Inter-American Program: Publications

• Deforestación y Derecho: Manual para el abordaje judicial de la deforestación en Colombia (2023)

• Legal Frameworks for MPA Enforcement in the Caribbean: Challenges and Opportunities (2015)

• Gulf Coast Recovery & Restoration: 101 (2015)

• The Historical, Comparative, and Convergence Trifecta in International Water Law: A Mexico-U.S. Example (2013)

• An Overview of the RESTORE Act (2013)

• Comparison of RESTORE Act Funding (2013)

• Gulf Coast Restoration: Timeline of Past and Future Events (2013)

• Participating in Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration (2013)

• The Silent Tsunami (The Environmental Forum, 2013)

• Building Carbon Rights Infrastructure With REDD+ Incentives: A Multi-Scale Analysis in the Peruvian Amazon (2013)

• Overview of Transocean's Settlement (2013)

• Overview of BP's Criminal Plea Agreement (2013)

• Overview of MOEX Settlement (2013)

• Complexo Madeira: Environmental Licensing for Large- Scale Hydropower in Brazil (2013)

• Principles of Caribbean Environmental Law (2013)

• Introduction to Public Participation (2013)

• Step-by-Step Tips for Writing Effective Public Comments (2013)

• Step-by-Step Tips for Providing Effective Verbal Comments (2013)

• Detailed Analysis of the RESTORE Act (2012)

• NRDA in Action: How the Public Has Helped Shape Natural Resource Restoration (2012)

• Seafood Certification based on FAO Guidelines and Code of Conduct: A Credible Approach? (2012)

• What Are The Next Steps? Legal Perspectives on Mexico's General Law on Climate Change (2012)

• Cuales son los Siguientes Pasos? Perspectivas Juridicas sobre La Ley General de Cambio Climatico de Mexico (2012)

• Segunda Edicion: Cuales son los Siguientes Pasos? Perspectivas Juridicas sobre La Ley General de Cambio Climatico de Mexico (2013 - Spanish and English)

• Gulf of Mexico Habitat Conservation & Restoration: A Look at the Five U.S. Gulf States' Legal and Institutional Frameworks (2011)

• Gulf of Mexico Habitat Conservation & Restoration: Comparing the Mexican & United States Legal & Institutional Frameworks (2011)

• Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) and Restoration Interviews from the Trenches: Exploring Gulf Restoration Issues with Individuals Working on the Ground and in the Water (2011)

• Challenges and Opportunities for Aquaculture Co-Management: Lessons Learned from Case Studies (2010)

• China in Latin America: Law, Economics, and Sustainable Development (2010)

• Gold Standard for Sustainable Aquaculture Ecolabel Design: Technical Report (2008)

• Mapping Indigenous Lands: A Practical Guidebook (2008)

• Environmental Enforcement in the U.S./Mexico Border Region: A Community Guide to Enforcement in Texas and Chihuahua (English Edition) (2007)

• Environmental Enforcement in the U.S./Mexico Border Region: A Community Guide to Enforcement in Texas and Chihuahua (Spanish Edition) (2007)

• Lessons Learned for the Future of Technology Transfer under Multilateral Environmental Agreements (2007)

• Prior Informed Consent and Mining: Promoting Sustainable Development of Local Communities (2004)

• Consentimiento Informado Previo y Minerõa: Promoviendo el Desarrollo Sustentable de las Comunidades Locales (2004)

• Improving Public Participation in the Environmental Impact Assessment Process in Mining (2004)

• Mejorando la Participación Ciudadana en el Proceso de Evaluación de Impacto Ambiental en Minería (2004)

• Issues Relating to Articles 14 and 15 of the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation (2003)

• Legal Tools and Incentives for Private Lands Conservation in Latin America: Building Models for Success (2003)(Out of Print)

• Public Access to Government-Held Environmental Information — Report on North American Law, Policy, and Practice (United States) (chapter published in North American Environmental Law and Policy) (2003)

• Strategic Plan for North American Cooperation in the Conservation of Biodiversity (2003)

• Strengthening US-Mexico Transboundary Environmental Enforcement: Legal Strategies for Preventing the Use of the Border as a Shield Against Liability (2002)

• Sustainable Mexican Municipalities Project Final Report (2002)

• A Report of the North American Free Trade Agreement Technical Working Group on Pesticides (2001)

• Indigenous Landscapes: A Study in Ethnocartography (2001)

• Estados Unidos- Mexico Aplicación de las Legislación Ambiental en el Contexto Transfronterizo (Informe de Taller) (2000)

• Prevención de la Contaminación Minera: Propuesta de un Marco Común las Américas (2000)

• US - Mexico Transboundary Environmental Enforcement (Workshop Report) (2000)

• Pollution Prevention and Mining: A Proposed Framework (2000)

• Pollution Prevention in Mining in the Americas: Research Guide for National (Canada) Case Studies (2000)

• Pollution Prevention and Mining in the United States: Case Study (2000)

• Prevención de la Contaminación Minera en las Americas: Estudio de Caso Chileno (2000)

• Prevención de la Contaminación Minera el las Americas: Estudio de Caso Correspondiente a Argentina (2000)

• Prevención de la Contaminación Minera en las Americas: Estudio de Caso Correspondiente a Mexico (2000)

• Prevención de la Contaminación Minera el las Americas: Estudio de Caso Correspondiente a Perú (2000)

• Prevención de la Contaminación Minera el las Americas: Estudio de Caso Nacional - Bolivia (2000)

• Protecting Biodiversity: National Laws Regulating Access to Genetic Resources in the Americas eds. Susan Bass and Manuel Ruiz Muller, published by IDRC (2000)

• The Coral Reef Task Force: Protecting the Environment Through Executive Order (2000)

• Aspectos Legales del Manejo Forestal en Mexico (1998)

• Legal Aspects of Forest Management in Mexico (1998)

• Transparency and Responsiveness: Building a Participatory Process for Activities Jointly Implemented Under the Climate Change Convention (1997)

• Decentralization of Environmental Protection in Mexico: An Overview of State and Local Laws and Institutions (1996)

• Decentralization of Environmental Protection in Mexico: An Overview of State and Local Laws and Institutions [Spanish Version] (1996)

• An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the International Joint Commission (1995)

• Brazil's Extractive Reserves: Fundamental Aspects of Their Implementation (1995)

• Integrando la Participación Publica al Proceso de Protección Ambiental (1995)

• Integrating Public Participation Into the Environmental Protection Process (1995)

• Liability For Environmental Damage (1995)

• Information Access Mechanisms: Collecting and Disseminating the Information Necessary for Environmental Protection (1993)

• Practical Approaches to Implementing Environmental Laws: Getting from Here to There (1993)

• Indigenous Peoples and Natural Ecosystems in Central America and Southern Mexico (1992)

• The Role of the Citizen in Environmental Enforcement (1992)

• Environmental Impact Assessment: Integrating Environmental Protection and Development Planning (1991)

• Setting Standards: The "Best Available Technology" Option (1991)

• Public Participation in Environmental Regulation (1991)

• Exportation of Municipal Waste to Central America (1990)

• Responsibilities of Exporters of Hazardous Waste to Mexico (1987)

• Exporting Petroleum Waste to South America (1987)

We also invite you to browse ELI's Inter-American publications by Topic Area or by the Region to which the publication relates.

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