ENVIRONMENTAL INTERNATIONAL RIGHTS AND ITS IMPACT
Introduction
The environment is the space in which the life of living beings develops and that allows the interaction of them. Over time, the environment has faced many challenges, generating a deterioration in its appearance and limitations to offer harmony environments. These changes are mainly due to human behaviors, which have forced the formation of policies and regulations to avoid the issue of environmental pollution and all kinds of actions that lead to their degradation.
Developing
For a few years, governments around the world have been responsible for establishing and implementing environmental laws. This in order to create organizations that promote environmental policies.
International Environmental Law is an important source of laws that strive to integrate environmental concerns in development processes, ensuring compliance and application of several laws that consolidate the rights and duties that all citizens must have anywhereof the world. Some of the main treaties and agreements have been:
- Basel Agreement on the control of hazardous waste movements and their elimination adopted by the plenipotentiary conference of March 22, 1989.
- Kyoto Protocol Agreement on climate change;being parts at the United Nations Framework Convention.
- Biological diversity agreement aware of the intrinsic value of biological diversity and ecological, genetic, social, economic, scientific, educational, cultural, recreational and aesthetic values of biological diversity.
- Vienna Agreement for the protection of the ozone layer.
- Cartagena protocol on the security of biotechnology and biological diversity.
- CITES agreement on international trade of threatened species of wildlife and flora
These laws try to provide a clear understanding of environmental problems, taking advantage of the ability they offer to effectively control pollution, conserve natural resources and promote their sustainable use, among others. Therefore, the purpose of this essay is to determine the impact that international law on the care of the environment has had.
First, environmental rights often refer to air, water and soil pollution. They also include laws related to the effect of global warming, poaching and exhaustion of natural resources such as oil, clean water and minerals, such as coal.
Environmental laws have been divided into which they control pollution and those that deal with the conservation of natural resources. These policies continue to be established and implemented even as time passes and this is due to the good results it has demonstrated in recent years.
Indeed, all countries in the world have implemented such laws and have worked for many years for people to become aware and understand the importance of caring and preserving the land. Although there is still enough to improve, there are many positive impacts that have come through environmental laws, which have been generated directly or indirectly.
One of the benefits that international law has offered is that global warming in the world has been reduced. According to Kubasek and Gary (2008), before the implementation of the Environment Law, the industries released harmful gases, which caused the greenhouse effect. Due to the strong sanctions involved in the pollution of the environment, industries have been able to find different ways and means to reduce the emission of these gases harmful to the environment and as a result, global warming on earth has been significantly reduced.
In addition, the laws that constitute international environmental law have a positive impact on people’s health by controlling air, soil and water pollution, allowing there to be a very reduced exposure to diseases. For James Lovelock, an environmental scientist (2006), the conservation of the environment has largely reduced health risks. In addition, he points out that environmental laws have led to the provision of an environment conducive to carrying out the works of life. A healthy and fresh environment is conducive and provides a good and healthy environment to perform activities.
It is necessary to emphasize that, animals are also part of the environment. A few years ago the poaching was common and everyday, but due to the implementation of international rights to protect animals, its conservation has been decreased and its conservation has been promoted. Thus, for example, some species that faced extinction due to hunting, now, are safe and remain well preserved.
It should be added that, the conservation of the environment has indirectly benefited some countries, since, if the conservation of species in extinction, the attraction and interests of tourists can increase and become a source of income forthe country.
Finally, international environmental law has led to the protection of the ozone layer. It has had some indirect effect on the communities in which calamities, such as floods and drought that come with environmental pollution, have been reduced. This is of great benefit to people, since it improves their safety.
conclusion
In conclusion, we must mention that, international environmental law continues in progress. While the law continues to evolve, existing treaties, statements and practices are beginning to provide very important benefits for the conservation and care of natural resources.
On the other hand, governments are not only the only ones responsible for the conservation of the environment. People must comply with environmental policies not only for the sanctions that entail the violation of these policies, but a change in mentality, where everyone must do their duty, protect the environment from any damage that can generate that the earthKeep deteriorating.
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