Towards a duty of care for biodiversity

Environmental Management

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 682-696

  Earl, G ^a,b   Curtis, A ^a,b   Allan, C ^a  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Future Farm Industries Co operative Research Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Biodiversity; Duty of care; Policy instruments; Stewardship

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION; COMMON LAW; CORE ELEMENTS; CURRENT RATE; HABITAT LOSS; KEY ELEMENTS; MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; MULTIPLE PATHWAYS; NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; NON-COMPLIANCE; POLICY INSTRUMENTS; POLICY OPTIONS; RECOMMENDED PRACTICE; REGIONAL SCALE; SPECIES EXTINCTION; STATUTORY DUTY;

CONSERVATION; LINGUISTICS; NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT;

BIODIVERSITY;

BIODIVERSITY; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; HABITAT CONSERVATION; NATURAL RESOURCE; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CATCHMENT; CHANGE MANAGEMENT; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONSERVATION BIOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LEGAL LIABILITY; NONHUMAN; PARTICIPATORY MANAGEMENT; POLICY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RESPONSIBILITY; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT;

AUSTRALIA; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; PUBLIC POLICY;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 77952098656     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-010-9444-z     Document Type: Article

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