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Erin Okuno, Book Review: Elder Law: A Guide to Working with Older Australians, 10 Journal of Comparative and International Aging Law & Policy 205 (2019)Clicking on the button will copy the full recommended citation.
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Royal C. Gardner et al., Ramsar Scientific and Technical Review Panel Briefing Note Number 8: Ramsar Advisory Missions: Technical Advice on Ramsar Sites, 2018-10-01Clicking on the button will copy the full recommended citation.
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Royal C. Gardner and Erin Okuno, The Shifting Boundaries of the Clean Water Act Jurisdiction, 35 Wetland Science & Practice 317 (2018)Clicking on the button will copy the full recommended citation.
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Royal C. Gardner et al., Global Wetland Outlook: Technical Note to Introduction, (2018)Clicking on the button will copy the full recommended citation.
The Introduction section of the Global Wetland Outlook (GWO) provides the overall context for the report, explaining the Ramsar Convention’s role in promoting wetland conservation and wise use. The technical notes are complementary to the GWO, consisting of supplemental details and references. They also may provide technical information to explain the analysis or methodology supporting findings published in the GWO.
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Royal C. Gardner et al., Global Wetland Outlook: Technical Note on Responses, (2018)Clicking on the button will copy the full recommended citation.
The Responses section of the Global Wetland Outlook (GWO) examines different actions that contribute to the Ramsar Strategic Plan 2016-2020’s goals of: addressing wetland loss and degradation; conserving and effectively managing Ramsar Sites; using wetlands wisely; and enhancing implementation of the Convention. The technical notes are complementary to the GWO. They consist of technical information to explain the methodology or analysis supporting findings published in the GWO. They also provide supplemental details and references.
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Royal C. Gardner et al., Bibliography of 2016 Scientific Publications on the Ramsar Convention or Ramsar Sites (2017)Clicking on the button will copy the full recommended citation.
This paper provides a consolidated and categorized bibliography of scientific articles published in 2016 that discuss the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands or individual Ramsar Sites. The articles are separated into two main categories: (a) articles that discuss the Ramsar Convention or its implementation generally, and (b) articles about wetland sites that are on the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance. Articles in the latter category are further separated into subcategories by region (Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, North America, and Oceania). Each entry summarizes the article’s Ramsar connection. This bibliography is intended to facilitate research and provide timely, relevant article updates to the members of the Ramsar community.
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Erin Okuno, Frankenstein’s Mammoth: Anticipating the Global Legal Framework for De-Extinction, 43 Ecology L.Q. 581 (2016)Clicking on the button will copy the full recommended citation.
Scientists around the world are actively working toward de-extinction, the concept of bringing extinct species back to life. Before herds of woolly mammoths roam and flocks of passenger pigeons soar once again, the international community needs to consider what should be done about de-extinct species from a legal and policy perspective. In the context of international environmental law, the precautionary principle counsels that the absence of scientific certainty should not be used as an excuse for failing to prevent environmental harm. No global legal framework exists to protect and regulate de-extinct species, and this Article seeks to fill that gap by anticipating how the global legal framework for de-extinction could be structured. The Article recommends that the notions underlying the precautionary principle should be applied to de-extinction and that the role of international treaties and other international agreements should be considered to determine how they will or should apply to de-extinct species. The Article explains the concepts of extinction and de-extinction, reviews relevant international treaties and agreements, and analyzes how those treaties and agreements might affect de-extinct species as objects of trade, as migratory species, as biodiversity, as genetically modified organisms, and as intellectual property. The Article provides suggestions about how the treaties and the international legal framework could be modified to address de-extinct species more directly. Regardless of ongoing moral and ethical debates about de-extinction, the Article concludes that the international community must begin to contemplate how de-extinct species will be regulated and protected under existing and prospective international laws and policies.
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Royal C. Gardner et al., Bibliography of 2015 Scientific Publications on the Ramsar Convention or Ramsar Sites (2016)Clicking on the button will copy the full recommended citation.
This paper provides a consolidated and categorized bibliography of scientific articles published in 2015 that discuss the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands or individual Ramsar Sites. The articles are separated into two main categories: (a) articles that discuss the Ramsar Convention or its implementation generally, and (b) articles about wetland sites that are on the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance. Articles in the latter category are further separated into subcategories by region (Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, North America, and Oceania). Each entry summarizes the article’s Ramsar connection. This bibliography is intended to facilitate research and provide timely, relevant article updates to the members of the Ramsar community.
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Erin Okuno, No “Fowl” Play: Fifth Circuit Overturns Migratory Bird Treaty Act Convictions (2015)Clicking on the button will copy the full recommended citation.
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Royal C. Gardner et al., Avoiding, Mitigating, and Compensating for Loss and Degradation of Wetlands in National Laws and Policies, (2012)Clicking on the button will copy the full recommended citation.