The Simplification of Biological Diversity in International and EU Law

Henrik Josefsson
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Henrik Josefsson: Faculty of Law, Uppsala University, Trädgårdsgatan 20, 753 09 Uppsala, Sweden

Sustainability, 2018, vol. 10, issue 10, 1-18

Abstract: Every system that manages or assesses biodiversity rests on a simplification of its complexity. The simplification of biodiversity is debatable and difficult; even, for example, regarding the elements on which the assessment and management should focus. Nevertheless, within law, there are assessment and management schemes that are based on a simplified understanding of the meaning of [the construct of] ‘biodiversity’. For example, the Ecosystem Approach, European Union (EU) Habitats Directive, and the EU Water Framework Directive try to assess the status of different biodiversity elements based on their different ‘biodiversity’ simplifications. As the conservation of biodiversity is a vital global question, it is important to include the right elements within the ‘biodiversity’ construct to achieve no net loss. Based on international and EU law, I conceptualize a consistent legal simplification of ‘biodiversity’.

Keywords: convention on biological diversity; ecosystem approach; EU habitats directive; EU water framework directive; no net loss of biodiversity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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