Indigenous Peoples, the Environment, and Law: An Anthology.(Book review)

From: UCLA Journal of Environmental Law & Policy | Date: June 22, 2005| Author: | Copyright information

INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, THE ENVIRONMENT, AND LAW: AN ANTHOLOGY, Edited by Lawrence Watters, Carolina Academic Press, 2004. pp. 439.

INTRODUCTION

Indigenous peoples, the environment, and the law have long been sources of conflict all over the world. While humanity is struggling to adapt to the increasing homogenization of cultures, economies, and environments, indigenous peoples are threatened in unique ways by globalization, neo-liberalism, economic development, climate change, environmental degradation, and technological advancements. National and international institutions ...

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