rio Declaration on Environment and Development is a set of principles that recognize the importance of preserving the environment and set forth international guidelines for doing so.
Fisheries Act 1985
An Act relating to fisheries, including the conservation, management and development of maritime and estuarine fishing and fisheries, in Malaysian fisheries waters, to turtles and riverine fishing in Malaysia and to matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Act 226: National Parks Act 1980
An Act to provide for the establishment and control of National Parks and for matters connected therewith.
Implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity A retrospective analysis in the Hindu Kush-Himalayan countries
This paper looks at the progress made in the implementation of the CBD and 2010 targets in the eight countries of the Hindu Kush-Himalayan region: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Nepal, Myanmar and Pakistan. The paper was commissioned by ICIMOD, an inter-governmental institution mandated for the region, as one of its activities in support of the CBD and the International Year of Biodiversity 2010. Using the national reports to the CBD as the primary source, the paper examines the progress made by the countries in implementing the Convention.
Environment & Development: Making Sense of Predicament of the Developing Countries
Our only abode – the Earth — is understood to be facing a serious crisis of survival. In the process of evolution, the human race has reached a stage when,armed with the prowess of science and technology, it has considerably transformed our living environment.The mindless ‘developmental’ spree across the globe is now seriously threatening our fragile essential ecological processes. It seems the humankind is facing one of the biggest tests for striking a judicious balance between developmental needs and environmental imperatives.
Making Sense of Post-2012 Climate Change Regulatory Process: Some Reflections
Professor Bharat Desai's presentation - Making Sense of Post-2012 Climate Change Regulatory Process: Some Reflections