Summary
The document details ten significant legal cases across various countries—including China, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Belgium, Finland, Australia, Tanzania, the Philippines, and India—where courts intervened to protect biodiversity. Key legal strategies highlighted include the application of the precautionary principle, the recognition of nature as a legal subject (rights of nature), the use of public interest litigation, and the enforcement of international treaties like CITES and the EU Habitats Directive. These cases range from stopping hydroelectric projects to protect the green peacock in China and banning neonicotinoid pesticides to save bees in Costa Rica, to mandating the reintroduction of Asiatic lions in India.
Key insights
- The East African Court of Justice issued a permanent injunction against the Tanzanian government's plan to build a highway through Serengeti National Park, asserting its inherent power to prevent irreversible environmental damage.
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- 蒋博雅, Ugirashebuja, E., de Boer, D., & 范丹婷 (2021). 全球十大生物多样性案例集. ClientEarth. https://www.clientearth.org/media/aohe40ut/全球十大生物多样性案例集-终稿.pdf
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- 蒋博雅, Emmanuel Ugirashebuja, Dimitri de Boer, and 范丹婷. 全球十大生物多样性案例集. ClientEarth, 2021. https://www.clientearth.org/media/aohe40ut/全球十大生物多样性案例集-终稿.pdf.
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- @techreport{2021, author = {蒋博雅 and Ugirashebuja, Emmanuel and de Boer, Dimitri and 范丹婷}, title = {{全球十大生物多样性案例集}}, institution = {ClientEarth}, year = {2021}, month = sep, url = {https://www.clientearth.org/media/aohe40ut/全球十大生物多样性案例集-终稿.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }
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