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International Yearbook of Soil Law and Policy 2019

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Editors:
  1. Harald Ginzky

    1. German Environment Agency, Dessau, Germany

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  2. Elizabeth Dooley

    1. University of Exeter, Exeter, UK

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  3. Irene L. Heuser

    1. Specialist Group on “Soils, Desertification and Sustainable Agriculture”, IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law, Kleinmachnow, Germany

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  4. Emmanuel Kasimbazi

    1. School of Law, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda

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  5. Robert Kibugi

    1. School of Law, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya

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  6. Till Markus

    1. Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research UFZ, Leipzig, Germany

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  7. Tianbao Qin

    1. Research Institute of Environmental Law, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China

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  8. Oliver Ruppel

    1. Development and Rule of Law Programme [DROP], University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch, South Africa

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  • Addresses key topics in the implementation of sustainable soil management in Africa
  • Informs readers about the latest developments in international soil governance
  • Offers an indispensible tool for all academics, legislators and policymakers working in this field
  • Features theoretical insights and empirical findings alike

Part of the book series: International Yearbook of Soil Law and Policy (IYSLP, volume 2019)

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Table of contents (19 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Enabling Environment for an Effective Implementation of Soil Governance in Africa

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Challenges to Soil Protection and Sustainable Management in Africa

      • Francis Marthy Tetteh
      Pages 3-14

    3. Local Agricultural Intensification Practices and Soil Degradation in Momo Division, North West Cameroon

      • Tassah Ivo Tawe
      Pages 15-32

    4. Persistent Organic Pollutants and Soil Protection: National and Global Imperatives

      • Patricia Kameri-Mbote
      Pages 33-58

    5. Prospects and Challenges for Soil Protection Law in Zambia

      • Pamela Towela Sambo
      Pages 59-87

    6. Combatting Desertification Through Soil and Water Conservation and Environmental Rehabilitation Measures: Experiences from the Tigray Region, Ethiopia

      • Kelemework Tafere Reda, Desta Gebremichael Gidey
      Pages 89-106

    7. Indigenous Knowledge and Soil Protection: Anthropological Remarks on Experiences in Namibia

      • Manfred O. Hinz
      Pages 107-125

    8. Land Rights, Land Use Patterns and Soil Fertility Significantly Contribute to the Two-Decade Long Regional Conflagration in Eastern Congo

      • Bila-Isia Inogwabini
      Pages 127-142

    9. Workshop “Implementing Land Degradation Neutrality in Africa: Means, Legal Instruments and Institutional Challenges?”: Outcome Document

      • Harald Ginzky, Oliver Ruppel, Robert Kibugi, Walter Engelberg
      Pages 143-152

  3. Recent International Developments

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 153-153
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    2. The Future of International Soil Governance

      • Ralph Bodle, Heidi Stockhaus, Franziska Wolff, Sebastian Oberthür
      Pages 155-176

    3. Critique of the Report “Improving International Soil Governance: Analysis and Recommendations”

      • Robert John Fowler, Ian Hannam
      Pages 177-196

    4. The Global Soil Partnership: Tackling Global Soil Threats Through Collective Action

      • Natalia Rodríguez Eugenio
      Pages 197-221

  4. Regional/National Reports

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 223-223
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    2. Soil Law in Mexico

      • José Juan González Márquez, Ana María Pacheco Ruiz
      Pages 225-240

    3. Brumadinho’s Disaster, Mine Tailing Dams and the Environmental Licencing in Brazil: Preventing Risks to Human Wellbeing, Soils, and the Environment

      • Paula Galbiatti Silveira, Marina Demaria Venâncio, José Rubens Morato Leite
      Pages 241-259

    4. The Healthy Soil Program

      • Danika Desai
      Pages 261-293

    5. Soil Protection Governance in Germany

      • Harald Ginzky
      Pages 295-333

    6. The EU Common Agricultural Policy and Its Contribution to the Protection and Sustainable Use of Soils: New Approaches for the Period 2021–2027

      • Markus Raffelsiefen
      Pages 335-354
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About this book

This book presents an important discussion on the implementation of sustainable soil management in Africa from a range of governance perspectives. It addresses aspects such as the general challenges in Africa with regard to soil management; the structural deficiencies in legal, organizational and institutional terms; and specific policies at the national level, including land cover policies and persistent organic pollutants.

This fourth volume of the International Yearbook of Soil Law and Policy is divided into four parts, the first of which deals with several aspects of the theme “sustainable soil management in Africa.” In turn, the second part covers recent international developments, the third part presents regional and national reports (i.a. Mexico, USA and Germany), and the fourth discusses cross-cutting issues(i.a. on rural-urban interfaces). Given the range of key topics covered, the book offers an indispensible tool for all academics, legislators and policymakers working in this field.

The “International Yearbook of Soil Law and Policy” is a book series that discusses central questions in law and politics with regard to the protection and sustainable management of soil and land – at the international, national and regional level. 

Editors and Affiliations

  • German Environment Agency, Dessau, Germany

    Harald Ginzky

  • University of Exeter, Exeter, UK

    Elizabeth Dooley

  • Specialist Group on “Soils, Desertification and Sustainable Agriculture”, IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law, Kleinmachnow, Germany

    Irene L. Heuser

  • School of Law, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda

    Emmanuel Kasimbazi

  • School of Law, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya

    Robert Kibugi

  • Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research UFZ, Leipzig, Germany

    Till Markus

  • Research Institute of Environmental Law, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China

    Tianbao Qin

  • Development and Rule of Law Programme [DROP], University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch, South Africa

    Oliver Ruppel

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