Beyond Protection: Recognizing Nature’s Rights to Conserve Sharks

Rachel Bustamante ()
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Rachel Bustamante: Earth Law Center, Durango, CO 81301, USA

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 9, 1-18

Abstract: This paper blends conservation science with legal and policy analysis to assess the primary threats to global shark populations and explores innovative approaches to conservation building upon the philosophy of Earth law, including the Rights of Nature legal framework. Using a case study of Panamá’s national Rights of Nature law, this paper highlights approaches to improve the protection and restoration of shark populations and their habitats. By examining the ecological, social, and economic aspects of conservation holistically, this study offers an interdisciplinary perspective on the urgency for shark protection and presents Rights of Nature as a valuable approach to shark conservation, with potential applications to other species globally.

Keywords: sharks; Rights of Nature; conservation; Chondrichthyes; holistic conservation; Nature’s rights; MPAs; overfishing; ocean governance; Earth law (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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